The negative semes of the meaning of the word "arena" led to the prohibition of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's use of this word in the names of sports facilities.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the Minister of Sport to remove the word "arena" from the names of all the sports stadiums in the country.

"I'm against the" arenas ". You know what you did in the arenas, do not you? There the beasts were torn to pieces by people. I gave the appropriate instruction to the minister and we will remove this word from the names of the stadiums. This is not the place in our language. Look at the interpretation, this should not be ", - quotes Erdogan Hurriyet.

Among the stadiums of the current Super League clubs in Turkey are the following: Vodafone Arena (Besiktas), Turk Telekom Arena (Galatasaray), Antalya Arena (Antalyaspor), Medical Park Arena (Trabzonspor), Konya Buyuksehir Torku Arena (Konyaspor), Bahcesehir Okullar? Arena ), Timsah Arena (Bursaspor) and Gaziantep Arena (Gaziantepspor).

Among the names of sports facilities can be identified Kasympash - "Stadium named after Recep Erdogan".