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The Servet Tazegül Arena () is a multi-purpose
indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
located at Yenişehir district of
Mersin Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...
,
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, named in honor of the Olympic, world and European champion
taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...
practitioner Servet Tazegül (born 1988). The construction of the building began on 20 January 2012 with the laying of foundation stone. The arena is one of the eleven new-built sports venues in Mersin to host the
2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...
. With its seating capacity of 7,500, it is one of the biggest indoor arenas in Turkey. It is situated to the south of Mersin Tennis Complex.


2013 Mediterranean Games

At
2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games () and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey. Mersin was announced as the host cit ...
, the arena hosted basketball event (men) between 17 and 25 June and volleyball semifinal and final events (women and men) between 27 and 30 June.


See also

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List of indoor arenas in Turkey The following is a list of Arena, indoor arenas in Turkey with a capacity of at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list have multiple uses such as individual sports, team sports as well as Culture, cultural events and Politics, poli ...


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Indoor arenas in Turkey Basketball venues in Turkey Volleyball venues in Turkey Sports venues in Mersin Sports venues completed in 2013 2013 Mediterranean Games venues Yenişehir, Mersin {{Turkey-sports-venue-stub