| Full name | Vakfıkebir Spor Salonu |
|---|---|
| Location | Vakfıkebir, Trabzon, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°02′19.9″N39°16′43.9″E / 41.038861°N 39.278861°E Coordinates: 41°02′19.9″N39°16′43.9″E / 41.038861°N 39.278861°E |
| Capacity | 10.787 |
| Surface | Wood flooring |
| Scoreboard | yes |
| Tenants | |
| 2007 Black Sea Games 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | |
Vakfıkebir Arena (Turkish : Vakfıkebir Spor Salonu) is an indoor multi-purpose sports venue located in Vakfıkebir town of Trabzon Province, Turkey. The arena has a capacity of 10.787 spectators. [1] [2]
Turkish, also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around ten to fifteen million native speakers in Southeast Europe and sixty to sixty-five million native speakers in Western Asia. Outside Turkey, significant smaller groups of speakers exist in Germany, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested that the European Union add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state.
Vakfıkebir is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Muhammet Balta (AKP).
Trabzon Province is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east. The provincial capital is Trabzon city, and the traffic code is 61. The major ethnic groups are Turks, but the province is also home to a minority of Muslim Pontic Greek speakers, though younger speakers are not always fluent in this language.
The arena hosted the Taekwonde events at the 2007 Black Sea Games and handball event for girls during the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. [2]
Handball contests at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival were held from July 25, 2011 to July 29, 2011. Competitions for boys were played at the Çarşıbaşı Arena and for the girls at the Vakfıkebir Arena in Trabzon, Turkey. Eight nations each for boys and girls took part at the event.
The 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Trabzon, Turkey, between 23 and 29 July 2011.
