Minister Bak inspected the New Ankara Stadium

Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak visited the New Ankara Stadium, which is under construction. Minister Bak, who inspected the stadium, later made statements to members of the press.

Reminding that Türkiye will host the European Football Championship in 2032, Minister Bak said, "Today we toured our stadium, which is one of the stadiums we have planned. The preparations have reached their final point. The stadium is about to be completed. It will be opened soon. The 19 Mayıs Stadium has been rebuilt on site. It is a stadium with a capacity of 52 thousand. Our aim was to build a beautiful stadium, a living stadium, worthy of Turkish sports in the capital. The vision of our President gave the instruction to build such a stadium here, in the capital. Ankara. It is important to provide a stadium to be used both in the European Football Championship and where our country's national matches and grand finals can be played. There are distinguished clubs in Ankara, including Gençlerbirliği and the 19 May Youth Park, which is important for our nation. It is also one of the important places of Turkish sports. There are also 16-17 provincial directorates of our ministry. "It will be a facility that will have departments and be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," he said.

"IT IS A SPECIAL PRODUCTION, IT HAS 80 LOGS"

Minister of Youth and Sports, Osman Aşkın Bak, said that the stadium has a pleasant ambiance and said, "The project has a very important feature in terms of its steel span. As I said, with the vision of our President, we have built approximately 37-38 stadiums so far. The construction of the others continues. This is the largest stadium we have built so far. The largest stadium, Galatasaray Stadium, is 52 thousand 400, this is close to 52 thousand. Again, Turkey has modern stadiums, UEFA standartlarına, FIFA standartlarında stadyumlara sahip. Çevre Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı'mıza da teşekkür ediyoruz. TOKİ marifetiyle onların da tecrübesi var. Burada önemli olan Ankara'ya, başkente böylesine önemli bir tesisi kazandırmak, bu önemli. Güzel bir çalışma var. Müteahhitlere de teşekkür ediyoruz. Onlar da canla başla hazırlıklar yaptılar. Önemli bir tesis. Bizim açısından da inşallah burada milli takımlarımız başarılı maçlar oynarlar. Yine Ankara'mızın güzide takımları ve diğer organize edeceğimiz işte Süper Kupa "It has the qualifications to hold such big events as the Turkish Cup finals. We have gained an important facility that we can proudly introduce to the whole world, show to UEFA and FIFA. It is a special construction, it has 80 lodges. We will use it for many activities in the lower parts, for the activities of our Ministry of Youth and Sports. We will carry out many activities for young people inside."

"STADIUM WILL NOT BE A PLACE USED EVERY 15 DAYS, BUT WILL BE A BUILDING THAT CONTINUES ITS EXISTENCE"

Pointing out that there will be an area in the stadium where individual branches such as boxing, wrestling, taekwondo and karate can be performed, Minister Bak said, "The stadium will not be a place used from 15 days to 15 days, but will be a structure that continues its existence. It will be a living system, an ecosystem. When you look at it, it turns into an area where many social activities such as cafes and restaurants can be held around it. The construction of the athletics facility continues next to it. Ali Naili Moran was here before. "We will continue to build other facilities around it. It is truly a center of attraction for the people of Ankara. There is a metro station passing by. It is an environment where people have many dreams in their youth. The stadium where important competitions of Turkish sports are played has been brought back to life. At this point, we wish good luck to the people of Ankara, to our country, to our clubs and to many athletes who will train here."

"IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH SINCE THE GRASS WAS LAYED"