Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center

41°03′14″N 29°04′12″E / 41.05389°N 29.07000°E / 41.05389; 29.07000OwnerMunicipality of ÜsküdarTypeCultural and Sports CenterGenre(s)SwimmingAcreage22,500 m² (5.6 acres)OpenedMay 26, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-26)

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

^ ^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.