Turkish Basketball Federation

The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) (in Turkish: "Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu") is the governing body of basketball in Turkey. Formed in 1959, it is based in İstanbul. The TBF is a member of the International Basketball Federation (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: 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: İstanbul: 8, Ankara: 6, İzmir: 5, Bursa: 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: 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 and the Turkish national women's basketball team.

References

* [http://www.tbf.org.tr/tbfweb/tbfweb2.nsf?Open Turkish Basketball Federation official website] tr icon
* [http://www.tbl.org.tr/ Turkish Basketball League official website] tr icon