Bafra Shooting Range
| Bafra Atış Poligonu | |
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| Full name | Şehit Mustafa Serin Atış Poligonu |
|---|---|
| Address | Fatih Mah., Sedde Yolu 2. Sok. |
| Location | Bafra, Samsun, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°34′39′′N 35°53′43′′E / 41.57750°N 35.89528°E / 41.57750; 35.89528 |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Opened | June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06) |
| Tenants | |
| 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
Bafra Shooting Range, also known as Şehit Mustafa Serin Shooting Range,[1] (Turkish: Bafra Atış Poligonu or Şehit Mustafa Serin Atış Poligonu) is an indoor shooting range located in Bafra district of Samsun Province, northern Turkey. It was built for the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.
The tender for the construction of the building was announced on November 16, 2016.[2] Built by the local agency of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, it is situated in Fatih Mah., Sedde Yolu 2. Sok. in Bafra. The venue is a two-story building with a 25 m (82 ft) and a 50 m (160 ft) firing range at each floor.[2] [3] It was opened in June 2017,[1] [4] and named in honor of Mustafa Serin, an officer of the Police Special Operation Department in Ankara, who was killed in the line of duty, (Turkish: Şehit for martyr) during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.[5] The shooting venue has a seating capacity for 500 spectators.[3]
International events hosted
[edit ]The venue will host shooting events of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics.[1] [3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "23. Yaz İşitme Engelliler Olimpiyat Oyunları". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2017年07月05日. Retrieved 2017年07月08日.
- ^ a b "Bafra ilçesinde atış poligonu yapım işi" (in Turkish). Samsun Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2017年07月08日.
- ^ a b c "Bafra Shooting Venue". 2017 Samsun Deaflympics. Retrieved 2017年07月08日.
- ^ "Bafra Atış Poligonu'nda son hazırlıklar tamamlanıyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Atıcılık ve Avcılık Federasyonu. 2017年06月15日. Retrieved 2017年07月08日.
- ^ Talay, Sefer (2016年07月20日). "Şehit polis Mustafa Serin, doğum gününde toprağa verildi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017年07月08日.
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