The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) is the governing body of basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Formed in 1959, it is based in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

. The TBF is a member of the International Basketball Federation

International Basketball Federation

The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...

 (FIBA) and the Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB). Current chairman of the federation is Turgay Demirel.

It organizes three basketball leagues for men’s and two for women’s teams. Furthermore, one Turkey cup for men’s and women’s each, and a President’s cup is organized every year.

Men’s leagues:

• TBL Men's Basketball 1st League
  Turkish Basketball League
  The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
  
  : 16 teams
• TB2L Men's Basketball 2nd League (2 groups)
  • Group A: 16 teams
  • Group B: 16 teams
• EBBL Men's Basketball Regional League (2 groups)
  • Main group: 20 teams from 4 cities: Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
    
    : 8, Ankara
    Ankara
    Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
    
    : 6, İzmir
    Izmir
    Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
    
    : 5, Bursa
    Bursa, Turkey
    Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province. The metropolitan area in the entire Bursa province had a population of 2.6 million as of 2010, making the city fourth most populous in Turkey. The city is equally one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the...
    
    : 1
  • Anatolian groups: 66 teams in 5 regions
    • Region 1: 12 teams
    • Region 2: 14 teams
    • Region 3: 12 teams
    • Region 4: 14 teams
    • Region 5: 14 teams

Women’s leagues:

• TBBL Women's Basketball 1st League
  Turkish Women's Basketball League
  The Turkish Women’s Basketball League is the top women’s professional basketball league in Turkey organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation. The women’s league started in 1980...
  
  : 12 teams
• BB2L Women's Basketball 2nd League (4 groups)
  • Group A, B, C and D: 9 teams in each group.

The federation also organizes the Turkish national basketball team

Turkey national basketball team

The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball section that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" ....

 and the Turkish national women's basketball team

Turkey national women's basketball team

The Turkey national women’s basketball team is the basketball side that represents Turkey in international competitions for women.-Current roster:This is the roster for the EuroBasket Women 2011:-FIBA World Championship:-Olympic Games:...

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