The Education Cup () was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Training Community Alliance in 1943Yüce, Mehmet & Aytuna, Fethi. Türk Basketbol Tarihi (2020).sf (177). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu .. In the 1944 season, the competition was replaced by the Spring Cup (), that was run by the Turkish Training Community Alliance from 1944 to 1946Yüce, Mehmet & Aytuna, Fethi. Türk Basketbol Tarihi (2020).sf (178-180). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu .. In the 1946 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Basketball Championship.
The Turkish Basketball Championship () was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Training Community Alliance & Turkish Basketball Federation, from 1946 to 1967. In the 1966–67 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
The Basketball Super League (; BSL), also known as the ING 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.
Title holders Source:Yüce, Mehmet & Aytuna, Fethi. Türk Basketbol Tarihi (2020).sf (462-471). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu .
Education Cup 1943 Harp Okulu Spring Cup 1944 Galatasaray 1945 Galatasaray Turkish Basketball Championship 1946 Beykoz 1947 Galatasaray 1948 Galatasaray 1949 Galatasaray 1950 Galatasaray 1951 Harp Okulu 1952 Harp Okulu 1953 Galatasaray 1954 Modaspor 1955 Galatasaray & Modaspor 1956 Galatasaray 1957 Fenerbahçe 1958 Modaspor 1959 Fenerbahçe 1960 Galatasaray 1961 Darüşşafaka 1962 Darüşşafaka 1963 Galatasaray 1964 Galatasaray 1965 Fenerbahçe 1966 Galatasaray 1967 Altınordu Basketball Super League 1966–67 Altınordu 1967–68 İTÜ 1968–69 Galatasaray 1969–70 İTÜ 1970–71 İTÜ 1971–72 İTÜ 1972–73 İTÜ 1973–74 Muhafızgücü 1974–75 Beşiktaş 1975–76 Eczacıbaşı 1976–77 Eczacıbaşı 1977–78 Eczacıbaşı 1978–79 Efes Pilsen 1979–80 Eczacıbaşı 1980–81 Eczacıbaşı 1981–82 Eczacıbaşı 1982–83 Efes Pilsen 1983–84 Efes Pilsen 1984–85 Galatasaray 1985–86 Galatasaray 1986–87 Karşıyaka 1987–88 Eczacıbaşı 1988–89 Eczacıbaşı 1989–90 Galatasaray 1990–91 Fenerbahçe 1991–92 Efes Pilsen 1992–93 Efes Pilsen 1993–94 Efes Pilsen 1994–95 Ülker 1995–96 Efes Pilsen 1996–97 Efes Pilsen 1997–98 Ülker 1998–99 Tofaş 1999–00 Tofaş 2000–01 Ülker 2001–02 Efes Pilsen 2002–03 Efes Pilsen 2003–04 Efes Pilsen 2004–05 Efes Pilsen 2005–06 Ülker 2006–07 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2007–08 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2008–09 Efes Pilsen 2009–10 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2010–11 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2011–12 Beşiktaş Milangaz 2012–13 Galatasaray Medical Park 2013–14 Fenerbahçe Ülker 2014–15 Pınar Karşıyaka 2015–16 Fenerbahçe
2016–17 Fenerbahçe 2017–18 Fenerbahçe Doğuş 2018–19 Anadolu Efes 2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020–21 Anadolu Efes 2021–22 Fenerbahçe Beko 2022–23 Anadolu Efes 2023–24 Fenerbahçe Beko 2024–25 Fenerbahçe Beko 2025–26 Fenerbahçe Beko
– Education Cup () and Spring Cup () are considered as the early championship in Turkish Basketball Federation's own history book which named Türkiye Basketbol Tarihi.
Performance by club Clubs in bold currently play in the top division. ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning years Galatasaray 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013 Fenerbahçe 1957, 1959, 1965, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 Anadolu Efes 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023 Eczacıbaşı 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989 İTÜ 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Ülker 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006 Harp Okulu 1943, 1951, 1952 Modaspor 1954, 1955, 1958 Beşiktaş 1975, 2012 Tofaş 1999, 2000 Pınar Karşıyaka 1987, 2015 Darüşşafaka 1961, 1962 Altınordu 1967, 1967 Beykoz 1946 Muhafızgücü 1974 Mülkiye — Şekerspor — Çukurova Sanayi — Paşabahçe — Türk Telekom — Beyoğluspor — Kurtuluş — Vefa — Bandırma —
1955 two domestic champions On April 25, 1955, the last game of the championship was Fenerbahçe against Galatasaray at Spor Sergi Sarayı. Galatasaray and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and they had the same number of points. Therefore, the last game was very important for both Galatasaray and Modaspor since the champion would be determined by total point difference. In the game against Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe officials withdrew their team from the match with just 44 seconds left to the end of the match due to Fenerbahçe being behind by 13 points, with no chance of turning the game. Thus the match could not be concluded. Nevertheless, the Federation of Sports declared that such behavior of the Fenerbahçe officials would not be acceptable and there were two domestic champions, Galatasaray and Modaspor, in that year. The trophy was split into two pieces and both clubs could keep these in their museums.Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(259).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
Final ranking Pos. Club Pld Pts W D L PF PA PD 1. Galatasaray 5 9 4 0 1 302 222 +80 1. Modaspor 5 9 4 0 1 3. Fenerbahçe 5 9 4 0 1 251 159 +92 4. Ankaragücü 5 6 1 0 4 232 287 -55 5. Altınordu 5 6 1 0 4 6. Harp Okulu 5 6 1 0 4 226 330 -104
Pos.=Position, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, D=Draws, L=Matches lost, PF=Points for, PA=Points against, PD=Points difference
1967 Turkish Basketball Championship 1967 season was the last season of Turkish Basketball Championship in Turkey before Basketball Super League. The tournament was organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) to select a club that would represent Turkey in the 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup. The championship was played between champion of 1966-67 Basketball Super League Altınordu and winner of 1966-67 Turkish Basketball Cup Fenerbahçe. Altınordu won the championship by winning two matches against Fenerbahçe.
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