page_title: Balıkesir
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Balıkesir / Sports
caption_attribution_description: Türkçe: Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu'nun maraton tribünü.
context_page_description: Balıkesir is a city in Turkey and is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is located in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 338,936. Between 1341–1922, it was the capital of Karasi.
context_section_description: Many sportspeople were born in Balıkesir. Some of them are;
  Cengiz Ünder - Football player
  Caner Erkin - Football player
  Egemen Korkmaz – Football player
  İlhan Eker –  Football player
  Olcan Adın –  Football player
  Oğuz Savaş – Basketball player
  Şafak Edge – Basketball player
  Tülin Altıntaş – Volleyball player
  Nedim Günar - Football player, coach
  Vedat İnceefe - Football player, coach
  Seracettin Kırklar - Football player, coach
  Çetin Zeybek - Football player
  Most known sports club in Balıkesir is Balıkesirspor which is established in 1966. Balıkesirspor is the football team played in the Süper Lig after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the TFF First League in 2013–14. The team's previous promotion was 40 years before that. Their stadium, the all-seater Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, has a capacity of 13,732.
caption: Stadium of Balıkesir
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