Venue: Basketball Development Center
Town: Zeytinburnu, TR
Capacity: 10,000

Basketball Development Center (Turkish: Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi), also known as Turkcell Basketball Development Center for sponsorship reasons, is a sport complex for basketball in Istanbul, Turkey opened in 2024. It is owned by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF), and is home to men's and women's national teams in all age groups. Additionally, two local professional basketball team play their home matches in the complex. The Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi (BGM) was built on the place of the multi-sport venue Abdi İpekçi Arena in 10. Yıl Cad., Kazlıçeşme at Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey. The 1989-opened Abdi İpekçi Arena, which was worn out, could not meet expectations and was at risk of earthquake resistance, was closed in 2017, and demolished in 2018. The project for the BGM was completed in October 2021, and the tender for the construction was held end 2021. For the building signed the TOKİ (Mass Housing Administration) by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. The groundbreaking took place in 2022, and the construction completed in 2024. The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) moved its headquarters with all its offices from Sinan Erdem Dome, where it had been using from January 2022 on, to the BGM on 9 September 2024. Mid September 2024 before the official opening of the BGM on 29 September, a weekend tournament was held, at which 48 teams of around 800 boys and girls in the U10 and U11 categories played six matches simultaneously. The BGM is built on 68,800 m2 (17.0 acres) of land, and has 14,000 m2 (3.5 acres) green area. The complex consists of seven blocks. It features a main court with 10,000 seating capacity, another hall for the training of the national teams with 1,000 seats, three 500-seat halls and a 3x3 basketball half-court. Camping facilities for domestic and foreign teams, fitness center, cardio hall, a hotel, concert and event areas, food, beverage and social areas, a basketball library and museum are available