Once finished in two years, the centre will boast a 6,000-seater eSports venue, a five-star eSports-themed hotel and a museum devoted to gaming.
E-sports tournaments are largely available on game streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Facebook Gaming and Mixer and are also broadcasted on TV channels including ESPN and Fox Sports.
Online gaming is turning into a multi-billion dollar industry that has the potential to transform how we consume popular culture.
The three-day finals see 32 elite players, distilled from a global pool of 20 million starters worldwide, flexing thumbs and fingers for the prize of a shiny trophy and $250,000 to the winner.
Gaming culture is growing in Turkey, with players, teams, and tens of thousands of fans involved. Even the government is getting in on the act.
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