Türk Telekom B.K.

Turkish basketball team

Türk Telekom

Leagues| Basketbol Süper Ligi
Founded| 1991
History| PTT
(1991–1996)
Türk Telekom PTT
(1996–1998)
Türk Telekom
(1998–present)
Arena| Ankara Arena
Capacity| 10,400
Location| Ankara, Turkey
Team colors| Sky Blue, Dark Blue and White

President| Tahsin Yılmaz
Head coach| Selçuk Ernak
Team captain| Mehmet Yağmur
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. The arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, opened in April 2010.

## History[edit]

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[edit]

The Ankara Arena, home venue of the team since 2011

* Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall (1991–2011)
* Ankara Arena (2011–present)

## Players[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

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

Türk Telekom roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Age |

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G | 2 |  | Güler, Boran | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  22 – (2001-11-21)21 November 2001  |
PF | 3 |  | Saybir, Yiğitcan | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  25 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999  |
PG | 4 |  | Yağmur, Mehmet (C) | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)  | 85 kg (187 lb)  |  36 – (1987-07-01)1 July 1987  |
SG | 5 |  | Palmer, James | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 94 kg (207 lb)  |  27 – (1996-07-31)31 July 1996  |
G | 8 |  | Wallace, Tyrone | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  29 – (1994-06-10)10 June 1994  |
PG | 11 |  | Brown, Brandon | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 80 kg (176 lb)  |  34 – (1989-08-14)14 August 1989  |
C | 12 |  | Akyel, Metehan | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 78 kg (172 lb)  |  27 – (1996-07-09)9 July 1996  |
SF | 13 |  | Ulubay, Okben | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 86 kg (190 lb)  |  27 – (1996-05-25)25 May 1996  |
F | 14 |  | Şav, Troy Selim | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 95 kg (209 lb)  |  25 – (1998-08-12)12 August 1998  |
C | 23 |  | Enoch, Steven | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 106 kg (234 lb)  |  26 – (1997-09-18)18 September 1997  |
G | 25 |  | Ulusoy, İsmail Cem | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 75 kg (165 lb)  |  27 – (1996-10-04)4 October 1996  |
PF | 45 |  | Jones, Jarrod | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | 105 kg (231 lb)  |  33 – (1990-05-27)27 May 1990  |

Head coach

* Selçuk Ernak

Assistant coach(es)

* İlter Türkmen
* Savaş Kaynak
* Can Akın

Team manager

* Önder Külçebaş

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (DC) Dual citizenship
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: January 29, 2023

### Depth chart[edit]

Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C | Steven Enoch | Metehan Akyel |  |  |
PF | Jarrod Jones | Troy Selim Şav |  |  |
SF | James Palmer Jr. | Yiğitcan Saybir | Boran Güler |  |
SG | Brandon Brown | Okben Ulubay |  |  |
PG | Tyrone Wallace | Mehmet Yağmur | İsmail Cem Ulusoy |  |

### Notable players[edit]

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.

* Alper Yılmaz
* Barış Ermiş
* Berk Demir
* Can Akın
* Cevher Özer
* Cüneyt Erden
* Erdal Bibo
* Erkan Yılmaz
* Kerem Tunçeri
* Mehmet Okur
* Mehmet Yağmur
* Murat Evliyaoğlu
* -- Rasim Başak
* Rıdvan Öncel
* Semih Erden
* Şemsettin Baş
* Tyler Ennis
* Kyle Wiltjer
* Lukša Andrić
* Vladan Alanović
* Axel Bouteille
* Jan Jagla
* Heiko Schaffartzik
* Jarrod Jones
* Simas Jasaitis
* Micheal Eric
* Sani Bečirović
* Aleksandar Ćapin
* Goran Jagodnik
* Marijan Kraljević
* Luka Bogdanović
* Mirko Milićević
* Miroslav Radošević
* Derrick Alston
* Dee Brown
* Richard Coffey
* Ricky Davis
* Sam Dekker
* - Erwin Dudley
* Acie Earl
* Khalid El-Amin
* Tony Gaffney
* Jerian Grant
* Nick Johnson
* Tyrique Jones
* Johnny O'Bryant
* Steven Rogers
* Josh Shipp
* Mitch Smith
* Greg Stiemsma
* Jared Terrell
* Tyrone Wallace
* K'zell Wesson
* Trevor Wilson
* Rickie Winslow
* Kennedy Winston
* - Michael Wright

## Honours[edit]

* Turkish Basketball Cup
* Winners (1): 2007-08
* Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
* Winners (2): 1997, 2008
* EuroCup
* Runners-up (1): 2022–23

## Season by season[edit]

Season  | Tier  | League  | Pos.  | Postseason  | Turkish Cup | European Competitions

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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 Cup | QF
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 Eurocup | QF
2007–08 | 1  | TBL | 4th  | Runner-up  | Champion  | Played ULEB Cup
2008–09 | 1  | TBL | 3rd  | Semifinalist  | Quarterfinalist  | Eurocup | L16
2009–10 | 1  | TBL | 5th  | Quarterfinalist  | Quarterfinalist  | Eurocup | L16
2010–11 | 1  | TBL | 10th  | –  | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | RS
2011–12 | 1  | TBL | 9th  | –  | Group Stage | EuroChallenge | RS
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 | EuroCup | RS
2019–20 | 1  | BSL | 10th1 | –1 | Semifinalist | Champions League | QF
2020–21 | 1  | BSL | 6th  | Quarterfinals | –  | Champions League | PO
2021–22 | 1  | BSL | 11th  | –  | –  | EuroCup | 8F
2022–23 | 1  | BSL | 1st  | Semifinals | –  | EuroCup | RU
2023–24 | 1  | BSL | 8th  | Quarterfinals | –  | EuroCup | 8F

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website (in Turkish)
* TBLStat.net Profile (in English)
* Eurobasket.com Page

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Türk Telekom current roster

* 2 Güler
* 3 Saybir
* 4 Yağmur
* 5 Palmer
* 7 Adams
* 8 Wallace
* 11 Brown
* 12 Akyel
* 13 Ulubay
* 14 Şav
* 23 Enoch
* 25 Ulusoy
* 45 Jones

* Head coach: Ernak
* Assistant coaches: Türkmen
* Kaynak
* Akın

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Basketbol Süper Ligi

* Turkish Basketball Federation
* Turkish Basketball League System
* Turkish Basketball League Venues

Current clubs|

* Anadolu Efes
* Bahçeşehir Koleji
* Beşiktaş Emlakjet
* Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım
* Çağdaş Bodrumspor
* Darüşşafaka Lassa
* Fenerbahçe Beko
* Galatasaray Ekmas
* Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor
* ONVO Büyükçekmece
* Petkim Spor
* Pınar Karşıyaka
* Reeder Samsunspor
* Tofaş
* Türk Telekom
* Yukatel Merkezefendi Belediyesi

Seasons|

* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Playoffs|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Champions|

* Anadolu Efes (16)
* Fenerbahçe (10)
* Eczacıbaşı (8)
* Galatasaray (5)
* İTÜ (5)
* Ülkerspor (4)
* Beşiktaş (2)
* Karşıyaka (2)
* Tofaş (2)
* Altınordu (1)
* Muhafızgücü (1)

Awards|

* Finals MVP
* Mr. King (Top Scorer)
* Assists Leaders

Related|

* Turkish Cup
* Turkish Cup Final MVP
* Presidential Cup
* Turkish Presidential Cup Final MVP
* Turkish clubs in international competitions
* List of Turkish basketball champions
* Turkish Championship (defunct)
* Istanbul League (defunct)

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