Siirt Atatürk Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Siirt Siirt ( ar, سِعِرْد, Siʿird; hy, Սղերդ, S'gherd; syr, ܣܥܪܬ, Siirt; ku, Sêrt) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of Siirt Province. The population of the city according to the 2009 census was 129,188. History Pr ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the

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Siirtspor Siirt S.K. is a sports club located in Siirt, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. It was founded as Siirt YSE (Road Water Electricity) in 1969. It was renamed as Siirt Köy Hizmetleri in 1989, as Siirt Jetpa S.K. in 1999 and a ...

."Siirt Stadium Profile"
Soccerway. ''Perform Group''. Retrieved 8 April 2016. The stadium was built in 1969 and currently holds 7000 people. With the promotion of

to the Turkish

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at the end of the 1999–2000 season, the stadium was approved and expanded.

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World football travelXklsv.org
Football venues in Turkey Multi-purpose stadiums in Turkey Sports venues completed in 1969 1969 establishments in Turkey Things named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk {{Turkey-sports-venue-stub