Türk Telekom B.K.

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. The arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, opened in April 2010.

Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom logo
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Founded1991
HistoryPTT
(1991–1996)
Türk Telekom PTT
(1996–1998)
Türk Telekom
(1998–present)
ArenaAnkara Arena
Capacity10,400
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Team colorsSky Blue, Dark Blue and White
     
PresidentTahsin Yılmaz
Head coachSelçuk Ernak
Team captainİsmail Cem Ulusoy
Championships1 Turkish Cup
2 Turkish President's Cups
WebsiteTürk Telekom

History
Türk Telekom logo used till 2016

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.

In 2016, Türk Telekom relegated from the BSL after finishing 15th in the regular season. In 2018, the team returned as it promoted from the Turkish First League.[1] In its first season back, the club would also play in the EuroCup, as the club returns to Europe after 6 years.[2]

Home arenas
The Ankara Arena, home venue of the team since 2011

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Türk Telekom roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 1 United States McDuffie, Markis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-09-06)6 September 1997
G 2 Turkey Güler, Boran 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001
PF 3 Turkey Saybir, Yiğitcan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 24 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999
PG 4 Turkey Yağmur, Mehmet 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 36 – (1987-07-01)1 July 1987
SG 5 United States Palmer, James 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996
G 7 United States Adams, Jalen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1995-12-11)11 December 1995
G 8 United States Wallace, Tyrone 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1994-06-10)10 June 1994
C 12 Turkey Akyel, Metehan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996
SF 13 Turkey Ulubay, Okben 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996
F 14 Turkey Şav, Troy Selim 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998
C 23 Armenia Enoch, Steven 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 26 – (1997-09-18)18 September 1997
G 25 Turkey Ulusoy, İsmail Cem (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – (1996-10-04)4 October 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Turkey Önder Külçebaş
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 24, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Steven Enoch Metehan Akyel
PF Markis McDuffie Yiğitcan Saybir
SF Tyrone Wallace Okben Ulubay Troy Selim Şav
SG James Palmer Jr. Boran Güler
PG Jalen Adams İsmail Cem Ulusoy Mehmet Yağmur

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Turkish Cup European Competitions
1991–92 1 TBL 12th – – –
1992–93 1 TBL 9th – – –
1993–94 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist – –
1994–95 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist – Korać Cup
1995–96 1 TBL 11th – Runner-up Korać Cup
1996–97 1 TBL 2nd Runner-up – European Cup
1997–98 1 TBL 6th Quarterfinalist Runner-up Euroleague
1998–99 1 TBL 9th – – Saporta Cup
1999–00 1 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist – Korać CupQF
2000–01 1 TBL 4th Semifinalist Runner-up Korać Cup
2001–02 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Semifinalist Saporta Cup
2002–03 1 TBL 4th Semifinalist Runner-up FIBA Champions' Cup
2003–04 1 TBL 9th - Semifinalist FIBA Europe League
2004–05 1 TBL 7th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup
2005–06 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2006–07 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist FIBA EurocupQF
2007–08 1 TBL 4th Runner-up Champion Played ULEB Cup
2008–09 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupL16
2009–10 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupL16
2010–11 1 TBL 10th – Group Stage EuroChallengeRS
2011–12 1 TBL 9th – Group Stage EuroChallengeRS
2012–13 1 TBL 13th – Group Stage –
2013–14 1 TBL 11th – Quarterfinalist –
2014–15 1 TBL 7th Quarterfinalist Group stage –
2015–16 1 TBL 15th – – –
2016–17 2 TBL 8th Quarterfinalist – –
2017–18 2 TBL 1st – – –
2018–19 1 BSL 7th Quarterfinals Semifinalist EuroCupRS
2019–20 1 BSL 10th1 –1 Semifinalist Champions LeagueQF
2020–21 1 BSL 6th Quarterfinals – Champions LeaguePO
2021–22 1 BSL 11th – – EuroCup8F
2022–23 1 BSL 1st Semifinals – EuroCup RU
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References
  1. "Türkiye Basketbol 1. Ligi'nde şampiyon Türk Telekom". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). April 1, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. "ECA Board reviews commercial strategy, approves 2018-19 competitions team list". Euroleague Basketball. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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