The bottom two photos show just how vibrant Turkish democracy is. They were taken of a political rally held by proponents of changes to Turkey's constitution to voted on in an upcoming referendum. Hence, the signs reading "evet," which means "yes" in Turkish.
The top photos are of the first Turkish national team's first basketball game ever held at the new 15,500-person Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul. This arena is where all the coming Worlds elimination games will be held, and is considered the crown jewel of Turkish basketball.
It got pretty loud, but could get louder. I imagine the place could have fit about 1,000 more people. I got chills during the pregame, but I haven't attended these games as long as ESPN's Chris Sheridan.
He told me at the pool today that the last time he'd gotten the chills at an international basketball game was the U.S.'s victory over Spain in the gold medal game of the 2008 Olympics.
Turkey controlled the game from start to finish, winning 95-77.
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