Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex

Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex

Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi
Full name	Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi
Location	Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°6′10.33″N 28°59′25.51″E / 41.1028694°N 28.9904194°ECoordinates: 41°6′10.33″N 28°59′25.51″E / 41.1028694°N 28.9904194°E
Owner	Galatasaray S.K.
Operator	Galatasaray SK
Construction
Broke ground	13 December 2007
Built	2007–
Opened	15 January 2011
Architect	'asp' architekten Stuttgart[1]

Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex or Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi is a new multi-purpose sports complex in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned by Galatasaray SK. The complex covers an area of approximately 120,000 m².

Construction

Phase	Name	Status
1.	Türk Telekom Arena	Completed
2.	Galatasaray Store and Entertainment Center	Completed
3.	Galatasaray Basketball Arena & Galatasaray Congress Center	Proposed
4.	Galatasaray Museum & Galatasaray Cultural Center	Proposed
5.	Galatasaray Medical Park Hospital	Proposed

Phase 1

The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near Maslak financial district in Şişli. The new stadium, which was opened on January 15, 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey.^[2]

Daikin, Official Sponsor of Galatasaray SK, Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex

Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Galatasaray Store Interior view 2

Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi Galatasaray Store Interior view 3

Phase 2

Galatasaray Store & Entertainment Center was opened on February 7, 2012. Galatasaray Store & Entertainment Center covers an area of approximately 1,650 m². The first floor is dedicated to Galatasaray Store with the help of Nike. The second floor consists of Ülker Fan Zone, Sony PlayStation,^[3] Galatasaray HDI Insurance, GS Bilyoner and Magic Pictures^[4] areas.^[5]

First Floor of the Galatasaray Store & Entertainment Center

Floor	Section
1.	Galatasaray Mega Store
2.	Entertainment Center

^[6]

Galatasaray Store & Entertainment Center

Phase 3

Galatasaray 16,000+ seated indoor arena^[7] & Galatasaray Congress Center (1,500 seated)^{[Arena 1]}

Phase 4

Galatasaray Museum & Galatasaray Cultural Center^{[Arena 2]}

Phase 5

Galatasaray Medical Park Hospital^[8]

References

1. "Mart Ayı Divan Toplantısı Yapıldı". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
2. "Mart Ayı Divan Toplantısı Yapıldı". Retrieved 21 August 2012.

1. asp stuttgart
2. "Stadium info". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
3. "Sony PlayStation 3 Futbol Turnuvası Aslantepe GSStore'da Başlıyor!". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
4. "Magic Pictures". Magic Pictures. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
5. "Yeni Stat, Yeni Anlayış, Yeni GSStore". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
6. "Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi GS Store". Galatasaray SK Official Youtube. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
7. "15 veya 16 bin kişilik bir salonun gelecekte Galatasaray kulübünün çok daha fazla işini göreceğini anladık ve bu yönde talimat verdim.". TRT 3 - Futbol Ateşi. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
8. "Mart Ayı Divan Toplantısı Yapıldı". Galatasaray SK. Retrieved 21 August 2012.