p. 1

[close]

p. 2

introduction motivation concept and public opinion 1 introduction 2 concept 3 public opinion ii political support 4 government support 5 candidature committee 6 legal aspects iii finance 7 candidature budget 8 games budget and government contributions 9 ocog revenue generating potential iv venues 10 competition venues 11 competition venue locations 12 non-competition venues v accommodation 13 hotels 14 media accommodation vi transport infrastructure 15 transport infrastructure chart 16 airport 17 transport infrastructure map 18 transport challenges 19 transport distances vii general conditions logistics and experience 20 dates of the olympic games 21 population 22 meteorology 23 environment 24 experience 25 security appendix 1 map a istanbul s olympic project 2 map b existing planned and additional transport infrastructure and venues 3 chart i existing and additional sports venues 4 chart ii accommodation 5 chart iii existing and planned transport infrastructure 6 chart iv transport 7 chart v meteorology 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 3 table of contents i.

[close]

p. 3

1 introduction a motivation istanbul has a twofold motivation for hosting the olympic games one is the desire to benefit from the exceptionally enriching experience of games organization the other is the impelling drive to inspire a more profound conception of olympism as a universal value first any host city stands to acquire a life experience over the course of just seven years as for istanbul the cumulative effect of the following short list would be exalting · · · · · · · · · human resources develop as tens of thousands are involved in vigorous organizational effort athletic aptitude and its potential resources develop management skills build up benefiting from international know-how city-wide planning and operations underscore social and environmental sustainability within the overall urban structure competence accumulates in specific areas of management and operations including sport transport and security sport and transport infrastructures improve economic activity grows with increased business trade tourism etc culture and awareness of cultures are promoted the city acquires a novel look with modernized street furniture and signs improved lighting and pedestrian paths offering a better quality of life for all citizens especially the disabled and disadvantaged ones i introduction motivation concept and public opinion 5 istanbul is one of the largest and fastest developing cities in the world the olympic games would accelerate its sustainable development second each edition of the olympic games incorporates a local flavor and acknowledges it as a part of olympic universalism the local in istanbul is so often universal that the recognition of the city s unique contribution has far reaching implications for a more wholesome outlook on olympism · istanbul games would claim for olympism a universal heritage of diverse cultures that history has built into this city in the words of the ioc evaluation commission istanbul is an historic and cultural icon · istanbul games would showcase the olympic values of non-discrimination peace and tolerance that the city has sustained for centuries and makes visible to the naked eye · the heart of a country that is predominantly moslem and dedicated to secular parliamentary democracy beats in istanbul in an era when conflict of civilizations receives frequent reference istanbul games will challenge the conflict and create an awareness of the bridge between civilizations the term istanbul and the olympic games signifies culture sustained tradition conveyed and history revived all at once istanbul wants the olympic games for its own and for the games sake b games impact and legacy hosting the olympic games will have a positive impact on the city and the country if only for reasons of development outlined in terms of human resources sport and urban infrastructure above the olympic legacy will be particularly significant in its social implications istanbul s olympic project has a strongly social character it aims at responding to specific social needs of the city and the country with the same technical rigor and code of conduct that must be ensured in games organization hosting the games will therefore provide an excellent context within which to implement specific social programs essentially educational these programs include educating the youth through sport and raising sustainabilityoriented civic consciousness as primary components educating the youth through sports and providing an enhanced sports infrastructure to sustain the spreading of sports culture will be a very significant legacy of the olympic games in social terms equally strong in social terms will be the environmental legacy of the games this will derive both from the large scale development projects showcasing environmental sustainability and from city-wide awareness-raising programs to support such projects in the long-term the olympic games will leave istanbul and turkey with fresh social muscle supported by a powerful underlying structure the legacy of self-confidence is unmistakable.

[close]

p. 4

2 concept a vision of the istanbul games world cities are ushered into a new era of redefined and reshaped relations in the 21st century under the powerful impact of globalization the setting is competitive cities are forming new urban systems and assuming new roles as they re-emerge beyond national boundaries given this framework many cities need large urban projects to trigger their strategic development istanbul s long-term planning strategies are based on its vision of competitive integration in global terms consolidating relations with new trans-national urban systems in regional terms and sustainable action and performance in local terms istanbul s vision of the olympic games is shaped by its long-term development plans which in turn are guided by the games as the single largest project that would improve the quality of life and contribute to social integration throughout the city the interaction is crucial to the games concept that links olympic viability to long-term urban development social as well as physical and technical criteria have thus entered into the choice of olympic site locations istanbul s olympic project is basically unifying in that all olympic summer sports will be held in istanbul and all athletes will be accommodated in one village · there are two main clusters of competition venues the olympic park and the southern complex ataköy which lie 16 kilometers apart · the olympic village is located in between the two main venue clusters · both the olympic park and the village developments are located away from the northern forests as well as areas historic value and attractive urban sites planned as model sustainable developments these will remain as an enduring legacy of the games the olympic park in particular will provide extensive green space in this much-needed area of the city as well as greatly enhancing sporting and recreational facilities in the city as a whole · the mpc/ibc lies within the southern zone and the media village is conveniently located with respect to the mpc/ibc as well as the olympic village · specific venue locations such as the golden horn prince islands and the asiatic coast are intended to emphasize the sea as a part of city s diverse heritage without requiring major construction activity the olympic games will almost necessarily leave favorable footprints in cities and countries that take games organization seriously and undertake the investment that the olympics deserve mutual benefit is the condition of success and as already mentioned istanbul wants the games both for its own and for the games sake expected legacy of the games may be associated with · social development particularly in terms of educating the youth through sports and providing an enhanced sports infrastructure to sustain the spreading of sports culture · economic revival with carry-on effects in the city and the country for at least two decades · a major step towards re-establishing istanbul as a world city and re-defining its role in global terms istanbul s olympic project will in turn benefit games organization and olympism in terms of · stressing cost-efficiency and limiting the games budget in accordance with ioc objectives · enhancing cultural harmony among nations of the world · setting an example that can be replicated in other regions of the world thereby contributing to a global celebration of the games b istanbul s olympic project is shown on map a i introduction motivation concept and public opinion 7

[close]

p. 5

3 public opinion a general public opinion towards istanbul s project of hosting the olympic games nation and city-wide polls taken in 1992 1996 and 2000 reveal that istanbul s project of hosting the olympic games enjoys strong support of the general public findings of the ioc poll referred to in the ioc evaluation commission report april 2001 also confirm strong support of the general public survey conducted by taylor nelson-sofres-piar · questions asked concepts associated with the olympic games news interests bidding cities attitude towards support/opposition istanbul s hosting the olympic games reasons for such support or opposition preparations needed for organizing the games adequacy of istanbul s sport and general infrastructure to host the games perceived positive and negative impact of hosting the games istanbul s bidding history level of interest in sports coverage by events/disciplines active participation in sports · area covered istanbul turkey urban · date november 2000 · samples and respective sample sizes turkey 1002 istanbul 815 turkish youth 14-22 years of age 501 amateur athletes 212 · results revealed that 88 percent of turkish public 89 percent of istanbulites support istanbul s bid to host the olympic games b opposition to istanbul s project there is no organized opposition to istanbul s hosting the olympic games individual opposition reflected in survey findings is voiced in reference to the existing sports and transport infrastructure in the city i introduction motivation concept and public opinion 9

[close]

p. 6

4 government support a status of national and local government support national and local government support for istanbul s bid is geared to the ultimate goal of success in games organization the immediate objective of a successful bid is corollary to that vision government support for istanbul s bid has unique characteristics in that turkey is a country with an olympic policy this is expressed in legislation that the parliament unanimously enacted in 1992 and in its active endorsement on the part of national and city authorities furthermore istanbul s bid enjoys strong political support both the government in power and the main opposition party are committed to the bid the following points bear on the status of national and local government support · the iobc benefits from top-level representation of central and the city government the minister of state in charge of youth and sports who holds a cabinet post as deputy prime minister in the present government chairs the committee while the governor of istanbul the mayor of istanbul and the president of the noc are its vice-presidents this committee of top officials and elected office holders directs istanbul s preparations to host the olympic games the 13-member preparations committee includes experts from all ministries directly involved in the organization of the olympic games see response 5 below · olympic legislation obliges all public bodies to support the iobc in the preparations for and the organization of the istanbul games the priority of service clause states that all public institutions private administrations and municipalities will be obliged to give priority to the execution of any and/or all services that may be required by the iobc during the preparations for and organization of the olympic games · the treasury has allocated the 584-hectare land for the olympic park free of course · the state planning organization dpt has incorporated istanbul s olympic project into the 8th five-year development plan the dpt special commission for physical education sports and istanbul olympic games founded for this purpose includes the president of the noc general director of iobc two iobc members and the chairman of the preparation committee · the iobc has spent the bulk of its financial resources guaranteed by law for the construction and upgrading of sport facilities foremost among new constructions is the 80,000-seat atatürk olympic stadium in the olympic park the stadium was inaugurated in 2001 and the iobc has entered into agreement with the galatasaray sports club and the national athletics federation for use of the olympic stadium · the housing administration of turkey entered into contract with the iobc for the construction and post olympic use of the olympic and media villages · the state highway authority and istanbul metropolitan municipality collaborate with the iobc for olympic park transport infrastructure · istanbul metropolitan municipality financed the construction of the ba¤c>lar badminton hall which was completed in 2001 public transport to the site will be enhanced by a major public transport interchange that the municipality is setting up at ba¤c>lar the hall will be reserved for olympic use during test events and for competitions during the games free of cost · finally both the president and the prime minister of turkey recently re-confirmed their commitment to the bid president sezer received members of the noc executive board and the iobc general director at the Çankaya presidential offices assuring them of his support on a separate occasion prime minister erdo¤an former mayor of istanbul met with the minister of state in charge of youth and sports the president of the noc and the general director of iobc to discuss priority matters on istanbul s olympic agenda b the covenant signed by the prime minister of the republic of turkey is attached c municipal elections are due to take place on march 28 2004 the letter of guarantee signed by the president of the noc of turkey and the mayor of istanbul is attached ii political support 11

[close]

p. 7

5 candidature committee the istanbul olympic games preparation and organization council alias the istanbul olympic bidding committee iobc will be responsible for the 2012 candidature process it is a three-partite body that ensures cooperation among the central government the city and the noc in accordance with the principles laid down by the ioc the iobc was founded by the turkish olympic law enacted in april 1992 to provide the legal foundation for all work related to candidature as well as the actual organization of the istanbul games the iobc tendered the city s previous three bids for the 2000 2004 and 2008 games the iobc s board of directors is chaired by the minister of state in charge for youth and sports its membership includes · the governor of istanbul · the mayor of metropolitan istanbul · the president and the secretary-general of the noc of turkey · general director of youth and sports gdys · an ambassador from the ministry of foreign affairs · two representatives each from the istanbul metropolitan municipality from the noc of turkey and from the gdys the iobc s executive committee consists of five members including two from istanbul metropolitan municipality two from gdys and one from the noc of turkey a 13-member preparation committee is attached to the executive committee the preparation committee ensures representation of the following ministries on the iobc in addition to the istanbul metropolitan municipality the gdys and the noc of turkey · · · · · · · prime ministry ministry of national defense ministry of the interior ministry of finance ministry of public works and housing ministry of transport ministry of tourism ii political support 13 the preparation committee oversees coordination in olympic site location and build-up project assessment and arrangements for construction of olympic facilities upgrading of existing venues planning and erection of the transport and communications infrastructure and games related international relations it has specialized working groups and commissions on environmental issues security transport accommodation health marketing and finance media and telecommunications culture olympism and the paralympics the general directorate of the iobc manages the implementation of resolutions adopted by the above listed governing bodies coordinates all investment and candidature-related activities presides over the administration and conducts relations with the olympic family national and international federations and the media.

[close]

p. 8

6 legal aspects a there are no legal obstacles to the organisation of the olympic games in turkey b new laws to facilitate the organisation of the olympic games turkey has its olympic law in place since 1992 from the time it came into force up until the present the turkish olympic law has been effectively implemented by every government such law ensures participation and full cooperation of a broad range of government and city authorities as well as the noc in preparing istanbul as the host city following a successful bid it recognises the ultimate authority of the ioc in all olympic matters and gives the olympic charter the force of law with particular reference to the protection of all ioc rights over the games and olympic insignia nevertheless the istanbul olympic bidding committee iobc does not preclude the likelihood of new needs arising in the course of time leading up to the 2012 games additional legislation would then be created in response to developments in the games so as to facilitate their organisation c turkish legislation does not require a referendum for hosting the olympic games d legislation on sports article 59 of the constitution of the turkish republic stipulates that the state promote sports for all and support talented sportspersons administration of sports is regulated by a special law since 1938 amended several times to date with a view to meeting changing needs at present the general directorate of youth and sports gdys oversees all sport branches except football and their national federations via regulations drawn up by a council of interested bodies including the noc of turkey since 1992 football is under the exclusive authority of the turkish football federation made fully autonomous by a separate law although basketball and volleyball remain under the umbrella organization of the gdys their respective federations too have been granted unique powers by two regulations issued in 1997 and 1998 respectively meanwhile presidents of all national federations are elected to office by the general assembly of related sport clubs parliamentary deliberation is under way on a draft law on the prevention of violence and disorder in sport competitions e legislation and means to combat doping in sport the european council anti-doping agreement was made an integral part of national legislation in march 1993 and the gdys put in force its anti-doping regulation in august 1993 the regulation designated the turkish doping control center tdcc at the hacettepe university ankara as the national authority entitled to perform in and out-of-competition doping control analyses tdcc was granted its initial ioc accreditation in 2001 confirmed annually since and received iso 17025 quality certificate from the united kingdom accreditation service in 2002 in 2003 the world anti-doping agency wada decided to give joint wada/ioc accreditation to the tdcc f agreement with the wada the relevant turkish authorities have committed themselves to implementing and fully respecting the rules laid down by wada through various instruments the tdcc has accepted and applies the world anti-doping code the government of turkey has signed the 2003 copenhagen declaration on anti-doping in sport and regularly contributes to the funding of wada since 2002 the said declaration was also signed by the noc of turkey ii political support 15

[close]

p. 9

7 candidature budget as explained in response to question 5 above the turkish olympic law of 1992 has founded the istanbul olympic bidding committee iobc as the legal body responsible for istanbul s candidature all candidature expenses covering both phases i and ii will be financed from iobc s own resources such resources accrue from its statutory revenues in the form of allowances from several public sources which averaged usd 28 million in 2004 values annually since iobc s foundation for details see response to question 8 below phase i iobc s budget for the application phase of its 2012 bid is usd 750 thousand the breakdown of that amount by main items is shown below items editorial and research work communications and pr website construction and administration consultant services urban planning architecture environment sports organization finance administrative and logistic expenses salaries candidature acceptance fee total phase ii iobc s estimated budget for the candidature phase is usd 5.250 million the distribution of such outlay by main items is estimated as follows items promotion of candidature international national purchase of services preparation of the candidature file architectural and engineering design work visual and print material website administration and content production international relations ioc events and other organizations administrative and logistic expenses salaries registration fee total outlay usd `000 2,500 1,500 1,000 1,450 700 150 500 100 150 150 500 500 5,250 outlay usd `000 250 80 30 50 40 150 150 750 iii finance 17

[close]

p. 10

8 games budget and government contributions the iobc istanbul olympic bidding committee estimates that apart from ioc contributions television rights and top sponsorship and ticket sales around 60 percent of the istanbul ocog s budget will be financed by public subsidies and 40 percent from private sources that is by local sponsors official suppliers and licensees public subsidies to the istanbul ocog will consist of allowances already guaranteed by the turkish olympic law of 1992 the olympic law that created the iobc as the legal body responsible both for bidding for the games and acting as the istanbul ocog following a successful bid has also secured for it a steady inflow of earmarked revenues from several public sources such revenue inflow will continue uninterrupted after the iobc transforms into the ocog in amounts necessary for flawless organisation of the games and coverage of any potential economic shortfall hence the turkish olympic law stands for a strong commitment on the part of the turkish state to back the future istanbul games with all the financial means required since its foundation the iobc s statutory revenues have provided it with a yearly income of usd 28 million on average in 2004 values the largest contribution has accrued from 1-percent dividends from the annual budget of the istanbul metropolitan municipality which accounted for 38 percent of the iobc s total revenues to date besides an annual appropriation from the consolidated budget of the central government the olympic law also entitles the iobc to the following regular allowances · · · · 5 percent of the national lottery s annual net earnings 1 percent of football betting revenues 1 percent of horse racing joint wagers ticket sales 1 percent of the housing fund receipts iii finance 19 further the law authorises the government if need arises to increase up to fivefold the above percentage allowances as well as the iobc s share from the metropolitan istanbul s annual budget from its foundation to present the iobc bid for the 2000 2004 and 2008 olympic games only 4 percent of its expenditures however went to finance its candidature budgets for these three consecutive bids eighty-eight percent in contrast were invested in sports facilities with a view to equipping the city with a sports infrastructure necessary for a successful staging of the games the single largest contribution of the iobc to istanbul s sports infrastructure is the 80,000-seat olympic stadium that cost usd 126 million and was inaugurated in december 2001 the olympic stadium was constructed on land owned by the iobc it is located in the southern part of the 584-hectare land allocated by the treasury of the republic for the development of the olympic park the allocation which followed from the olympic law is no less a token of the national government s unreserved commitment to back istanbul s olympic bid the olympic law also sets in place the legal assurance for the future istanbul ocog to avail of free-of-charge cooperation and performance of all public bodies in the provision of government related services all security arrangements related to olympic games organization and all other government related services such as medical care customs etc will be provided at no cost to the ocog all sport and non-sport venues owned by the public bodies will also be made available to the ocog at no cost.

[close]

p. 11

9 ocog revenue generating potential as explained in response to previous questions the turkish olympic law guarantees an irrevocable national funding for the future istanbul ocog in the form of percentage allowances from several public sources such funding which supported the iobc since its foundation will remain in effect following istanbul s election as the host city and will constitute the main source of subsidies for the ocog budget the yearly average of iobc allowances equaling usd 28 million to date in 2004 values implies a minimum amount of national funding around usd 196 million from the election of the host city to the games period as the olympic law authorizes the cabinet to increase iobc allowances up to fivefold the upper limit of such national funding is no less than usd 900 million further the iobc estimates that the future istanbul ocog will raise around usd 210 million in total ticketing revenue its estimate for istanbul s revenues from local sponsorship for the period 2009-2012 is set at around usd 200 million about 60 percent to be contributed in kind in addition value-in-kind contributions by official suppliers of the future istanbul ocog are estimated to amount to usd 80 million in monetary value licensing revenues for the period on the other hand are expected to reach usd 25 million other national revenue sources that the iobc plans to make use of for the 2012 games include an olympic coin program usd 5 million a stamps program usd 3 million a special lottery program usd 6 million and donations from the public usd 5 million ticketing revenue forecast is based on the following assumptions · a total of more than 8 million tickets will be available for sale for the competition sessions of the 2012 games after provision for olympic family seating about 6 million of available tickets will be sold average ticket price for competition sessions will be usd 30 ranging from usd 10-30 for secondary events to usd 50-100 for prime events · ticket availability for the opening and closing ceremonies will be 73,000 for each and sales ratio 100 percent the average ticket price for these events will be usd 200 estimated local sponsorship revenue is set at an equivalent of usd 200 million this amount will be raised through usd 10-million contributions on average from some 20 turkish corporations in return for marketing rights in turkey telecommunications banking aviation automotive tire passenger transit insurance household appliances food manufacturing energy management shopping centers cosmetics furniture and carpeting construction and glass products come forth as industries from which the istanbul ocog is likely to attract national sponsors depending upon the top sponsorship program official suppliers on the other hand will include partners from categories such as air conditioning cleaning management services electrical accessories and building automation electrical appliances electronic newsletters freight forwarding housekeeping services logistics services material handling equipment packaging and recycling services pathology services radiology equipment rental vehicles research services solid waste collection services sports equipment and articles temporary structures and waste management services finally the iobc estimates that over a four-year period around 50 licensees will pay an average of usd 500 thousand for the purchase of licensing royalties these licensees will cover a full range of wearing apparel collectibles and other merchandise the istanbul games licensing program will provide access to a sizeable local retail market one indicator of that size being the turnover of retail apparel market around usd 800 million in 2002 iii finance 21 in converting monetary values to 2004 us dollars the us gross domestic product gdp deflator inflation index numbers included in the

[close]

p. 12

10 competition venues existing sports venues proposed for the olympic games and additional ones that will be built for hosting the games are indicated on chart i attached major principles that entered into the choice of competition venues include the following 1 athletes convenience was assigned primary importance towards that end the majority of sporting venues are clustered in the olympic park and the southern zone that lies 16 km from the park the olympic village is 5 minutes away from the olympic park and 20 minutes away from the southern zone the latter trip will take considerable shorter in 2012 2 to maximize post-olympic use and cost-efficiency existing venues were evaluated for their potential use during the games those that can be modified and/or upgraded for olympic use even if they are not currently used as sporting venues were selected on that basis examples of such venues include the tüyap exhibition center mydonose showland and park orman 3 an olympic project in a metropolis as large and extensive as istanbul required incorporation of specific features to promote greater sharing of and widespread participation in the olympic experience this is reflected in several competition venues locations which were chosen in view of their soundness in urban terms and suitability in terms of the compact project 4 given that perspective three venues are proposed on the asian side of the city in addition to the cross continental marathon race these are the fenerbahçe stadium football bostanc coast beach volley and prince islands triathlon 5 use of venues such as the prince islands the golden horn rowing and canoeing and the route around the old city cycling road race will be an enriching contribution to the olympic games associating top level sporting activity with an awareness of the natural and historic environment iv venues 23

[close]

p. 13

11 competition venue locations location of sports competition venues as well as the olympic village ibc/mpc and the media village are shown on map b further to the explanation provided under response to question 10 above guiding principles in the respective location of competition and non-competition venues including the olympic village the ibc/mpc and the media village are outlined below 1 billions of viewers join in the grand celebration of sports that is the essence of the olympic games on time and high quality coverage of the games for viewers around the world requires that the media is provided with every means to carry out their task 2 as mentioned under media accommodation istanbul proposes to accommodate about 2000 media representatives in 4-star or 5-star hotel rooms the media village planned for the majority of media representatives is very conveniently located with respect to the main international airport competition venues and the ibc/mpc 3 the ibc/mpc will be set up in the cnr-world trade center that is presently used as a venue for trade fairs and exhibitions the venue is only 1 km from the main international airport 16 km from the media village 16 km from the olympic park and 4 km from the southern-zone competition venues 4 the location of the main international airport in close proximity to the ibc/mpc and involving a relatively short trip to the olympic village and the media village is a significant advantage the airport is already connected to the urban lrt system that is under extensive development iv venues 25

[close]

p. 14

12 non-competition venues a olympic village a concept and post-olympic use istanbul plans a single olympic village to accommodate all athletes about 16,000 athletes and officials will be housed in the village to be constructed in halkal 4 km to the olympic park low-rising 4-storey apartment blocks with a village hub and stretches of sporting facilities will define the general urban character of the development the olympic village is conceived within the framework of an extensive housing project being carried out by the housing administration of turkey tok the project responds to the city s housing needs and the high housing demand in halkal its post-olympic use therefore is integral to the project other elements of sustainability include designing features to meet paralympic needs radically improved access to public transport harnessing renewable energy sources and technologies creating conservation and reuse infrastructure and minimizing emissions throughout the village now served by municipal bus lines and commuter trains halkal will be connected to the urban rapid transit system greatly facilitating public transport the specifically olympic legacy will result from implementation of sustainable energy water and waste-management policies b financing tok will finance the construction of the housing units suitable for olympic and paralympic use while the iobc will finance the construction of all buildings and facilities that are required for the olympic games but not planned by tok these include olympic zoning requirements security fencing training venues and other facilities specified in the olympic village guidelines c additional accommodation istanbul s project includes additional day accommodation in silivri 60 km from the olympic village and the olympic park for participants in equestrian and sailing events existing infrastructure at the klassis golf country club and klassis resort hotel in silivri will be used for this purpose klassis accommodates 2102 persons in two five-star hotels 198 apartments and 53 villas it has conference facilities including 14 meeting rooms for 40-160 persons and a ballroom for 700 b international broadcast center ibc main press center mpc a concept the iobc plans to install the ibc/mpc in a combined venue namely the international fair center cnr expo within the istanbul world trade center iwtc the complex is within walking distance of the main international airport 14 km from the media and olympic villages and 16 km from the olympic park it is accessible by light rail which will connect to the village site and the olympic park as planned the cnr expo started operating 15 years ago and is now the largest trade fair facility in eurasia its currently available covered space of 93,000 sq m includes eight interlinked exhibition halls with a total area of 85,000 sq m at a minimum height of 9 m and 8,000 sq m of office area all equipped with quality infrastructure two new halls under construction will add 22,000 sq m to the total exhibition area overall cnr expo will provide 115,000 sq m of covered space for the ibc/mpc with an estimated 75,000 sq m for the ibc and 40,000 sq m for the mpc present facilities include adjacent open-air parking area for 5,000 and closed parking structure for 750 vehicles a congress center 4,000 visitor capacity and two superior category hotels 638 rooms will be added to the iwtc complex before 2006 the istanbul ocog will ensure availability of the facilities well in advance of the games for overlay purposes the ibc will be designed and operated by the olympic broadcasting services obs while the ocog will provide logistics and security services as well as office equipment information facilities telecommunications internet access mobile telephony etc the mpc will also be outfitted with pay phones business telephone lines with data port handsets and isdn dsl and broadband data lines the premises will be handed back to its owners after retro-fit following the games b finance the greater part of the premises proposed for the ibc/mpc already exists and the remaining is under construction by the owners of the cnr expo namely istanbul world trade center inc overlay and retro-fit expenses will be financed by the ocog iv venues 27

[close]

p. 15

13 hotels a existing and planned accommodation in istanbul is indicated on chart ii attached as indicated on the chart there are about 20,000 existing and 9,000 planned 4-star or 5-star rooms existing and planned 3-star rooms add up to 8,500 all of the nearly 6,500 4-star or 5-star rooms that were at the planning stage in 2001 have since been added to the city s existing accommodation infrastructure b the following table lists the number of hotel rooms within 10 kilometers of silivri proposed for equestrian and sailing events silivri existing accommodation within a radius of 10 km of city center class number of hotels number of rooms 4 5 star hotels 2 409 3 star hotels 4 225 2 star hotels 1 27 1 star hotels 2 78 apartments 1 425 5-star level of comfort 1 1 94 one-bedroom 140 two-bedroom 17 three-bedroom apartments silivri planned accommodation class 4 5 star hotels 3 star hotels 2 star hotels within a radius of 10 km of city center number of hotels number of rooms 3 490 1 72 1 36 v accommodation 29 c convention rates at 3-star 4-star and 5-star hotels in istanbul ranged between usd 50 and usd 650 during july-august 2003 average rates including breakfast and taxes are shown below summer 2003 convention rates comfort level 5-star 4-star 3-star price range usd 250-650 100-250 50-120 average price usd 350 150 75

[close]