page_title: Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Istanbul bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics / Overview
caption_attribution_description: English: turktelekomarena_tr-aze
context_page_description: Istanbul 2020 was a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics by the city of Istanbul and the Turkish Olympic Committee.
context_section_description: Istanbul hosted the knockout stage of the 2010 Basketball World Championship as well as the final. Istanbul was chosen as European Capital of Sports for 2012. The 2011 WTA Tour Championships and 2012 Euroleague Final Four will be hosted in Istanbul. The Abdi İpekçi Arena hosted the Final of EuroBasket 2001, and was also the venue for the 1992 Euroleague Final Four. The venue also hosted 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.
  Istanbul will be bid 2032 Summer Olympics.
caption: Türk Telekom Arena Stadium has the capacity to host 52,652 spectators during football games.
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