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Address: Çiftlikköy Mahallesi, 33110 Yenişehir/Mersin, Turkey
Country: Turkey
Capacity: 25,000
Opened: June 20, 2013
Main Use: Football, Athletics
Tenants: Mersin İdman Yurdu
Mersin Stadium is a multi-purpose sports complex that serves as the primary sports venue for the city of Mersin, a major Mediterranean port in southern Turkey. The stadium was inaugurated on June 20, 2013, and was the centerpiece of the 2013 Mediterranean Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as well as the athletics competitions.
The stadium is notable for being constructed on the site of the former Soğuksu Cemetery, a fact that has added a unique historical and cultural layer to its identity. The redevelopment of the site was part of a major urban transformation project aimed at providing the city with a modern, international-standard sports facility.
Designed as a multi-purpose venue, Mersin Stadium features a contemporary, sweeping elliptical design with a partial roof covering the main grandstand.
Key features include:
Athletics Track: An eight-lane, international-standard running track surrounding the football pitch.
Football Pitch: A natural grass surface meeting FIFA and UEFA specifications.
Modern Amenities: Comprehensive facilities for athletes, officials, and the media, including VIP suites, press boxes, and modern locker rooms.
Mediterranean Games Legacy: The stadium retains the infrastructure and aesthetic (such as its color scheme) developed for the 2013 Games.
The stadium is the home of Mersin İdman Yurdu, one of the oldest and most historic football clubs in Turkey.
Founded: 1925
Nickname: Portakal (The Oranges), a reference to the region’s famous citrus production.
History: The club has experienced periods of success in the Süper Lig and has a passionate local fan base. The move to the new Mersin Stadium from their former, smaller home ground marked a significant upgrade in facilities and stature for the club.
Beyond club football, the stadium’s primary historical significance stems from its role in the 2013 Mediterranean Games. This multi-sport event, featuring athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, placed Mersin on the international sporting map. The successful hosting of the Games demonstrated the stadium’s and the city’s capability to organize major international competitions.
The stadium has also hosted:
Süper Lig and TFF First League matches for Mersin İdman Yurdu.
Turkish Cup fixtures.
Concerts and large-scale cultural events, leveraging its modern infrastructure and large capacity.
Located in the Yenişehir district, the stadium is a prominent landmark in Mersin’s urban landscape. Its construction was a catalyst for development in the surrounding area.
The story of Mersin Stadium is one of modernization and transformation—both physically, from a cemetery to a state-of-the-art arena, and symbolically, elevating Mersin’s status as a host city for international sport. It stands as a lasting legacy of the 2013 Mediterranean Games and the primary home for the city’s sporting pride, Mersin İdman Yurdu.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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