The Basketball Super League ( Turkish : Basketbol Süper Ligi ; TBSL ), 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.
7-524: 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 11 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe won 10 titles out of 16 from
14-801: Is headquartered in Istanbul . They organize the Basketball Super League , Women's Basketball Super League the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup . It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's , women's and youth national basketball teams. In October 2016, Hidayet Türkoğlu was elected as its president. The Federation moved its headquarters with all its offices from Sinan Erdem Dome, where it had been using from January 2022 on, to
21-506: The 2006–07 season onward. 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
28-498: 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. 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
35-514: The clubs winning the Basketbol Süper Ligi since its inception in 1966. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Note: includes 2024–25 season. Turkish Basketball Federation The Turkish Basketball Federation ( Turkish : Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu, TBF ) is the national federation for basketball in Turkey . It
42-586: The league's playoffs. The winners of the playoffs are crowned the Turkish champions. 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 Süper Ligi are relegated. Clubs in bold currently play in the top division. The winners of the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) are not included, only
49-609: The sport in Turkey. 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,
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