VakıfBank Sports Palace
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| VakıfBank Spor Sarayı | |
 Volleyball court during a match in December 2021. | |
 Interactive map of VakıfBank Sports Palace | |
| Location | Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°01′31″N 29°02′05″E / 41.02528°N 29.03472°E |
| Owner | VakıfBank |
| Capacity | 2,900 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 2015 |
| Opened | January 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| VakıfBank S.K. | |
VakıfBank Sports Palace (Turkish: VakıfBank Spor Sarayı) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Istanbul, Turkey. Built and owned by VakıfBank, it was opened in 2017.
Situated at Selami Ali Neighborhood, Vakıf Sok. 8 in Bağlarbaşı quarter of Üsküdar District on the Asian part of Istanbul,[1] Turkey, the facility was designed specifically for volleyball. The groundbreaking took place in June 2015,[1] and the facility and opened in January 2017.[2]
The nine-story facility was built by the state-owned bank VakıfBank on a land of 7,260 m2 (78,100 sq ft), and covers a total of 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft).[1][3] The volleyball court has a seating capacity of 2,900. The facility ncludes also training courts, a gym, physiotherapy rooms, semi-olympic swimming pool, fitness center, meeting rooms, media areas and a cafeteria. There is a covered parking lot for 500 cars. The facility is suitable for disableds.[4]
Usage
The arena regularly hosts matches of the women's volleyball team Vakufbank in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League and European competitions, including the CEV Women's Champions League.[1] Gymnastics exercising girls and boys of age group 4-6, girls and boys of between 4 and 7 years of age from the skills development and educational games branch, volleyball and basketball training girls and boys of age group 8-14, fitness, pilates and zumbaexercising women over 15 years of age, can benefit from the use of the facility free of charge.[2][4]