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| caption = Silvirikapı Ice Rink in Fatih, Istanbul
| fullname = Silivrikapi Skating Hall and Recreation Center
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| location = Silivrikapi, Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey
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| owner = Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
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| surface = 8,950 m2
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| cost = Turkish lira 30 million (approx. US$20 million)
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[[File:SilivrikapıIceRink (24).JPG|thumb|A view from the inside of Silivrikapı Ice Rink.]]
'''Silivrikapi Ice Skating Hall''', full name '''Silivrikapi Skating Hall and Recreation Center''', shortly '''Silivrikapı Ice Rink''', (Turkish: Silivrikapı Buz Pateni Salonu), is an indoor ice skating and [[ice hockey]] arena located at Silivrikapı neighborhood of Fatih district in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]. It was opened in September 2009.<ref name="ibb">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Pages/Haber.aspx?NewsID=191 |publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |title=Silivrikapı Ice Rink Ready for Championship… |date=2009-09-10 |accessdate=2012-10-18 }}</ref>

The arena consists of an Olympic-size rink of 1,740 m2 (18,700 sq ft) with a seating capacity of 900 people, and another one of 600 m2 (6,500 sq ft) for 200 spectators used as training rink.<ref name="hdn">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=istanbul-waits-20-years-for-first-faceoff-2010-01-03 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=Istanbul waits 20 years for first faceoff |date=2012-01-03 |accessdate=2012-10-18 }}</ref>

Covering an area of 8,950 m2 (96,300 sq ft), the construction of the complex cost Turkish lira symbol 8x10px.png 30 million (approx. US$20 million).<ref name="ibb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icepark.com.tr/tuerkiyeden-haberler/27-slvrkapi-buz-pst.html |publisher=Ice Park |title=Silivrikapı Buz Pisti |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-10-18 }}</ref>

==History==
Asked by the [[Turkish Ice Skating Federation]], the Metropoiitan Municipality of Istanbul planned to build an ice rink in 1989. The district municipality of Fatih allocated the current site for the building of the venue. However, the government was reluctant to provide the funds required. The planning and the works proceeded only slow since the project proved to be difficult due to lack of technical know-how about the construction of an ice rink.<ref name="hdn"/>

Shortly before the completion of the construction, a major earthquake in 1999 devastated parts of Istanbul. Due to an expertise, the building was declared unsafe. The structure was then demolished, and the project was abandoned.<ref name="hdn"/>

Years after, the project to build an ice rink resumed with pressure from the ice skating community and financial support from the government. In 2007, the construction of a new ice skating venue began at the same site in Silivrikapı that was finally completed in September 2009. Shortly after its opening, the venue hosted International Skating Union's Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating event.<ref name="ibb"/><ref name="hdn"/>

Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall hosts ice hockey clubs of Istanbul, which carried out their trainings in the past at the [[Galleria Ice Rink]], a small size ice rink in a shopping mall not far from the Silivrikapı Arena.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eurohockey.com/club/2203-istanbul-paten-klb.html?league=847 |publisher=Euro Hockey |title=Istanbul Paten Klübü |accessdate=2012-10-18 }}</ref>

==International events hosted==
* [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III]] January 4–10, 2010
* [[2016 IIHF World Championship Division III]] March 31 – April 6, 2016

==References==
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{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Arenas in Turkey]]

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