Türk Telekom B.K.
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| Türk Telekom logo | |||
| Leagues | Turkish Super League, FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| History | Türk Telekom (1991–present) | ||
| Arena | Ankara Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,400 | ||
| Location | Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Team colors | Sky Blue, Dark Blue and White | ||
| President | Tahsin Yılmaz | ||
| Head coach | Ercüment Sunter | ||
| Championships | 1 Turkish Cup 2 Turkish President's Cups | ||
| Website | Türk Telekom | ||
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Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü (English: Turk Telekom Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team that is based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a branch of the Türk Telekom GSK sports club. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, and which was opened in April 2010.
History
The club was founded in 1954 and opened its basketball section as name of PTT in 1991. Thereafter, the team received name of Türk Telekom PTT in 1996. Recently, the team is continuing with the name of Türk Telekom.
Türk Telekom has won the Turkish Cup title after beating Oyak Renault in 2008. Also, the team won the Turkish President's Cup title after beating Fenerbahçe Ülker that year.
Türk Telekom also has a reserve team as name of Genç Telekom. They compete in the Turkish Basketball Second League.
In September 2011, first Turkish NBA All-Star player Mehmet Okur of the Utah Jazz announced he would play for Türk Telekom, due to the 2011 NBA lockout.
Home arenas
- Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall (1991–2011)
- Ankara Arena (2011–present)
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Eric Buckner | Ermal Kuqo | |
| PF | Marcus Haislip | Cevher Özer | Murat Göktaş |
| SF | Erkan Veyseloğlu | Mutlu Akpınar | |
| SG | Michael Jenkins | Manny Harris | |
| PG | Ben Woodside | Aleksandar Rašić | Canberk Cevit |
Notable players
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Turkish Cup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | 1 | TBL | 12 | – | – | – |
| 1992–93 | 1 | TBL | 9 | - | – | – |
| 1993–94 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Semifinalist | – | – |
| 1994–95 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | – | Played Korać Cup |
| 1995–96 | 1 | TBL | 11 | - | Runner-up | Played Korać Cup |
| 1996–97 | 1 | TBL | 2 | Runner-up | – | Played European Cup |
| 1997–98 | 1 | TBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Runner-up | Played Euroleague |
| 1998–99 | 1 | TBL | 9 | - | – | Played Saporta Cup |
| 1999–00 | 1 | TBL | 8 | Quarterfinalist | – | Korać Cup Quarterfinalist |
| 2000–01 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Runner-up | Played Korać Cup |
| 2001–02 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | Played Saporta Cup |
| 2002–03 | 1 | TBL | 4 | Semifinalist | Runner-up | Played FIBA Champions' Cup |
| 2003–04 | 1 | TBL | 9 | - | Semifinalist | Played FIBA Europe League |
| 2004–05 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2005–06 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – |
| 2006–07 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | FIBA Eurocup Quarterfinalist |
| 2007–08 | 1 | TBL | 2 | Runner-up | Champion | Played ULEB Cup |
| 2008–09 | 1 | TBL | 3 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup Last 16 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | TBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eurocup Last 16 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | TBL | 10 | – | Group Stage | EuroChallenge Regular season |
| 2011–12 | 1 | TBL | 9 | – | Group Stage | EuroChallenge Regular season |
| 2012–13 | 1 | TBL | 13 | – | Group Stage | – |
| 2013–14 | 1 | TBL | 11 | – | Quarterfinalist | – |
| 2014–15 | 1 | TBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Group stage | – |