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
Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (basketball) teacher laid the foundations of this sport in Turkey. 7 years later, Ahmet Robenson, a physical education teacher in Galatasaray High School decided to introduce a new game to students in 1911. Robenson, who also became a Galatasaray S.K. president later, popularized this sport in Turkey. Galatasaray SK is the pioneer in Turkish basketball history, and basketball had always been very important for the club. The team has won 4 national championship titles and 16 İstanbul League title. Former president of the club, Özhan Canaydın was a former player of basketball team. "As of 16 December 2017" Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry (basketball)