Turkish Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Turkish Basketball Super League
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| Formerly | Turkish Basketball League (TBL) |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Inaugural season | 1966–67 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Continent |
 FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Fenerbahçe (7th title) |
| Most titles | Anadolu Efes (13 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
LIG TV 3 NTV Spor TBFTV.org |
| Level on pyramid | 1st tier |
| Relegation to | TBL |
| International cup(s) |
EuroLeague (1st tier) Champions League (3rd tier) |
| Related competitions |
Turkish Cup Turkish President's Cup |
| Official website | www.BSL.org.tr |
The Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) is the top-tier pre-eminent professional men's basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Süper Ligi), or also known as Spor Toto Basketball League (Turkish: Spor Toto Basketbol Ligi) for sponsorship reasons. The league was previously known as the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).
There is also a second-tier level Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) with 18 teams, and since 2011, a third-tier level Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L), with the teams divided into two groups.
According to the official records, in Turkey, basketball was first played in 1904 at Robert College. An American physical education teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher at Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to the students in 1911. Robenson who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey.
Until late 1966, local basketball competitions were being held in big cities like Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir. The national league was founded in 1966 by the Turkish Basketball Federation, and began with the 1966–67 season. The TB2L was also founded three years later.
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