Turkey basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code TUR

The Turkish Basketball Federation runs the national leagues. The top men's tier is the Basketbol Super Ligi. Its management directive says the federation board sets each year how many clubs go up and down, and the first league can fill a gap. The 2026-27 team counts could not be confirmed from pages that opened.

National federation: Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF).

Basketbol Super Ligi

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Turkish Basketball Federation · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: The BSL directive allows at most five foreign players on the official match roster. The text on file does not name a season. · Source
Promotion and relegation: The federation board sets each season how many clubs are promoted and relegated. A gap is filled by the best first league club that did not go up. · Source

Clubs: Not yet verified.

Kadinlar Basketbol Super Ligi

Women's tier 1. Status: Not yet verified.

Run by: Turkish Basketball Federation · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs: Not yet verified.

tbf.org.tr news and league pages returned fetch errors. Team count and season months left null.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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