Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center
| Mehmet Çakır Kültür ve Spor Merkezi | |
  Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center Location of Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center in Istanbul. | |
| Address | Çengelköy, Bahçelievler Mah. Engin Cad. |
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| Location | Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°03′14″N 29°04′12″E / 41.05389°N 29.07000°E |
| Owner | Municipality of Üsküdar |
| Type | Cultural and Sports Center |
| Genre(s) | Swimming |
| Acreage | 22,500 m2 (5.6 acres) |
| Opened | May 26, 2015 |
The Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center (Turkish: Mehmet Çakır Kültür ve Spor Merkezi) is a cultural and sports complex located in Çengelköy neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Mehmet Çakır, the former mayor of Üsküdar district.[1]
The center was built by the Municipality of Üsküdar as a water sports complex on an area of 22,500 m2 (5.6 acres) in Çengelköy near Bosphorus.[2] Inaugurated officially on May 26, 2015, the center has three indoor swimming pool halls for males and three for females, including two semi-olympic swimming pools of size 15 m × 25 m (49 ft × 82 ft) with 200-spectator capacity each.[3] It has further a multi-purpose hall and fitness center of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft), two watsu pools for aquatic therapy, two shallow pools, gender-separated mini spa pools and a multi-purpose foyer of 250 m2 (2,700 sq ft) in addition to administrative offices, a meeting hall and changing rooms. The complex has a parking lot capable of 400 vehicles in total, including a covered obe for 300 vehicles.[2] It is the biggest sports venue on the Anatolian part of Istanbul.[1]
The complex was closed for use due to leaking water from the pool beds down to the basement as reported in October 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anadolu Yakasının En Büyük Spor Merkezi Çengelköy'de" (in Turkish). Üsküdar. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ a b "Üsküdar'ın Dev Projelerine Basın Turu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ a b "Üsküdar'da 4.5 ay önce açılan spor tesisinde kovalı önlem". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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