Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League (TBL) is the pre-eminent professional men's basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League (Turkish: Türkiye 1. Basketbol Ligi). There is also a Turkish Basketball Second League (TB2L) with 20 teams and, since 2011, a Turkish Basketball Third League (TB3L) with the teams divided in several groups.
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