Trabzonspor B.K. 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 2008. After Alpella's relegation in the 2007–08 season, Trabzonspor's board purchased all of the rights related to the team from the Ülker Group, and took their place in the
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