Basketball in Turkey

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Basketball isthe most popular team sport in Turkey after football .

National basketball competitions

Turkish championship

The Turkish basketball championship is held in the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi ( TBL ). Among them there is the 2nd Türkiye Basketbol Ligi with 4 divisions and the EBBL.

Basketball clubs

Category: Turkish basketball club

International basketball competitions

Basketball world championship

At the 2010 World Basketball Championship in Turkey, the Turkish team made it to the final. It was defeated by the US team 64:81 and was runner-up at the time until the 2014 World Basketball Championship in Spain.

Olympic Summer Games

In the basketball competitions of the Olympic Summer Games, the Turkish national teams of men and women have not been able to win any medals since at least 1992.

European basketball championship

At the 2001 European basketball championship in Turkey, Turkey lost to the team of Serbia and Montenegro in the final 69:78 and could therefore only win the silver medal.

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