Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall

Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall
Full nameŞehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu
LocationYahya Kaptan Mah. Kızılay Sok. 7, İzmit, Turkey
Coordinates40°45′59″N 29°58′43″E / 40.76639°N 29.97861°E / 40.76639; 29.97861
Capacity5,000
Opened6 August 2012 (2012-08-06)

Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall (Turkish: Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Izmit of Kocaeli Province, Turkey.

The venue is used for competitions and trainings of a wide variety of sports branches including basketball, volleyball, handball, fencing, table tennis, wrestling, judo, karate, kick boxing and taekwondo. Opened officially on 6 August 2012, it has a seating capacity of 5,000.

The sports hall is named in honor of Recep Topaloğlu, a swimming instructor as well as amateur footballer from İzmit, and member of the Police Special Operation Force, who was killed in action during a clash with Kurdish militants on Mount Judi in Şırnak Province, southeastern Anatolia on 21 March 2012.