Kurtuluş S.K. was a sports club of

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, Şişli district,

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History

Kurtuluş S.K. was founded ατ 1896 under the name ''Hercules'' ( el, Ηρακλής, tr, İraklis Jimnastik Kulübü) by local

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in 1896. It was the first club in Istanbul exclusively dedicated to sports activities. Later in 1934 it was forced to change its name to Turkish, Kurtuluş. It was one of the major Greek sports clubs in Istanbul, while from 1910 to 1922 it was one of the clubs that undertook the organization of the Pan-Constantinopolitan games (Games organized among the Greek clubs of the city). In 1906 two athletes of the club, the brothers Georgios and Nikolaos Alimbrandis won gold medals in the Intercalated Olympic Games in

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, in horizontal bar and rope climbing respectively. During the 1930s, the club intensified the efforts in the field of sports with the foundation of basketball, volleyball, cycling, athletics and other sports departments. Competent athletes from these departments were distinguished in local and international sports events. The club played in the Turkish Basketball League between 1966 and 1968.

Notable athletes

* Minas Gekos, basketball player

References

* Tatavla Heraklis Jimnastik Kulübü. ''Türk Futbol Tarihi''.''vol 1''. ''page(23)''. (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları. Sports clubs established in 1896 Association football clubs established in 1896 Sport in Istanbul 1896 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Greeks in Istanbul Diaspora sports clubs Greek sports clubs outside Greece {{Turkey-footyclub-stub

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Notable athletes

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