Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall

Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall (Turkish: Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Izmit of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.

Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall

Full name	Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu
Location	Yahya Kaptan Mah. Kızılay Sok. 7, İzmit, Turkey
Coordinates	40°45′59″N 29°58′43″E / 40.76639°N 29.97861°E / 40.76639; 29.97861
Capacity	5,000
Opened	6 August 2012; 11 years ago (2012-08-06)

The venue is used for competitions and trainings of a wide variety of sports branches including basketball, volleyball, handball, fencing, table tennis, wrestling, judo, karate, kick boxing and taekwondo.^[1] Opened officially on 6 August 2012, it has a seating capacity of 5,000.^[2]

The sports hall is named in honor of Recep Topaloğlu, a swimming instructor as well as amateur footballer from İzmit, and member of the Police Special Operation Force, who was killed in action during a clash with Kurdish militants on Mount Judi in Şırnak Province, southeastern Anatolia on 21 March 2012.^[3]

Events hosted

• 2012–13 Turkish Cup Basketball
• 2014–15 EHF Champions League group stage
• 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

References

1. "İzmit Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Kapalı Spor Salonu" (in Turkish). Tubiba. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "Kocaeli'de Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu ile Uluslararası Gençlik Merkezi Açıldı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Amatör Spor Kulüpleri Konfederasyonu. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. Ayaz, Ergün (22 March 2012). "Şehit polis Recep Topaloğlu 6 aylık evliydi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 August 2015.