Türk Telekom B.K.

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.

Türk Telekom
LeaguesBasketbol Süper Ligi
Founded1991
HistoryPTT
(1991–1996)
Türk Telekom PTT
(1996–1998)
Türk Telekom
(1998–present)
ArenaAnkara Arena
Capacity10,400
LocationAnkara, Turkey
Team colorsSky Blue, Dark Blue and White
     
PresidentTahsin Yılmaz
Head coachHenrik Rödl
Team captainMuhammed Baygül
Championships1 Turkish Cup
2 Turkish President's Cups
WebsiteTürk Telekom

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

Players

Current roster

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

Türk Telekom roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 2 Pérez, Alex 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 28 – (1993-07-01)1 July 1993
SF 6 Gülaslan, Erdi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1994-03-03)3 March 1994
PF 9 Geyik, Samet (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1993-01-12)12 January 1993
PF 10 Demir, Berk 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1995-05-18)18 May 1995
C 21 Ellis, Octavius 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 29 – (1993-03-10)10 March 1993
G/F 24 Dawkins, Aubrey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
F/C 25 Johnson, JaJuan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 – (1989-02-08)8 February 1989
SG 30 Engindeniz, Dorukhan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1992-11-29)29 November 1992
SG 32 Terrell, Jared 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1995-02-10)10 February 1995
PG 44 Öğüt, Can Uğur 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 30 – (1992-01-23)23 January 1992
G 59 Gözeneli, Burak 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 – (2000-07-27)27 July 2000
C 77 Donat, Saadettin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 21 – (2001-01-07)7 January 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Candost Volkan
  • Özgür Adıgüzel
Team manager
  • Cenk Duraklar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured
Updated: April 21, 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Octavius Ellis Berk Demir
PF JaJuan Johnson Samet Geyik Göktuğ Baş
SF Jared Terrell Erdi Gülaslan
SG Dorukhan Engindeniz Yiğit Özkan
PG Alex Pérez Can Uğur Öğüt Burak Gözeneli

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Notable players

Honours

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 CupQF
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 EurocupQF
2007–08 1 TBL 4th Runner-up Champion Played ULEB Cup
2008–09 1 TBL 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupL16
2009–10 1 TBL 5th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist EurocupL16
2010–11 1 TBL 10th – Group Stage EuroChallengeRS
2011–12 1 TBL 9th – Group Stage EuroChallengeRS
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 Quarterfinals Semifinalist EuroCupRS
2019–20 1 BSL –1 –1 Semifinalist Champions LeagueQF
2020–21 1 BSL 6th Quarterfinals – Champions LeaguePO
2021–22 1 BSL – EuroCup8F
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

References
  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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