(ECO) TURKISH HOUSING ADMINISTRATION CANCELS SEYRANTEPE TENDER AGAIN.ANKARA, Aug 27, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- The Turkish housing administration cancelled the Seyrantepe Sports Complex tender on Thursday. Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKI TOKI Toplu Konut Idaresi (Turkish: Housing Development Administration of Turkey) ) decided to complete the construction of the complex on its own, as the offers submitted by the firms participating in the tender were too low, a statement from TOKI said. Commenting on the cancellation of the tender, TOKI's deputy head Ahmet Haluk Karabel said that TOKI would shortly hold a tender for the completion of the remaining 76 percent of the complex within a year. Karabel said the previous tender aimed at the construction of Seyrantepe Sports Complex by utilizing the area where Ali Sam Yen Stadium was located. "Ali Sami Yen Ali Sami Yen, born in Kandilli, Istanbul, Turkey on March 20, 1886, is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami and he is the son of Sami Frasheri, one of the most famous Albanians who lived during the national awakening. will be assessed as a separate project in the upcoming term," he said. Upon a question on the expected cost of the construction of Seyrantepe Sports Complex, Karabel said, "According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. international standards, the cost per seat of an olympic stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the track & field competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. with 52,000 seat capacity would be 2,000 euros, however, such cost could be reduced in the tender". "TOKI is capable of completing the construction of this stadium and similar complexes without any problems," Karabel also said. In August 2007, the Eren Talu-Alke joint venture submitted the lowest bid and won the tender for construction of the Seyrantepe Sports Complex, which will replace Galatasaray's actual Ali Sami Yen Stadium Ali Sami Yen Stadı is the home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. The stadium has a capacity of 24,990 (all-seater) and is situated in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the . The foundation of the new sports complex was laid on December 13, 2007. The Eren Talu-Alke firm committed to build the complex within 24 months. On July 2, the TOKI annulled a contract with Eren Talu-Alke joint venture for the contractor had not fulfilled its obligations within the given period. The Aslantepe stadium with a retractable roof panel will have a capacity to host 52,000 spectators, and will approximately cost 130 million Euros. There will be a parking lot for a total of 4,500 vehicles, including a closed parking lot for 3,000 cars. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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