Trabzonspor B.K. Turkish Second Division for the 2008–09 season. Trabzonspor promoted to the top-tier TBL (now called BSL), after they won the championship of the Turkish Division in the 2009–10 season. Trabzonspor B.K. Trabzonspor Basketbol Kulübü (), also known as Trabzonspor Basket or Trabzonspor, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. It is a department of the multi-sport club of Trabzonspor. Their home arena is the Hayri Gür Arena, which has a capacity of 7,500 seats, and was opened in 2011. Trabzonspor's football club was founded in 1967, and it opened its basketball section in
Galatasaray S.K. (football) were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of homegrown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, after having played in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium, literally dubbed "Hell" by Galatasaray supporters due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds. There are many successful footballers who have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. The team's legendary players include Nihat Bekdik nicknamed "Aslan" (Lion); the