The 2018 Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 45th edition of the

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since its establishment as ''Presidential Cup'' in

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, the annual Turkish

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season-opening match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and

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competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). It was played on 5 August 2018 between the champions of the

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Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, and the winners of the

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, Akhisarspor. Akhisar Belediyespor won the match 5-4 on penalty kicks and won the cup for first time.

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