2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup

2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup
Season2025–26
Duration6–11 January 2026
Games played7
Teams8
TV partnerHT Spor
Finals
ChampionsFenerbahçe (15th title)
Runners-upGalatasaray
Awards
Final MVP Emma Meesseman
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The 2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup (Turkish: 2026 Basketbol Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası), also known as Halkbank Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of Turkey's top-tier level professional women's domestic basketball cup competition. The quarterfinals of tournament were held between 6 and 7 January 2026 in 4 different locations, followed by the semi-finals and the final held from 9 to 11 January 2026 at the Pamukkale University Arena in Denizli, Turkey.[1][2]

Fenerbahçe won 15 championship in their 21 final appearance, while Galatasaray played a total of 17 Turkish Cup finals and won 11 of them.[3]

Qualified teams

The top eight placed teams after the first half of the top-tier level Women's Basketball Super League 2025–26 season qualified for the tournament. The four highest-placed teams played against the lowest-seeded teams in the quarter-finals. The competition will be played under a single elimination format.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Seeding
1 Fenerbahçe 10 10 0 842 658 +184 20 Seeded
2 Galatasaray 10 8 2 737 605 +132 18
3 Emlak Konut SK 10 8 2 737 644 +93 18
4 ÇBK Mersin 10 7 3 769 701 +68 17
5 Nesibe Aydın 10 6 4 786 757 +29 16 Unseeded
6 Botaş 10 5 5 783 756 +27 15
7 Beşiktaş 10 5 5 745 722 +23 15
8 Kayseri Basketbol 10 3 7 652 697 −45 13
Source: KBSL

Draw

The 2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup was drawn on 23 December 2025. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams.[1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
6–7 January
Semifinals
9 January
Final
11 January
         
1 Fenerbahçe 109
5 Nesibe Aydın 56
1 Fenerbahçe 84
4 ÇBK Mersin 66
6 Botaş 78
4 ÇBK Mersin 81
1 Fenerbahçe 86
2 Galatasaray 66
7 Beşiktaş 68
2 Galatasaray 77
2 Galatasaray 66
3 Emlak Konut SK 64
8 Kayseri Basketbol 86
3 Emlak Konut SK 92

Quarterfinals

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
6 January 2026
QF
Botaş 78–81 ÇBK Mersin Ankara
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–15, 18–23, 23–29
Pts: Dantas 27
Rebs: Dantas 9
Asts: Bejedi 7
PIR: Dantas 29
Boxscore Pts: Vanloo 22
Rebs: Ataş, Burke 11
Asts: Vanloo 6
PIR: Burke 27
Arena: Ankara Arena
Attendance: 100
Referees: İbrahim Altıntaş, Metehan Alaçam, Caner Bahadır
6 January 2026
QF
Fenerbahçe 109–56 Nesibe Aydın Istanbul
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 24–10, 27–13, 31–16
Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Rupert, Avcı 7
Asts: Rupert 7
PIR: Rupert 28
Boxscore Pts: Davis 21
Rebs: Davis 7
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Davis 29
Arena: Metro Enerji Sports Hall
Attendance: 160
Referees: Hüseyin Çamcı, Münevver Özemre, Burak Durmuş
7 January 2026
QF
Kayseri Basketbol 86–92 Emlak Konut SK Kayseri
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–39, 25–20, 16–22, 19–11
Pts: Dangerfield, Collier 20
Rebs: Dangerfield 10
Asts: Williams 7
PIR: Williams 23
Boxscore Pts: Ndour 23
Rebs: Macaulay 10
Asts: Thomas 8
PIR: Ndour 24
Arena: Kadir Has Spor Salonu
Attendance: 300
Referees: Aydın Karaçam, Nihat Çetin, Niyazi Yasin Kahraman
7 January 2026
QF
Beşiktaş 68–77 Galatasaray Istanbul
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 21–20, 13–15, 14–25
Pts: Fasoula 20
Rebs: Fraser 7
Asts: Bilgiç, Whitcomb 5
PIR: Fraser 19
Boxscore Pts: Cora 18
Rebs: Juhász 7
Asts: Smalls 5
PIR: Williams 23
Arena: Akatlar Arena
Attendance: 171
Referees: Orkun Yurttaş, Ahmet Murat Arıkanlı, Burkan Erkan

Semifinals

Note: All times are TRT (UTC+3) as listed by Turkish Basketball Federation.
9 January 2026
SF
Fenerbahçe 84–66 ÇBK Mersin Denizli
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 14–28, 25–10, 23–15
Pts: Uzun 15
Rebs: Rupert 12
Asts: Meesseman 10
PIR: Meesseman 26
Boxscore Pts: Burke 17
Rebs: Burke 10
Asts: Juškaitė 4
PIR: Burke 26
Arena: Pamukkale University Arena
Attendance: 800
Referees: Turgut Işık, Mesut Öztürk, Yarkın Keskin
9 January 2026
SF
Galatasaray 66–64 Emlak Konut SK Denizli
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–17, 10–9, 19–19
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Williams 17
Asts: Fitik 4
PIR: Williams 36
Boxscore Pts: Thomas 19
Rebs: Macaulay 9
Asts: Sertoğlu 3
PIR: Macaulay, Sertoğlu 16
Arena: Pamukkale University Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Berk Kurtulmuş, Samet Biner, Furkan Keseratar

Final

Summary

Fenerbahçe Opet and Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring faced each other in the final of the 2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup at Pamukkale University Arena. The match was officiated by referees Berk Kurtulmuş, Samet Biner and Furkan Keseratar.

Fenerbahçe started the game with an aggressive defensive approach and established early control through the inside scoring of Emma Meesseman and Iliana Rupert, taking an 8–2 lead. Although Galatasaray responded through Teja Oblak and Ayşe Cora, Fenerbahçe maintained the advantage and ended the first quarter ahead 21–16. In the second quarter, Fenerbahçe increased the tempo and extended the lead to double digits, forcing Galatasaray into a timeout. Despite continued efforts by the Galatasaray backcourt, Fenerbahçe went into halftime leading 47–35.[4]

Fenerbahçe opened the second half with a 6–0 run, preserving their control of the game and holding a 56–44 advantage midway through the third quarter.[5] Galatasaray managed to reduce the deficit to single digits late in the quarter, but Fenerbahçe entered the final quarter with a 63–55 lead. The defending side decisively pulled away early in the fourth quarter, using fast-break opportunities and efficient scoring from Julie Allemand, Iliana Rupert and Emma Meesseman to extend the margin to as many as 19 points. Fenerbahçe maintained control in the closing minutes and secured an 86–66 victory to claim the title.[3]

Emma Meesseman led Fenerbahçe with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, earning the Most Valuable Player award of the final. For Galatasaray, Elizabeth Williams recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. The championship trophy was presented to Fenerbahçe captain Alperi Onar and MVP Emma Meesseman by Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu and Turkish Basketball Federation officials, while Galatasaray received the runners-up award.

Details

11 January 2026 Fenerbahçe 86–66 Galatasaray Denizli
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 26–19, 16–20, 13–11
Pts: Meesseman 17
Rebs: Meesseman 9
Asts: Uzun 8
PIR: Meesseman 27
Boxscore Pts: Williams 15
Rebs: Bayram 7
Asts: Smalls, Fitik 5
PIR: Williams 17
Arena: Pamukkale University Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Berk Kurtulmuş, Samet Biner, Furkan Keseratar


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 Sevgi Uzun 7 1 8
SG 4 Olcay Çakır 3 2 2
SF 21 Kayla McBride 15 4 6
PF 11 Emma Meesseman 17 9 5
C 12 Iliana Rupert 16 5 1
Reserves:
F 5 Gabby Williams 6 1 0
PG 10 Alperi Onar 3 1 0
SF 13 Tuana Vural 0 0 0
C 14 Teaira McCowan 11 4 0
PF 15 Tilbe Şenyürek DNP
PG 22 Julie Allemand 8 1 4
PF 33 Meltem Avcı 0 0 0
Head coach:
Miguel Méndez
Fenerbahçe
Galatasaray


Fenerbahçe Statistics Galatasaray
29/44 (65.9%) 2-pt field goals 17/39 (43.6%)
5/16 (31.3%) 3-pt field goals 8/20 (40%)
13/18 (72.2%) Free throws 8/14 (57.1%)
6 Offensive rebounds 11
24 Defensive rebounds 21
30 Total rebounds 32
26 Assists 18
9 Turnovers 16
10 Steals 4
2 Blocks 0
13 Fouls 18


2026 Turkish Women's Basketball Cup champions
Fenerbahçe Opet
(15th title)
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3 Teja Oblak 13 2 3
SG 8 Ayşe Cora 11 6 1
SF 0 Kamiah Smalls 4 0 5
PF 17 Elif Bayram 2 7 0
C 1 Elizabeth Williams 15 5 1
Reserves:
SF 5 Sude Yılmaz 0 1 0
PG 6 Gökşen Fitik 6 1 5
SF 7 Sehernaz Çidal DNP
PG 11 Derin Erdoğan 0 0 1
PF 12 Zeynep Şevval Gül 0 0 0
F 14 Dorka Juhász 5 2 0
PF 34 Awak Kuier 10 6 2
Head coach:
Hasan Fırat Okul

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Halkbank Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası 2026 Çeyrek Final Eşleşmeleri Belli Oldu". TBF (in Turkish). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Halkbank Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası 2026 Dörtlü Final Heyecanı Denizli'de yaşanacak". TBF (in Turkish). 20 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Halkbank Kadınlar Türkiye Kupası 2026'da Şampiyon: Fenerbahçe Opet". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe Opet 86-66 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  5. ^ "HALKBANK KADINLAR TÜRKİYE KUPASI'NDA ŞAMPİYON FENERBAHÇE OPET". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.