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Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium (Turkish : Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu ) was a sports center in Mersin , located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey . It is the former home of Mersin İdmanyurdu . The stadium was named after former popular governor of Mersin Province , Tevfik Sırrı Gür , who served between 1931-1947.[ 3]
The stadium was inaugurated on 28 June 1958. In the opening game, Mersin İdmanyurdu drawn 3-3 with Galatasaray .[ 1] In the first top level league match played in the stadium Mersin İdmanyurdu lost to Galatasaray by 1–2 on 10 September 1967, Sunday.[ 4]
Information on Turkish Football Federation (TFF) page is as below:[ 2]
General information
City: Mersin
Capacity: 10,128
Information:
Pitch
Pitch size: 68 x 105
Surface type: Grass
Lighting: Available
Stands
Seats :
Handicapped stand: Not available
Closed circuit camera system: Available
The last match played in the stadium was between Mersin İdmanyurdy SK and Adana Demirspor on 10 March 2014.
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