The Women's Basketball Super League (, KBSL), also known as the Halkbank Women's Basketball Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's professional basketball division of the Turkish women's basketball league system. The league was established in 1980 and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation, it replaced the former Turkish Women's Basketball League which ran between 1956 and 1980. There is also a Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL), the second level in the Turkish women's basketball league system. The present TKBL should not be confused with the former TKBL, which ran between 1956 and 1980; after the KBSL was founded, the TKBL became a second-tier league.

Fenerbahçe are the most successful team in the competition's history, having won 20 titles to date.

Competition system

The competition is played in two phases: regular season and playoffs. There are 14 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of the season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff games. The two lowest placed teams of the Super League, ranking 13th and 14th, relegate into the Second League (TKBL). The two top teams of the Second League are promoted to the Super League.

The playoffs follow a tournament format in three rounds for eight teams: quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The four winners of the quarterfinals advance to the semifinal round. The two victors of the semifinals compete in the final playoff round for the championship title.

Performance by club

{| class="wikitable"

! Club

! Titles

! Years won

|-

| Fenerbahçe

| align=center| 20

| align=| 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

|-

| Galatasaray

| align=center| 13

| align=| 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015

|-

| Beşiktaş

| align=center| 3

| align=| 1984, 1985, 2005

|-

| Middle East Technical University

| align=center| 3

| align=| 1981, 1982, 1983

|-

| Botaş SK

| align=center| 2

| align=| 2001, 2003

|-

| MTA

| align=center| 2

| align=| 1986, 1987

|-

| İstanbul University

| align=center| 1

| align=| 1989

|-

| Near East University

| align=center| 1

| align=| 2017

|}

Current clubs <small>(2025–26 season)</small>

{|class="wikitable sortable"

|-

!Club

!City

!Arena

|-

|Beşiktaş

|Istanbul

|Akatlar Arena

|-

|Botaş

|Ankara

|Ankara Arena

|-

|Çanakkale Belediyespor

|Çanakkale

|Sporcu Gelişim Merkezi

|-

||ÇBK Mersin

|Mersin

|Servet Tazegül Arena

|-

|Emlak Konut SK

|Istanbul

|Başakşehir Sports Complex

|-

|Fenerbahçe

|Istanbul

|Metro Enerji Sports Hall

|-

|Galatasaray

|Istanbul

|Sinan Erdem Dome

|-

|Kayseri Basketbol

|Kayseri

|Kadir Has Spor Salonu

|-

|Kocaeli Women's Basketball

|Kocaeli

|Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Sports Hall

|-

|Nesibe Aydın

|Ankara

|TOBB Sport Hall

|-

|Ormanspor

|Ankara

|M. Sait Zarifoğlu Sports Hall

|-

|}

Champions

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! colspan="6" align=center | Before the Play-off System

|-

! Season !! Champion !! Runner-up !! colspan="2" | Third Place !! Champion's Coach

|-

| 1980–81 || ODTÜ || DSİ Spor || colspan="2" | TED Kolejliler || Osman Erverdi

|-

| 1981–82 || ODTÜ || TED Kolejliler || colspan="2" | DSİ Spor || Osman Erverdi

|-

| 1982–83 || ODTÜ || TED Kolejliler || colspan="2" | Kocaeli Kağıtspor || Kaya Gültekin

|-

| 1983–84 || Beşiktaş || İstanbul Üniversitesi || colspan="2" | TED Kolejliler || Fehmi Sadıkoğlu

|-

| 1984–85 || Beşiktaş || M.T.A || colspan="2" | TED Kolejliler || Fehmi Sadıkoğlu

|-

| 1985–86 || M.T.A || Beşiktaş || colspan="2" | İstanbul Üniversitesi || Erdinç Talu

|-

| 1986–87 || M.T.A || İstanbul Üniversitesi || colspan="2" | Beşiktaş || Erdinç Talu

|-

| 1987–88 || Galatasaray || İstanbul Üniversitesi || colspan="2" | Lassa || Fehmi Sadıkoğlu

|-

| 1988–89 || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Galatasaray || colspan="2" | Yükseliş Koleji || İsmet Kurteşi

|-

| 1989–90 || Galatasaray || İstanbul Üniversitesi || colspan="2" |Yükseliş Koleji || Betsy Bailey

|-

| 1990–91 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || colspan="2" |Yükseliş Koleji || Betsy Bailey

|-

| 1991–92 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || colspan="2" | İstanbul Üniversitesi || Betsy Bailey

|-

| 1992–93 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || colspan="2" | BOTAŞ || Betsy Bailey

|-

! colspan="6" align=center | After the Play-off System

|-

! Season !! Champion !! Runner-up !! colspan="2" | Semi-finalists !! Champion's Coach

|-

| 1993–94 || Galatasaray || Brisa Spor || BOTAŞ || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Betsy Bailey

|-

| 1994–95 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Brisa Spor || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 1995–96 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || Brisa Spor || BOTAŞ || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 1996–97 || Galatasaray || Brisa Spor || Beşiktaş || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Ekrem Memnun

|-

| 1997–98 || Galatasaray || Brisa Spor || Beşiktaş || Fenerbahçe || Ekrem Memnun

|-

| 1998–99 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || BOTAŞ || Beşiktaş || Göksel Zeren

|-

| 1999–00 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || Brisa Spor || Beşiktaş || Ekrem Memnun

|-

| 2000–01 || BOTAŞ || Fenerbahçe || Beşiktaş || Galatasaray || Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu

|-

| 2001–02 || Fenerbahçe || BOTAŞ || Migros || Erdemir || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2002–03 || BOTAŞ || Erdemir || Fenerbahçe || Migros || Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu

|-

| 2003–04 || Fenerbahçe || Erdemir || Migros || BOTAŞ || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2004–05 || Beşiktaş || Fenerbahçe || Mersin BB || Erdemir || Aziz Akkaya

|-

| 2005–06 || Fenerbahçe || Beşiktaş || BOTAŞ || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2006–07 || Fenerbahçe || Beşiktaş || Galatasaray || BOTAŞ || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2007–08 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || TED Kayseri || Beşiktaş || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2008–09 || Fenerbahçe || Mersin BB || Galatasaray || Samsun Basketbol || Haydar Kemal Ateş

|-

| 2009–10 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || BOTAŞ || Mersin BB || Aydın Uğuz

|-

| 2010–11 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || TED Kayseri || BOTAŞ || László Rátgéber

|-

| 2011–12 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || Kayseri KASKİ || Mersin BB || George Dikeoulakos

|-

| 2012–13 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || Kayseri KASKİ || İstanbul Üniversitesi || Roberto Íñiguez

|-

| 2013–14 || Galatasaray || Fenerbahçe || BOTAŞ || Kayseri KASKİ || Ekrem Memnun

|-

| 2014–15 || Galatasaray || AGÜ Spor || Adana ASKİ || Fenerbahçe || Ekrem Memnun

|-

| 2015–16 || Fenerbahçe || Hatay BB || AGÜ Spor || Mersin BB || George Dikeoulakos

|-

| 2016–17 || Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi || Fenerbahçe || Beşiktaş || Galatasaray || Zafer Kalaycıoğlu

|-

| 2017–18 || Fenerbahçe || Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi || Hatay BB || Çukurova Basketbol || Valérie Garnier

|-

| 2018–19 || Fenerbahçe || Çukurova Basketbol || Galatasaray || BOTAŞ || Valérie Garnier

|-

| 2019–20 || colspan="6" align=center | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

|-

| 2020–21 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || Çankaya Üniversitesi || Nesibe Aydın || Víctor Lapeña

|-

| 2021–22 || Fenerbahçe || Çukurova Basketbol || Nesibe Aydın || Ormanspor || Marina Maljković

|-

| 2022–23 || Fenerbahçe || Çukurova Basketbol || Galatasaray || BOTAŞ || Marina Maljković

|-

| 2023–24 || Fenerbahçe || Çukurova Basketbol || Galatasaray || Beşiktaş || Valérie Garnier

|-

| 2024–25 || Fenerbahçe || ÇBK Mersin || Beşiktaş || Galatasaray || Miguel Méndez

|-

| 2025–26 || Fenerbahçe || Galatasaray || ÇBK Mersin || Emlak Konut || Miguel Méndez

|}

Notable players

Domestic Players

  • Birsel Vardarlı
  • Sevgi Uzun
  • Işıl Alben
  • Tuğçe Canıtez
  • Melike Bakırcıoğlu
  • Olcay Çakır
  • Begüm Dalgalar
  • Selin Ekiz
  • Burcu Erbaş
  • Seda Erdoğan
  • Duygu Fırat
  • Ecem Güler
  • Gülşah Gümüşay
  • Yasemin Horasan
  • Tuğçe İnöntepe
  • Naile İvegin
  • Şaziye İvegin
  • Özge Kavurmacıoğlu
  • Ceyda Kozluca
  • Şebnem Kimyacıoğlu
  • Sariye Kumral
  • Tuğçe Murat
  • Arzu Özyiğit
  • Tuğba Palazoğlu
  • Nalan Ramazanoğlu
  • Kübra Siyahdemir
  • Yasemen Saylar
  • Esra Şencebe
  • Devran Tanaçan
  • Esmeral Tunçluer
  • Gülşah Akkaya
  • Aylin Yıldızoğlu
  • Nevriye Yılmaz
  • Nilay Yiğit
  • Serap Yücesir
  • Müjde Yüksel

European Players

;

  • Anastasiya Verameyenka
  • Marina Kress
  • Sviatlana Volnaya
  • Yelena Leuchanka

;

  • Emma Meesseman

;

  • Gergena Baranzova

;

  • Korana Longin-Zanze

;

  • Hana Horáková

;

  • Alba Torrens

;

  • Linda Frohlich

;

  • Émilie Gomis
  • Isabelle Yacoubou
  • Marine Johannès

;

  • Andrea Nagy
  • Anna Vajda

;

  • Shay Doron

;

  • Elīna Babkina
  • Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota
  • Zane Tamane

;

  • Gintarė Petronytė

;

  • Agnieszka Bibrzycka

;

  • Elena Baranova
  • Epiphanny Prince

;

  • Milica Dabović
  • Ivona Jerković
  • Ivana Matović
  • Ivanka Matić
  • Jelena Spirić

Non-European Players

;

  • Penny Taylor

;

  • Tammy Sutton-Brown

;

  • Candace Parker
  • Matee Ajavon
  • Chantelle Anderson
  • Seimone Augustus
  • Kara Braxton
  • Kiesha Brown
  • Tamika Catchings
  • Tina Charles
  • Marissa Coleman
  • Monique Currie
  • Clarissa Davis
  • Diamond DeShields
  • Bethany Donaphin
  • Katie Douglas
  • Summer Erb
  • Marie Ferdinand-Harris
  • Sylvia Fowles
  • Andrea Gardner
  • Lindsey Harding
  • Laura Harper
  • Vanessa Hayden
  • Doneeka Hodges
  • Ebony Hoffman
  • Alexis Hornbuckle
  • Katrina McClain Johnson
  • Shannon Johnson
  • Vickie Johnson
  • Erlana Larkins
  • Ivory Latta
  • Doneeka Lewis
  • Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert
  • Angel McCoughtry
  • Danielle McCulley
  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin
  • Coco Miller
  • Kelly Miller
  • Peony Nazario
  • Courtney Paris
  • Jia Perkins
  • Cappie Pondexter
  • Nicole Powell
  • Sheri Sam
  • Katie Smith
  • Tangela Smith
  • Breanna Stewart
  • Andrea Stinson
  • Diana Taurasi
  • Nikki Teasley
  • Barbara Turner
  • Tan White
  • Gabby Williams
  • Sophia Young

See also

  • Men's
  • Turkish Men's Basketball League
  • Turkish Men's Basketball Cup
  • Turkish Men's Basketball Presidential Cup
  • Women's
  • Turkish Women's Basketball League
  • Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
  • Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup

References

  • Official Website
  • Eurobasket.com Women's Basketball Super League
  • Turkish Basketball Federation Official Website