The 2016 Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup was the 32nd edition of the

Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup The Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup (), sometimes referred to as Turkish Basketball Super Cup, is the professional men's basketball super cup competition that takes place each year in Turkey. The competition began in the year 1985. One game i ...

. The game was played by the

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and

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champions Fenerbahçe and the Turkish League runners-up

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...

. Anadolu Efes made its 20th appearance, while Fenerbahçe played in its 13th President's Cup and won its 6th title.

Venue

Match details

President

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...

was in the attendance for the game. By halftime, Anadolu Efes was looking at a 37–29 deficit. By the end of the game, the difference was stayed the same and Anadolu Efes never really came close to Fenerbahçe.

Bobby Dixon Bobby Dixon or Ali Muhammed (born April 10, 1983), is an American-born naturalized Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard position. He also represented the senior Turkish national basketball team, as he holds ...

, who scored 19 points was named the President's Cup MVP.

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