Pertevniyal Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as Pertevniyal, is a Turkish professional basketball club that is based in

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, and which plays in the Turkish 2nd-tier level

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. The club's home arena is

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, which has a capacity of 3,500 seats.

History

Pertevniyal was founded by

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's teachers and students in 1968. Pertevniyal was the

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through the year 2016.

Notable players

* Ahmet Düverioğlu *

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* Bora Hun Paçun *

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* Dušan Cantekin *

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* Erkan Veyseloğlu *

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External links

Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü-Pertevniyal Official website

Eurobasket.com Club Profile
Basketball teams in Turkey Basketball teams established in 1968 Sport in Istanbul {{Turkey-basketball-team-stub

History

Notable players

See also

External links