Besiktas unveil new stadium

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated Besiktas’ brand new waterfront stadium on Sunday.

The formal opening did not take place inside the new 42,000-seat arena but beneath one of the stands in front of selected VIPs.

Besiktas, who are currently top of the Süper Lig, 3 points ahead of arch rivals Fenerbahçe, are due to play their first match at their new home ground against Bursaspor on April 11.

Antiraman yeni statta mac pazartesi!

Training in our new stadium for the game on Monday!@Besiktaspic.twitter.com/iHK7hD0pvC

— Marcelo Guedes (@MarceloGuedes02) April 9, 2016