Basketbol Süper Ligi
Top men's basketball league in Turkey
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The Basketball Super League (Turkish: Basketbol Süper Ligi; TBSL),[1] also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the second-tier and third-tier divisions.
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| Founded | 1966 |
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| First season | 1966–67 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Federation | Turkish Federation |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | TBL |
| Domestic cup | Turkish Cup |
| Supercup | Presidential Cup |
| International cup(s) | EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League Europe Cup |
| Current champions | Fenerbahçe Beko (12th title) |
| Most championships | Anadolu Efes (16 titles) |
| TV partners | beIN Sports |
| Website | tbf.org.tr |
 2025–26 Basketbol Süper Ligi season | |
The BSL is administered by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) and is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the second-tier TBL and replaced by the top two teams of that division.
Since the league's restructuring in 1966, 11 clubs have been crowned champions, with Anadolu Efes winning the title a record 16 times and Fenerbahçe 12 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 11 titles out of 17 from the 2006–07 season onward.
History
According to official records, basketball was first played in Turkey in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of the sport in the country. Seven years later, in 1911, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School, decided to introduce a new game to his students. Robenson, who also later became president of Galatasaray S.K., popularized the sport in Turkey.[2][3]
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were held in major cities like Istanbul (which hosted the Istanbul League), Ankara, and İzmir. There was also the former Turkish Championship which existed from 1946 to 1967.
The current Turkish top-tier level national league was founded in 1966, by the Turkish Basketball Federation, and began with the 1966–67 season, and it thus replaced those earlier competitions. The Turkish second-tier level league, the TBL (previously known as the TB2L), was also founded three years later in 1969, and since 2011, a third-tier level league TB2L, with the teams divided into two groups.[4]
On 6 March 1988, Erman Kunter, of Fenerbahce Istanbul scored 153 pts against Hilalspor Izmir (92 in 2nd half), a record for a club competition worldwide.[5]
Format
There are 16 teams in the league, and they play against each other twice, under a league system format, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams are entitled to participate in the league's playoffs. The winner of the playoffs is crowned the Turkish champion. The two top teams of the Turkish Second League are promoted to the top level Basketbol Süper Ligi. The two lowest-placed teams of the league are relegated.[6]
Performance by club
Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anadolu Efes | 16 |
14 |
1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Fenerbahçe | 12 |
10 |
1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Eczacıbaşı | 8 |
1 |
1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989 |
| Galatasaray | 5 |
5 |
1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013 |
| İTÜ | 5 |
1 |
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| Ülker | 4 |
5 |
1995, 1998, 2001, 2006 |
| Beşiktaş | 2 |
8 |
1975, 2012 |
| Tofaş | 2 |
3 |
1999, 2000 |
| Karşıyaka | 2 |
2 |
1987, 2015 |
| Altınordu | 1 |
— |
1967 |
| Muhafızgücü | 1 |
— |
1974 |
| Çukurova Sanayi | — |
2 |
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| Paşabahçe | — |
2 |
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| Şekerspor | — |
2 |
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| Türk Telekom | — |
2 |
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| Bandırma Basketbol | — |
1 |
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Current clubs
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anadolu Efes | Istanbul (Zeytinburnu) | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi | 10,000 |
| Bahçeşehir Koleji | Istanbul (Bakırköy) | Sinan Erdem Spor Salonu | 13,800 |
| Beşiktaş Gain | Istanbul (Beşiktaş) | Akatlar Arena | 3,200 |
| Bursaspor Yörsan | Bursa | Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall | 7,500 |
| Esenler Erokspor | Istanbul (Esenler) | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 3,500 |
| Fenerbahçe Beko | Istanbul (Ataşehir) | Ülker Sports Arena | 13,800 |
| Galatasaray MCT Technic | Istanbul (Zeytinburnu) | Basketbol Gelişim Merkezi | 10,000 |
| Karşıyaka Basket | İzmir (Karşıyaka) | Karşıyaka Arena | 5,000 |
| Manisa Basket | Manisa | Muradiye Spor Salonu | 3,500 |
| Mersin MSK | Mersin | Servet Tazegül Spor Salonu | 7,500 |
| ONVO Büyükçekmece | Istanbul (Büyükçekmece) | Gazanfer Bilge Spor Salonu | 3,000 |
| Petkim Spor | İzmir (Aliağa) | Aliağa Belediyesi ENKA Spor Salonu | 3,000 |
| Tofaş | Bursa | Tofaş Nilüfer Sports Hall | 7,500 |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Hayri Gür Arena | 7,500 |
| Türk Telekom | Ankara | Ankara Arena | 10,400 |
| Yukatel Merkezefendi Basket | Denizli | Pamukkale University Arena | 3,490 |
Title holders
The winners of the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) are not included, only the clubs winning the Basketbol Süper Ligi since its inception in 1966.
List of champions
Pre-playoffs era
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Altınordu | Galatasaray |
| 1967–68 | İTÜ | Fenerbahçe |
| 1968–69 | Galatasaray | İTÜ |
| 1969–70 | İTÜ | Fenerbahçe |
| 1970–71 | İTÜ | Fenerbahçe |
| 1971–72 | İTÜ | Beşiktaş |
| 1972–73 | İTÜ | Şekerspor |
| 1973–74 | Muhafızgücü | Şekerspor |
| 1974–75 | Beşiktaş | Galatasaray |
| 1975–76 | Eczacıbaşı | Beşiktaş |
| 1976–77 | Eczacıbaşı | Beşiktaş |
| 1977–78 | Eczacıbaşı | Tofaş |
| 1978–79 | Efes Pilsen | Eczacıbaşı |
| 1979–80 | Eczacıbaşı | Efes Pilsen |
| 1980–81 | Eczacıbaşı | Beşiktaş |
| 1981–82 | Eczacıbaşı | Beşiktaş |
| 1982–83 | Efes Pilsen | Fenerbahçe |
Playoffs era
Finals MVPs and winner coaches
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Season | Finals MVP | Champion's Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | N/a |  Samim Göreç |
| 1967–68 | N/a | Mehmet Baturalp |
| 1968–69 | N/a |  Petar Simenov |
| 1969–70 | N/a | Mehmet Baturalp |
| 1970–71 | N/a | Şengün Kaplanoğlu |
| 1971–72 | N/a | Samim Göreç |
| 1972–73 | N/a | Öner Şaylan |
| 1973–74 | N/a | Armağan Asena |
| 1974–75 | N/a | Cavit Altunay |
| 1975–76 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1976–77 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1977–78 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1978–79 | N/a | Faruk Akagün |
| 1979–80 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1980–81 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1981–82 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1982–83 | N/a | Rıza Erverdi |
| 1983–84 | N/a | Aydan Siyavuş |
| 1984–85 | N/a | Nur Germen |
| 1985–86 | N/a | Fehmi Sadıkoğlu |
| 1986–87 | N/a | Nadir Vekiloğlu |
| 1987–88 | N/a | Mehmet Baturalp |
| 1988–89 | N/a | Mehmet Baturalp |
| 1989–90 | N/a | Faruk Akagün |
| 1990–91 | N/a | Çetin Yılmaz |
| 1991–92 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 1992–93 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 1993–94 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 1994–95 | N/a | Çetin Yılmaz |
| 1995–96 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 1996–97 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 1997–98 | N/a | Çetin Yılmaz |
| 1998–99 | N/a |  Jasmin Repeša |
| 1999–00 | N/a | Tolga Öngören |
| 2000–01 | N/a | Murat Didin |
| 2001–02 | N/a | Oktay Mahmuti |
| 2002–03 | N/a | Oktay Mahmuti |
| 2003–04 | N/a | Oktay Mahmuti |
| 2004–05 | N/a | Oktay Mahmuti |
| 2005–06 | N/a | Murat Özyer |
| 2006–07 | N/a | Aydın Örs |
| 2007–08 | N/a |  Bogdan Tanjević |
| 2008–09 |  Bootsy Thornton | Ergin Ataman |
| 2009–10 | Tarence Kinsey | Ertuğrul Erdoğan |
| 2010–11 | Oğuz Savaş | Neven Spahija |
| 2011–12 |  Carlos Arroyo | Ergin Ataman |
| 2012–13 | Jamont Gordon | Ergin Ataman |
| 2013–14 | Not awarded |  Željko Obradović |
| 2014–15 | Bobby Dixon | Ufuk Sarıca |
| 2015–16 |  Luigi Datome | Željko Obradović |
| 2016–17 | Bogdan Bogdanović | Željko Obradović |
| 2017–18 | Brad Wanamaker | Željko Obradović |
| 2018–19 | Shane Larkin | Ergin Ataman |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded 1 | |
| 2020–21 |  Rodrigue Beaubois | Ergin Ataman |
| 2021–22 |  Jan Veselý | Aleksandar Đorđević |
| 2022–23 | Vasilije Micić | Ergin Ataman |
| 2023–24 | Nigel Hayes-Davis |  Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
| 2024–25 |  Khem Birch | Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
- ^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey.[7]
Turkish basketball clubs in European-wide competitions
Awards
Former participants
Note: includes 2025–26 season.
- 60 seasons: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray
- 58 seasons: Beşiktaş
- 54 seasons: Karşıyaka
- 48 seasons: Anadolu Efes
- 42 seasons: Tofaş
- 35 seasons: İTÜ
- 34 seasons: TED Ankara Kolejliler
- 33 seasons: Türk Telekom
- 29 seasons: Darüşşafaka
- 18 seasons: Eczacıbaşı
- 17 seasons: Oyak-Renault
- 16 seasons: Ankara DSİ, Bandırma
- 15 seasons: Şekerspor
- 13 seasons: Muhafızgücü, Ülkerspor
- 11 seasons: Büyükçekmece Basketbol, Çukurova Sanayi, Gaziantep Basketbol
- 9 seasons: Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Tuborg Pilsener
- 8 seasons: Bahçeşehir Koleji, Yenişehir
- 7 seasons: Altınordu, Bursaspor, Erdemirspor, Konyaspor, PTT İstanbul, Trabzonspor BK
- 6 seasons: Aliağaspor, Altay, Ankara Ziraat Fakültesi, Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Beslenspor, Büyük Kolej, Eskişehir Basket, Kadıköyspor, Konyaspor Basket, Ortaköyspor, Petkimspor
- 5 seasons: Beykozspor, İnhisar, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Meysuspor, Merkezefendi Belediyespor, MKE Ankaragücü, Nasaşspor, ODTÜ, Paşabahçe, Taçspor, Uşak Sportif
- 4 seasons: Afyon Belediyespor, Antbirlik, Güney Sanayi, Manisa Basket
- 3 seasons: Antalyaspor, Hilalspor İzmir, Kepez Belediyespor, Modaspor, Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor
- 2 seasons: Adana Demirspor, Alpella, Bornova Belediyespor, Göztepe, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Jandarmagücü, Karagücü, Kurtuluş, Mersin Spor, Muratpaşa Belediyespor, Netaş, OGM Ormanspor, Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyespor, Samsunspor, Yalovaspor, Yıldırımspor
- 1 season: Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu, Bakırköy Basket, Bakırköyspor, Balıkesir, Bandırma Kırmızı, Çağdaş Bodrumspor, Esenler Erokspor, Fethiye Belediyespor, Kuşadasıspor, Mülkiye, Silahlı Kuvvetler Gücü, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Tekirdağ, Trabzonspor
