The Women's Basketball Super League (, KBSL), also known as the Halkbank Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top 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, it replaced the former Turkish Women's Basketball League which ran between 1956 and 1980. There is also a Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL), the second level in the Turkish women's basketball league system. The present TKBL should not be confused with the former TKBL, which ran between 1956 and 1980; after the KBSL was founded, the TKBL became a second-tier league.
Fenerbahçe are the most successful team in the competition's history, having won 20 titles to date.
Competition system The competition is played in two phases: regular season and playoffs. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Super League, ranking 13th and 14th, relegate into the Second League (TKBL). The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Super League.
The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for eight teams: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The four winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the championship title.
Performance by club Club Titles Years won Fenerbahçe 20 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Galatasaray 13 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015 Beşiktaş 3 1984, 1985, 2005 Middle East Technical University 3 1981, 1982, 1983 Botaş SK 2 2001, 2003 MTA 2 1986, 1987 İstanbul University 1 1989 Near East University 1 2017
Current clubs (2025–26 season) ClubCityArenaBeşiktaşIstanbulAkatlar ArenaBotaşAnkaraAnkara ArenaÇanakkale BelediyesporÇanakkaleSporcu Gelişim MerkeziÇBK MersinMersinServet Tazegül ArenaEmlak Konut SKIstanbulBaşakşehir Sports ComplexFenerbahçeIstanbulMetro Enerji Sports HallGalatasarayIstanbulSinan Erdem DomeKayseri BasketbolKayseriKadir Has Spor SalonuKocaeli Women's BasketballKocaeliŞehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports HallNesibe AydınAnkaraTOBB Sport HallOrmansporAnkaraM. Sait Zarifoğlu Sports Hall
Champions Before the Play-off System Season Champion Runner-up Third Place Champion's Coach 1980–81 ODTÜ DSİ Spor TED Kolejliler Osman Erverdi 1981–82 ODTÜ TED Kolejliler DSİ Spor Osman Erverdi 1982–83 ODTÜ TED Kolejliler Kocaeli Kağıtspor Kaya Gültekin 1983–84 Beşiktaş İstanbul Üniversitesi TED Kolejliler Fehmi Sadıkoğlu 1984–85 Beşiktaş M.T.A TED Kolejliler Fehmi Sadıkoğlu 1985–86 M.T.A Beşiktaş İstanbul Üniversitesi Erdinç Talu 1986–87 M.T.A İstanbul Üniversitesi Beşiktaş Erdinç Talu 1987–88 Galatasaray İstanbul Üniversitesi Lassa Fehmi Sadıkoğlu 1988–89 İstanbul Üniversitesi Galatasaray Yükseliş Koleji İsmet Kurteşi 1989–90 Galatasaray İstanbul Üniversitesi Yükseliş Koleji Betsy Bailey 1990–91 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Yükseliş Koleji Betsy Bailey 1991–92 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe İstanbul Üniversitesi Betsy Bailey 1992–93 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe BOTAŞ Betsy Bailey After the Play-off System Season Champion Runner-up Semi-finalists Champion's Coach 1993–94 Galatasaray Brisa Spor BOTAŞ İstanbul Üniversitesi Betsy Bailey 1994–95 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe İstanbul Üniversitesi Brisa Spor Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 1995–96 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Brisa Spor BOTAŞ Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 1996–97 Galatasaray Brisa Spor Beşiktaş İstanbul Üniversitesi Ekrem Memnun 1997–98 Galatasaray Brisa Spor Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Ekrem Memnun 1998–99 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray BOTAŞ Beşiktaş Göksel Zeren 1999–00 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Brisa Spor Beşiktaş Ekrem Memnun 2000–01 BOTAŞ Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Galatasaray Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu 2001–02 Fenerbahçe BOTAŞ Migros Erdemir Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2002–03 BOTAŞ Erdemir Fenerbahçe Migros Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu 2003–04 Fenerbahçe Erdemir Migros BOTAŞ Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2004–05 Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Mersin BB Erdemir Aziz Akkaya 2005–06 Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş BOTAŞ İstanbul Üniversitesi Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2006–07 Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Galatasaray BOTAŞ Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2007–08 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray TED Kayseri Beşiktaş Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2008–09 Fenerbahçe Mersin BB Galatasaray Samsun Basketbol Haydar Kemal Ateş 2009–10 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray BOTAŞ Mersin BB Aydın Uğuz 2010–11 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray TED Kayseri BOTAŞ László Rátgéber 2011–12 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Kayseri KASKİ Mersin BB George Dikeoulakos 2012–13 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Kayseri KASKİ İstanbul Üniversitesi Roberto Íñiguez 2013–14 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe BOTAŞ Kayseri KASKİ Ekrem Memnun 2014–15 Galatasaray AGÜ Spor Adana ASKİ Fenerbahçe Ekrem Memnun 2015–16 Fenerbahçe Hatay BB AGÜ Spor Mersin BB George Dikeoulakos 2016–17 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Galatasaray Zafer Kalaycıoğlu 2017–18 Fenerbahçe Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Hatay BB Çukurova Basketbol Valérie Garnier 2018–19 Fenerbahçe Çukurova Basketbol Galatasaray BOTAŞ Valérie Garnier 2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey 2020–21 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Çankaya Üniversitesi Nesibe Aydın Víctor Lapeña 2021–22 Fenerbahçe Çukurova Basketbol Nesibe Aydın Ormanspor Marina Maljković 2022–23 Fenerbahçe Çukurova Basketbol Galatasaray BOTAŞ Marina Maljković 2023–24 Fenerbahçe Çukurova Basketbol Galatasaray Beşiktaş Valérie Garnier 2024–25 Fenerbahçe ÇBK Mersin Beşiktaş Galatasaray Miguel Méndez 2025–26 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray ÇBK Mersin Emlak Konut Miguel Méndez
Notable players
Domestic Players
Birsel Vardarlı Sevgi Uzun Işıl Alben Tuğçe Canıtez Melike Bakırcıoğlu Olcay Çakır Begüm Dalgalar Selin Ekiz Burcu Erbaş Seda Erdoğan Duygu Fırat Ecem Güler Gülşah Gümüşay Yasemin Horasan Tuğçe İnöntepe Naile İvegin Şaziye İvegin Özge Kavurmacıoğlu Ceyda Kozluca Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu Sariye Kumral Tuğçe Murat Arzu Özyiğit Tuğba Palazoğlu Nalan Ramazanoğlu Kübra Siyahdemir Yasemen Saylar Esra Şencebe Devran Tanaçan Esmeral Tunçluer Gülşah Akkaya Aylin Yıldızoğlu Nevriye Yılmaz Nilay Yiğit Serap Yücesir Müjde Yüksel
European Players
Anastasiya Verameyenka Marina Kress Sviatlana Volnaya Yelena Leuchanka
Emma Meesseman Julie Allemand
Gergena Baranzova
Korana Longin-Zanze
Hana Horáková
Alba Torrens
Linda Frohlich
Émilie Gomis Gabby Williams Iliana Rupert Isabelle Yacoubou Marine Johannès
Andrea Nagy Anna Vajda Dorka Juhász
Shay Doron
Elīna Babkina Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota Zane Tamane
Gintarė Petronytė
Agnieszka Bibrzycka
Elena Baranova Epiphanny Prince
Milica Dabović Ivona Jerković Ivana Matović Ivanka Matić Jelena Spirić
Non-European Players
Penny Taylor
Tammy Sutton-Brown
Candace Parker Matee Ajavon Chantelle Anderson Seimone Augustus Kara Braxton Kiesha Brown Tamika Catchings Tina Charles Marissa Coleman Monique Currie Clarissa Davis Diamond DeShields Bethany Donaphin Katie Douglas Summer Erb Marie Ferdinand-Harris Sylvia Fowles Andrea Gardner Lindsey Harding Laura Harper Vanessa Hayden Doneeka Hodges Ebony Hoffman Alexis Hornbuckle Katrina McClain Johnson Shannon Johnson Vickie Johnson Erlana Larkins Ivory Latta Doneeka Lewis Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Angel McCoughtry Danielle McCulley Taj McWilliams-Franklin Coco Miller Kelly Miller Peony Nazario Courtney Paris Jia Perkins Cappie Pondexter Nicole Powell Sheri Sam Katie Smith Tangela Smith Breanna Stewart Andrea Stinson Diana Taurasi Nikki Teasley Barbara Turner Tan White Sophia Young
See also Men's Turkish Men's Basketball League Turkish Men's Basketball Cup Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup Women's Turkish Women's Basketball League Turkish Women's Basketball Cup Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup
References
External links Official Website Eurobasket.com Women's Basketball Super League Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website