The Turkish Basketball Championship ( tr, Türkiye Basketbol Şampiyonası) was a top-level

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championship competition in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation, from 1946 to 1967. In the 1966–67 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish

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(BSL).

Title holders

* 1946:

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* 1947:

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

* 1948:

* 1949:

* 1950:

* 1951: Harp Okulu * 1952: Harp Okulu * 1953:

* 1954 Modaspor * 1955:

& Modaspor * 1956:

* 1957: Fenerbahçe * 1958: Modaspor * 1959: Fenerbahçe * 1960:

* 1961: Darüşşafaka * 1962: Darüşşafaka * 1963:

* 1964:

* 1965: Fenerbahçe * 1966:

* 1967: Altınordu

Performance by club

1955 two domestic champions

On April 25, 1955, the last game of the championship was Fenerbahçe against

at Spor Sergi Sarayı.

and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and they had the same number of points. Therefore, the last game was very important for both Galatasaray and Modaspor since the champion would be determined by total point difference. In the game against Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe officials withdrew their team from the match with just 44 seconds left to the end of the match due to Fenerbahçe being behind by 13 points, with no chance of turning the game. Thus the match could not be concluded. Nevertheless, the Federation of Sports declared that such behavior of the Fenerbahçe officials would not be acceptable and there were two domestic champions, Galatasaray and Modaspor, in that year. The trophy was split into two pieces and both clubs could keep these in their museums. Final ranking Pos.=Position, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, D=Draws, L=Matches lost, PF=Points for, PA=Points against, PD=Points difference

Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Notes

References

* Atabeyoğlu, Cem. ''1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi''. ''page(557)''.(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
Milliyet Newspaper Archive April 26, 1955
* Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi (2009).sf (48). Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. {{Men's professional basketball leagues League 1 1946 establishments in Turkey 1967 disestablishments in Turkey