| Turks are one of the nations that are fond of | | | | reconstruction, when the stadium will nearly |
| football. They try not to miss any match of their | | | | completely be pulled down, and a new stadium, with |
| favorite teams, and are avid fans. It is by no means | | | | 42,000 seats and transparent slip roof, will be built. |
| surprising, that in Istanbul there are many stadiums, | | | | Only one grandstand will be restored and preserved - |
| and the majority of them correspond to the | | | | Eski Acik - for it is considered the architectural |
| standards of the IOC. The most famous stadiums of | | | | monument. In addition, architects plan to build near |
| Istanbul are Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Fenerbahce | | | | the stadium a 5 star hotel, congress-center, shopping |
| Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Besiktas Inonu Stadium, and | | | | center, and parking area. |
| Ali Sami Yen Stadium. | | | | This stadium is the host field of the Besiktas football |
| Besiktas Inonu Stadium | | | | team, but other clubs as Galatasaray and Fenerbahce |
| The project of this stadium was elaborated by an | | | | played here. However, it remains a place, where |
| Italian architect Paolo Vietti Violi. It was opened in | | | | Black Eagles (an unofficial name of Besiktas players) |
| Besiktas district in 1947, and had 16,000 seats. Then | | | | defeated the teams of Barcelona, Liverpool, Milan, |
| its name was the Mithat-pasha (the drafter of the | | | | and Paris Saint Germain. |
| first Turkish Constitution) stadium, and Ismet Inonu, | | | | Ali Sami Yen Stadium |
| the follower of Ataturk and the second presdient of | | | | This stadium, which hosts Galatasaray football club, |
| the Turkish Republic participated at the opening | | | | was opened in 1964. It was named after the founder |
| ceremony. In 1973 the stadium got its new name in | | | | of this team and their first president Ali Sami Yen, |
| honor of Ismet Inonu, and till nowadays it is called | | | | who later became the President of the National |
| Besiktas Inonu Stadium. | | | | Olympic Committee of Turkey. Now the stadium has |
| The place of the construction is very convenient: the | | | | only 23,785 seats, and their matches of the European |
| stadium was built on the spot of the Dolmabahce | | | | Tournaments Galatasaray holds in the Ataturk |
| palace stables, near the Bosporus. It is, probably, the | | | | Olympic Stadium. However, Ali Sami Yen Stadium |
| only football stadium, where the two parts of the | | | | remains a place, where Galatasaray won Barcelona, |
| world - Europe and Asia - are seen from. In addition, | | | | Real, Manchester United, Fenerbahce, and Besiktas. |
| magnificent views of the Dolmabahce palace and | | | | The unofficial name of Galatasaray players is Lions, |
| mosque, and the Bosporus open from the upper | | | | and their fans name the stadium Cennehem (hell). |
| grandstands of the stadium. After being | | | | Nowadays, Galatasaray meet their opponents with |
| reconstructed in 2004 according to the standards of | | | | the motto Cennehem Hosgeldiniz, meaning Welcome |
| the UEFA, the stadium got the highest category Elite. | | | | To The Hell. |
| In the nearest future there will be another | | | | |