The Istanbul Basketball League (
Turkish: ''İstanbul Basketbol Ligi'') was a regional
basketball
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league competition in
Turkey
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, that was run by the
Turkish Basketball Federation
The Turkish Basketball Federation () is the national federation for basketball in Turkey. It is headquartered in Istanbul.
They organize the Basketball Super League, Women's Basketball Super League the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Turkish Bask ...
from 1926 to 1966. The league lost its first level status after the nationwide
Turkish Super League
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was introduced in the 1966–67 season.
Champions
Performance by club
References
* Atabeyoğlu, Cem. ''1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi''. ''page(557)''.(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
* Mehmet Durupınar, "Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi", İstanbul (2007).
Archives of Milliyet Newspaper
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1927 establishments in Turkey
1966 disestablishments in Turkey
Defunct sports leagues in Turkey
Sports leagues established in 1927