The Lütfullah Aksungur Sports Hall () is an

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for handball competitions located in

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. It has a seating capacity of 1,750. The venue was built in 1994. Owned by Çukurova University, the venue is named in honor of Prof. Dr. Lütfullah Aksungur (1925-1986), a

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and founding dean of the university as well as its rector between 1977 and 1980. The sport hall was renovated and modernized for the use of

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by the Provincial Youth Services and Sports Directoriate costing 2.5 million. At

, the arena hosted men's handball event between 23–30 June.

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