Turkish Basketball League (Herbalife KBSL) History
League status
The Herbalife KBSL (TBBL) is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in Turkey. KBSL was established in .
The KBSL sits above the TKBL which effectively forms the second-tier of Turkish basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 3 teams are relegated to TKBL.
Limits of non-Turkish players per team: 3 import players (non-Europeans), 5 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 5.
League name history
until 2010: TBBL
2010-2015: TKBL
2015-2016: KBSL 2015-2016
2019 until now: Herbalife KBSL 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 2010 |  2010-2015 |  2015-2016 |  2016-2019 |  2019-2020 |  Since 2020 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Fenerbahce | 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenerbahce | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Mersin | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Galatasaray | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenerbahce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mersin | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Galatasaray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Besiktas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Emlak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Turkish Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Meesseman | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Idil Sacalir | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ayse Yilmaz | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Serife Onar | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Sudenur Akarpa | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Selen Bas | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Olcay Cakir-Turgut | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| Asena Yalcin | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sinem Atas | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Players with the most Turkish titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Ayse Yilmaz | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2025, 2026 |
| Emma Meesseman | 5 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2026 |
| Idil Sacalir | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Serife Onar | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Sudenur Akarpa | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Selen Bas | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Olcay Cakir-Turgut | 3 | 2023, 2025, 2026 |
| Nikolina Milic | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Tilbe Senyurek | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ece Erginay | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
