Türk Telekom B.K.

Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom
Leagues	Basketbol Süper Ligi; EuroCup
Founded	1991
History	PTT; (1991–1996); Türk Telekom PTT; (1996–1998); Türk Telekom; (1998–present)
Arena	Ankara Arena
Capacity	10,400
Location	Ankara, Turkey
Team colors	Sky Blue, Dark Blue and White ;
President	Tahsin Yılmaz
Head coach	Erdem Can
Team captain	İsmet Akpınar
Championships	1 Turkish Cup; 2 Turkish President's Cups
Website	Türk Telekom
Home	Away

Türk Telekom Basketbol Kulübü (English: Turk Telekom Basketball Club) is a professional basketball team that is based in Ankara, Turkey. The team is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League. It is a branch of the Türk Telekom GSK sports club. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena. The arena, which has a capacity of 10,400 seats, opened in April 2010.

History

Türk Telekom logo used till 2016

The club was founded in 1954 and opened its basketball section as name of PTT in 1991. Thereafter, the team received name of Türk Telekom PTT in 1996. Recently, the team is continuing with the name of Türk Telekom.

Türk Telekom has won the Turkish Cup title after beating Oyak Renault in 2008. Also, the team won the Turkish President's Cup title after beating Fenerbahçe Ülker that year.

Türk Telekom also has a reserve team as name of Genç Telekom. They compete in the Turkish Basketball Second League.

In September 2011, first Turkish NBA All-Star player Mehmet Okur of the Utah Jazz announced he would play for Türk Telekom, due to the 2011 NBA lockout.

In 2016, Türk Telekom relegated from the BSL after finishing 15th in the regular season. In 2018, the team returned as it promoted from the Turkish First League.^[1] In its first season back, the club would also play in the EuroCup, as the club returns to Europe after 6 years.^[2]

Home arenas

The Ankara Arena, home venue of the team since 2011

Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall (1991–2011)
Ankara Arena (2011–present)

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Türk Telekom roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PF	3	Durmaz, Berkan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)		27 – (1997-02-20)20 February 1997
G	5	Akpınar, İsmet (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	29 – (1995-05-22)22 May 1995
C	7	Alexander, Kyle	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	28 – (1996-10-21)21 October 1996
SF	8	Brown, Anthony	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	32 – (1992-10-10)10 October 1992
G	9	Tunca, Melih	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)		19 – (2005-10-13)13 October 2005
G/F	11	Angola, Braian	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	30 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
C	13	Agva, Mahir	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	28 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996
G/F	20	Bess, Javon	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	28 – (1996-04-01)1 April 1996
G	21	Hanlan, Olivier	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		31 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993
F	33	Charalampopoulos, Vassilis	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	27 – (1997-01-06)6 January 1997
SF	38	Tarla, Kaan Berk	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		19 – (2005-06-07)7 June 2005
PG	44	Smith, Speedy	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	31 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993
PF	55	Makoundou, Yoan	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	24 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000

Head coach

Erdem Can

Assistant coach(es)

Ayberk Nayır
Savaş Kaynak
Can Akın

Team manager

Önder Külçebaş

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DC) Dual citizenship
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 1, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Kyle Alexander	Mahir Agva
PF	Yoan Makoundou	Berkan Durmaz
SF	Anthony Brown	Olivier Hanlan	Kaan Berk Tarla	Vassilis Charalampopoulos
SG	Braian Angola	Javon Bess
PG	Speedy Smith	Melih Tunca	İsmet Akpınar

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Honours

Turkish Basketball Cup
- Winners (1): 2007-08
Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup
- Winners (2): 1997, 2008
EuroCup
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Turkish Cup	European Competitions
1991–92	1	TBL	12th	–	–	–
1992–93	1	TBL	9th	–	–	–
1993–94	1	TBL	3rd	Semifinalist	–	–
1994–95	1	TBL	5th	Quarterfinalist	–	Korać Cup
1995–96	1	TBL	11th	–	Runner-up	Korać Cup
1996–97	1	TBL	2nd	Runner-up	–	European Cup
1997–98	1	TBL	6th	Quarterfinalist	Runner-up	Euroleague
1998–99	1	TBL	9th	–	–	Saporta Cup
1999–00	1	TBL	8th	Quarterfinalist	–	Korać Cup	QF
2000–01	1	TBL	4th	Semifinalist	Runner-up	Korać Cup
2001–02	1	TBL	5th	Quarterfinalist	Semifinalist	Saporta Cup
2002–03	1	TBL	4th	Semifinalist	Runner-up	FIBA Champions' Cup
2003–04	1	TBL	9th	-	Semifinalist	FIBA Europe League
2004–05	1	TBL	7th	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	ULEB Cup
2005–06	1	TBL	5th	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	–
2006–07	1	TBL	3rd	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	FIBA Eurocup	QF
2007–08	1	TBL	4th	Runner-up	Champion	Played ULEB Cup
2008–09	1	TBL	3rd	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	Eurocup	L16
2009–10	1	TBL	5th	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	Eurocup	L16
2010–11	1	TBL	10th	–	Group Stage	EuroChallenge	RS
2011–12	1	TBL	9th	–	Group Stage	EuroChallenge	RS
2012–13	1	TBL	13th	–	Group Stage	–
2013–14	1	TBL	11th	–	Quarterfinalist	–
2014–15	1	TBL	7th	Quarterfinalist	Group stage	–
2015–16	1	TBL	15th	–	–	–
2016–17	2	TBL	8th	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2017–18	2	TBL	1st	–	–	–
2018–19	1	BSL	7th	Quarterfinalist	Semifinalist	EuroCup	RS
2019–20	1	BSL	10th¹	–¹	Semifinalist	Champions League	QF
2020–21	1	BSL	6th	Quarterfinalist	–	Champions League	PO
2021–22	1	BSL	11th	–	–	EuroCup	8F
2022–23	1	BSL	1st	Semifinalist	–	EuroCup	RU
2023–24	1	BSL	8th	Quarterfinalist	–	EuroCup	8F

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References

^ "Türkiye Basketbol 1. Ligi'nde şampiyon Türk Telekom". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). April 1, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^ "ECA Board reviews commercial strategy, approves 2018-19 competitions team list". Euroleague Basketball. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

External links

[1] "Türkiye Basketbol 1. Ligi'nde şampiyon Türk Telekom". aa.com.tr (in Turkish). April 1, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2021.

[2] "ECA Board reviews commercial strategy, approves 2018-19 competitions team list". Euroleague Basketball. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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