Antalya ( tour: Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi ) is a Turkish basketball club based in Antalya , playing in the Turkish championship . Founded in 1995, performs at the Dilek Sabanci Sports Arena.
| Antalya | |||
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| Colors | - Orange - white | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| A country | |||
| City | Antalya | ||
| Hall | Sports Arena Dilek Sabanci (2500 places) | ||
| The president |  Recip Tokgöz | ||
| Trainer | Timuchin Merich | ||
| Competition | Turkish Basketball Championship | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
| The form | |||
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History
The club was originally founded in 1966 under the name Antalyaspor . He played in 1993-1996 in the First League of the Turkish Championship. After taking sixth place in the 1994/95 season, he got into the playoffs. In the first round with a score in the series 3–1, the Meysuspor team won, but lost to Tofas in the quarterfinal (3–0 in the series). In the 1996/97 season, it was renamed Muratpasha Belediyespor and in 1997 returned to the First League, where he played until 1999. The following season was merged with the club "Antbirlik" (created in 1978), which played in the First League in 1981-1982 and 1994-1996. In 2000/01 he played in the championship under the name Muratpasha Belediyespor Antbirlik. In 2002, received the name "Antalya", and following the results of the 2006/07 draw, he got the opportunity to return to the First League. In the season he took 6th place, got the opportunity to play in the playoffs of the 2007/08 season, but was knocked out in the first round of Fenerbahçe with an account in the series 3–1. The next season he again took 6th place, but again Fenerbahce was knocked out with a score of 3-0.
Famous Players
- Patrick Femerling
- Stevan Elovac
- Aaron Jackson
- Corey fisher
- Mike green