Turkish Women's Basketball League
Basketball league
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The Turkish Women's Basketball League (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Basketbol Ligi, TKBL), is the second-tier level women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation.
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| Formerly | TBF Turkish Women's Basketball League |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| First season | 1980–81 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | FIBA |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | KBSL |
| Relegation to | KBBL |
| Current champions | Zorlu Koleji Samsun Basketbol[1] (1st title) (2025–26) |
| Website | tbf.org.tr |
 2026–27 Turkish Women's Basketball League | |
Format
The league has 16 teams. Each team plays others in their group twice during the regular season. The team that finishes in first place promotes to the top-tier level Women's Basketball Super League (KBSL) for the next season.Teams ranked 2nd to 9th compete in a playoff format and the winner of the playoff also promotes. The lowest three teams are relegated to the third-tier level Turkish Women's Regional Basketball League (KBBL).
The Turkish Women's Basketball League continue to be played with 11 teams as of the 2026-27 season.[2]
Clubs (2026–27 season)
| Team | Home city | Arena |
|---|---|---|
Champions
Source:[3]
- 1994–95: Manisa Spil İhtisas Spor Kulübü
- 1995–96: Urla Belediyespor
- 1996–97: Et Balık Spor Kulübü
- 1997–98: Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyespor
- 1998–99: Urla Belediyespor
- 1999–00: Migrosspor
- 2000–01: Alanya Belediyespor
- 2001–02: İstanbul Üniversitesi
- 2002–03: Küçükköy Belediyespor
- 2003–04: Kocaeli Basket
- 2004–05: Türk Hava Yolları Spor Kulübü
- 2005–06: Galatasaray
- 2006–07: Burhaniye Belediyespor
- 2007–08: Tarsus Belediyespor
- 2008–09: Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediye Kağıtspor
- 2009–10: Alanya Belediyespor
- 2010–11: TED Ankara Kolejliler
- 2011–12: Edremit Belediyespor
- 2012–13: Altay Konak Belediyespor
- 2013–14: Edirnespor
- 2014–15: Basketbolu Geliştirenler Derneği
- 2015–16: Osmaniye Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü
- 2016–17: Ormanspor
- 2017–18: Bodrum Basketbol SK
- 2018–19: Çankaya Üniversitesi
- 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2020–21: Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
- 2021–22: Emlak Konut SK[4]
- 2022–23: Tarsus Belediyesispor
- 2023–24: Zonguldakspor Basket 67
- 2024–25: Edremit Belediyesi Gürespor
- 2025–26: Zorlu Koleji Samsun Basketbol [1]