Sosyal Yaşam ve Spor Olanaklari

Our indoor and outdoor sports facilities on the two campuses serve our students and the academic staff throughout the year. There are various activities done in the facilities like spring festivals, sports activities, team and free training activities, but with the main focus to train.

a) Yunus Emre Campus Sports Facilities

1. Outdoor Sports Facilities

This sports complex was built for outdoor sports. It consists of one basketball court, one tennis court, one volleyball field, and one artificial pitch for football. They are available for the students and the university staff excluding work and course hours to help them spend leisure time, socialize, do sport and relax. The outdoor facilities operate between 08:30 and 23:00 on seven days a week for the students and university staff.

2. Tennis

Consisting of a total of five courts, the facility operates between May and November. Night matches are also possible thanks to the lighting system. Only the university students and staff can make reservations to use the courts.

3. Football Field

This football field on the Yunus Emre Campus is at international standards. During the academic year, it is used for league matches between the faculties and schools and staff tournaments.

4. Sports Hall

This hall provides services for volleyball, basketball, table tennis, step fitness, and aerobics. It is also used for the official games of university teams and sports events between faculties. It is open seven days a week between 9 am and 9 pm. The students and university staff can use this hall in the operating hours in the free hours as described.

5. Swimming pool

There are two swimming pools in this facility, one big and one smaller. The facility operates between 07:00 and 23:00 every day. Anadolu University staff and students, and the locals-if quota is available - can benefit from the facility following a schedule.

b) İki Eylül Campus Sports Facilities

1. Anadolu University Sports Hall

At national and international standards, the facility offers opportunities for activities such as volleyball, basketball, handball, indoor archery, bodybuilding, fitness, and aerobics. The facility operates on six days a week between 09:00 and 21:00. Our students and staff can join monthly programs, such as weight loss, body shaping and firming, cardio workout, and receive guidance from certified and specialist trainers who they discuss their target with.

2. Football Field

There is a football field on İki Eylül Campus which conforms to international standards for athletics events and football games. The students of Faculty of Sports Sciences also use this field for educational purposes.

3. Faculty of Sports Sciences Complex

This complex includes indoor athletics hall, multi-purpose sports hall, and indoor squash, badminton, table tennis, gymnastics, folk dances and rhythm dances halls. The complex is mainly for educational purposes, but the university staff and the locals, subject to membership, can also use this complex.

Sports Activities Organization Unit

This unit deals with various fields of sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, handball, swimming, athletics, archery, tennis, table tennis, badminton, squash, bridge, wrist wrestling, taekwondo, muay thai, fencing, judo, karate, chess, etc. This unit

is responsible for the preparation of Anadolu University teams for the sports events organized by Sports Federation for Universities every year,
organizes the traditional sports events between faculties and schools,
directs the football leagues that aims to encourage students to participate in long-lasting sports activities,
organizes sports activities for the university staff and free training activities.

For further information regarding sports facilities please visit:

http://www.anadolu.edu.tr/tr/spor-tesisleri

Anadolu University offers many leisure activities on campus and out of campus. Each year, more than a thousand activities are organized on campus. The university has many facilities to house conferences, concerts and exhibitions, and even a theater hall, an opera hall, and a movie hall. Students can take the advantage of spending their leisure time by joining cultural activities. Students can also benefit from these activities for the course KÜL 199 Cultural Activities to earn ECTS credits. Additionally, there are many outdoor events organized on campus and in the city. Students, who are supported by the university, can organize national and international festivals, movie sessions, excursions, etc. Moreover, the university hosts tournaments during the Spring Festival, which was organized for the first time in 2004. You can see the calendar for social activities on http://www.anadolu.edu.tr/etkinlikler-listesi/