2026 Turkish Basketball Cup

2026 Turkish Basketball Cup
Season2025–26
Duration17–22 February
Games played7
Teams8
TV partnera Spor
Finals
ChampionsFenerbahçe Beko
(10th title)
Runners-upBeşiktaş Gain
Awards
Final MVP Tarik Biberović
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The 2026 Turkish Basketball Cup (Turkish: 2026 Basketbol Erkekler Türkiye Kupası), also known as Ziraat Bankası Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th edition of Turkey's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The quarterfinals of tournament was held from 17 and 18 February 2026 in 4 different locations, followed by the semi-finals and the final held from 20 to 22 February 2026 at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey.[1][2]

Fenerbahçe won 10 championship in their 15 final appearance, while Beşiktaş played a total of 5 Turkish Cup finals and won 1 of them.[3]

Qualified teams

The top eight placed teams after the first half of the top-tier level Basketbol Süper Ligi 2025–26 season qualified for the tournament. The four highest-placed teams will play against the lowest-seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The competition will be played under a single elimination format.[4][5]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Seeding
1 Fenerbahçe Beko 15 13 2 1351 1206 +145 28 Seeded
2 Beşiktaş Gain 15 13 2 1287 1174 +113 28
3 Bahçeşehir Koleji 15 11 4 1238 1188 +50 26
4 Türk Telekom 15 10 5 1297 1181 +116 25
5 Trabzonspor 15 10 5 1304 1236 +68 25 Unseeded
6 Anadolu Efes 15 9 6 1310 1213 +97 24
7 Safiport Erokspor 15 9 6 1247 1170 +77 24
8 Tofaş 15 8 7 1253 1209 +44 23
Source: Basketbol Süper Ligi

Draw

The 2026 Turkish Basketball Cup was drawn on 22 January 2026. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams.[6][7][8]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
17–18 February 		Semifinals
20 February 		Final
22 February
         
1 Fenerbahçe Beko 83
7 Safiport Erokspor 76
1 Fenerbahçe Beko 86
4 Türk Telekom 78
4 Türk Telekom 100
5 Trabzonspor 77
1 Fenerbahçe Beko 91
2 Beşiktaş Gain 74
2 Beşiktaş Gain 100
8 Tofaş 91
2 Beşiktaş Gain 91
6 Anadolu Efes 82
3 Bahçeşehir Koleji 67
6 Anadolu Efes 88

Quarterfinals

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
17 February 2026
QF
 Türk Telekom 100–77 Trabzonspor Ankara
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 33–20, 28–21, 21–19
a Spor Pts: Simonović 19
Rebs: Simonović 12
Asts: Allman, Smith 9
PIR: Allman 28 		Boxscore Pts: Reed 18
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Ulusoy 7
PIR: Taylor 17 		Arena: Ankara Arena
Attendance: 6,113
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz, Özlem Yalman, Ahmet Tatlıcı
17 February 2026
QF
 Safiport Erokspor 76–83 Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–26, 16–19, 21–20
a Spor Pts: Crawford 22
Rebs: Thurman 6
Asts: Love 5
PIR: Crawford 18 		Boxscore Pts: de Colo 20
Rebs: Baldwin IV 7
Asts: Baldwin IV 7
PIR: de Colo 20 		Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 750
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen, Serdar Ünal, Polat Parlak
18 February 2026
QF
 Tofaş 91–100 Beşiktaş Gain Bursa
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 23–25, 17–29, 21–29
a Spor Pts: Korkmaz, Saybir 20
Rebs: Cengiz 4
Asts: Pérez 9
PIR: Saybir 24 		Boxscore Pts: Brown 30
Rebs: Kamagate 7
Asts: Dotson 9
PIR: Brown 32 		Arena: Tofaş Nilüfer Spor Salonu
Attendance: 2,724
Referees: Emin Moğulkoç, Altuğ Köselerli, Özge Şentürk Bayraktar
18 February 2026
QF
 Bahçeşehir Koleji 67–88 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 4–24, 20–17, 17–17, 26–30
a Spor Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: Williams 9
Asts: Flynn 5
PIR: Williams 21 		Boxscore Pts: Hazer 18
Rebs: Poirier 8
Asts: Dozier, Yılmaz 5
PIR: Lee 18 		Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 3,469
Referees: Hüseyin Çelik, Kaan Büyükçil, Ayşe Nur Yazıcıoğlu

Semifinals

20 February 2026
SF
 Beşiktaş Gain 91–82 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
17:15 Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 30–19, 18–30, 20–13
a Spor Pts: Şanlı 18
Rebs: Brown, Kamagate 7
Asts: Dotson 7
PIR: Dotson 18 		Boxscore Pts: Dozier 15
Rebs: Weiler-Babb 7
Asts: Dozier 4
PIR: Dozier 25 		Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Fatih Arslanoğlu, Ziya Özorhon, Tolga Edis
20 February 2026
SF
 Fenerbahçe Beko 86–78 Türk Telekom Istanbul
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 23–22, 26–14, 26–22
a Spor Pts: Horton-Tucker 29
Rebs: Baldwin IV, Horton-Tucker 7
Asts: Baldwin IV, de Colo 4
PIR: Horton-Tucker 34 		Boxscore Pts: Smith 12
Rebs: Özdemiroğlu 7
Asts: Allman Jr. 8
PIR: Simonović 14 		Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Yener Yılmaz, Ali Şakacı, Tolga Akkuşoğlu

Final

Summary

Fenerbahçe Beko and Beşiktaş Gain faced each other in the final of the 2026 Turkish Basketball Cup at Sinan Erdem Dome, which marked their fourth meeting in the finals of the last four major domestic competitions. The match was officiated by referees Ali Şakacı, Tolga Edis and Tolga Akkuşoğlu.

Fenerbahçe began the game with Scottie Wilbekin, Wade Baldwin IV, Tarik Biberović, Mikael Jantunen and Khem Birch in the starting lineup and opened with a 5–0 run. Beşiktaş, starting with Devon Dotson, Jonah Mathews, Anthony Brown, Conor Morgan and Sertaç Şanlı, responded effectively from long range and closed the first quarter ahead 24–22.[9]

In the second quarter Fenerbahçe increased its offensive tempo, regaining the lead through the scoring of Biberović and entering halftime with a 46–42 advantage. The defending side created further separation in the third quarter, highlighted by a scoring surge that pushed the margin to double digits and established a 70–56 lead heading into the final quarter. Although Beşiktaş attempted to reduce the deficit, Fenerbahçe maintained control and secured a 91–74 victory.[9]

Tarik Biberović recorded 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, earning the Most Valuable Player award of the final, while Wade Baldwin contributed 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Additional scoring support came from Metecan Birsen with 14 points and Talen Horton-Tucker with 11. For Beşiktaş, Devon Dotson led the team with 17 points, while Sertaç Şanlı and Jonah Mathews added 14 points each.[10]

The championship trophy was presented to Fenerbahçe captain Melih Mahmutoğlu by Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and Turkish Basketball Federation president Hidayet Türkoğlu. Mahmutoğlu then invited MVP Tarik Biberović to lift the trophy, while Beşiktaş received the runners-up award.[3]

Details

22 February 2026
F
 Fenerbahçe Beko 91–74 Beşiktaş Gain Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 24–18, 24–14, 21–18
a Spor Pts: Biberović 28
Rebs: Biberović 10
Asts: Baldwin IV 9
PIR: Biberović 34 		Boxscore Pts: Dotson 17
Rebs: Şanlı 8
Asts: Uğurlu 6
PIR: Şanlı 19 		Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Referees: Ali Şakacı, Tolga Edis, Tolga Akkuşoğlu


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 Wade Baldwin IV 21 6 9
SG 3 Scottie Wilbekin 3 0 1
SF 13 Tarik Biberović 28 10 2
PF 18 Mikael Jantunen 0 6 1
C 92 Khem Birch 7 8 2
Reserves:
C 00 Armando Bacot 2 3 1
F 1 Metecan Birsen 14 2 0
G/F 8 Talen Horton-Tucker 11 3 1
SG 10 Melih Mahmutoğlu 3 0 0
G/F 11 Brandon Boston Jr. 0 0 0
G 12 Nando de Colo 2 1 2
SF 17 Onuralp Bitim 0 3 0
Head coach:
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Fenerbahçe
Beşiktaş


Fenerbahçe Statistics Beşiktaş
21/36 (58.3%) 2-point field goals 13/38 (34.2%)
9/23 (39.1%) 3-point field goals 13/33 (39.3%)
22/31 (70.9%) Free throws 9/14 (64.2%)
8 Offensive rebounds 10
35 Defensive rebounds 23
43 Total rebounds 33
19 Assists 16
6 Steals 3
11 Turnovers 9
3 Blocks 1
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1 Devon Dotson 17 1 2
SG 0 Jonah Mathews 14 2 2
SF 21 Anthony Brown 0 1 2
PF 9 Conor Morgan 1 2 2
C 5 Sertaç Şanlı 14 8 1
Reserves:
C 4 Ismaël Kamagate 2 4 0
PG 6 Berk Uğurlu 6 2 6
SG 7 Yiğit Arslan 11 4 0
PF 15 Yiğit Çoban DNP
PG 19 Emir Adıgüzel DNP
SG 22 Matt Thomas 7 2 0
PF 33 Vitto Brown 2 2 1
Head coach:
Dušan Alimpijević
2026 Turkish Cup Winners
Fenerbahçe Beko
(10th title)

See also

References

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  2. ^ @bjk_basket; (January 12, 2026). "Erkekler Türkiye Kupası Finalleri İstanbul'da!" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ a b "Ziraat Bankası Türkiye Kupası 2026'da Şampiyon: Fenerbahçe Beko". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "Basketbol Türkiye Kupası'na Katılma Hakkı Kazanan Takımlar Belli Oldu" (in Turkish). Eurohoops. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ^ @TBF (January 13, 2026). "Türkiye Kupası'nda Mücadele Edecek Takımlar Belli Oldu!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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  7. ^ "Ziraat Bankası Türkiye Kupası'nda Eşleşmeler Belli Oldu" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  8. ^ "Kupada eşleşmeler belli oldu" (in Turkish). TRT Spor. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  9. ^ a b "FENERBAHÇE BEKO, ÜST ÜSTE ÜÇÜNCÜ, TOPLAMDA ONUNCU KEZ TÜRKİYE KUPASI ŞAMPİYONU". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). February 22, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
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