It is owned by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF), and is home to men's and women's national teams in all age groups.

The 1989-opened Abdi İpekçi Arena,[1] which was worn out, ccould not meet expactations and was at risk of earthquake resistance,[2] was closed in 2017, and demolished in 2018.

[1][2] For the building signed the TOKİ (Mass Housing Administration) by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.

[2] The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) moved its headquarters with all its offices from Sinan Erdem Dome, where it had been using from January 2022 on, to the BGM on 9 September 2024.

The first event in the BGM was the match of the 37th Men's Basketball President's Cup between Fenerbahçe Beko and Anadolu Efes played on the opening day 29 September 2024.