Eczacıbaşı SK men's basketball team (English: Eczacıbaşı Sports Club), commonly known as Eczacıbaşı, was the professional

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department of Eczacıbaşı SK, a

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based in

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. The team competed in the

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History

The men's basketball team of Eczacıbaşı SK was established in 1968 as the basketball section of the Turkish industrial group of companies

Eczacıbaşı Holding Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020. Group Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...

, and began to compete in the lower Turkish basketball divisions. The club soon became one of the most successful teams in Turkey, having won two times the 2. Turkish Basketball League (1974, 1991) and most importantly eight times the

afterwards. Eczacıbaşı also won the

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in 1988 against Fenerbahçe. At the start of the 1992-93 season the board of Eczacıbaşı SK took the decision that ended their basketball department activities on 3 August 1992 (1992 because of falling for the second time), and the team was disbanded by announcing its withdrawal from the league.

Honours

Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: Winners (8): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1988–89 : ''Runners-up (1)'': 1978–79 * Turkish Presidential Cup : Winners (1): 1988 : ''Runners-up (1)'': 1989 * Turkish League 2 : Winners (2):1973–74, 1990–91

Head coaches

Aydan Siyavuş Aydan Siyavuş (15 May 1947 - 11 January 1998) was a Turkish basketball coach and former basketball player. He coached a number of teams like Kadıköyspor, Eczacıbaşı, Efes Pilsen, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çukurova, Darüşşafaka, Karşıyak ...

: (1975-83)

References

External links

TBLStat.net Team Profile
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