İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor () is a

multi-sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

established 1979 in

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

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by the city's metropolitan municipality (). The club's colors are blue and white. İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor is active in a total of 21 branches, including Paralympic and many Olympic sports. The men's handball team of the club plays in the

Turkish Handball Super League Turkish Men's Handball Super League () is the highest league in the Turkish handball and comprises the top 12 elite men teams. The league began in 1982–83. Structure The season starts in the end of September with a regular season with 12 teams ...

, the women's team in the

Turkish Women's Handball Super League The Turkish Women's Handball Super League () is the top professional league for Turkish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Turkey Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Turkish champions. Established in the 1978– ...

and the wheelchair basketball team in the

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League The Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League (, TTSB Süper Ligi) is the top-flight professional league for wheelchair basketball teams in Turkey with men and women players. Established in 1997, it is governed by the Turkey Disabled Sports Feder ...

successfully.

Venues

Main venues of the club are: * Bornova Ice Sports Hall inside the

Aşık Veysel Recreational Area Aşık is Turkish for Ashik, a traditional musician and troubadour Aşık is a Turkish name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Aşık Çelebi (1520–1572), Ottoman biographer, poet, and translator * Âşık İbretî (1920–1976 ...

Bornova Bornova is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 220 km2, and its population is 454,470 (2022). It is the third largest district in İzmir's metropolitan area and is almost fully urbanized at ...

: Ice hockey *

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Sports Hall,

Kültürpark Kültürpark is an urban park in İzmir, Turkey. It is located in the district of Konak, roughly bounded by Dr. Mustafa Enver Bey Avenue on the north, 1395th Street, 1396th Street and Bozkurt Avenue on the east, Mürsel Paşa Boulevard on the sou ...

: Basketball, handball, volleyball * Evka-4 Sports Complex, Bornova: Basketball, handball, volleyball

Achievements

Handball

;Men's ;

* ''Champions'' (1): 2007–08 ;Women's :

* ''Runners-up'' (1): 2010–11 * ''Third place'' (2): 2007–08, 2021–22

Ice hockey

;

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (, abbreviated TBHSL) is the highest level of professional ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. U ...

* ''Champions'' (1): 2013–14. * ''Runners-up'' (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16

Water polo

; Turkish Women's Water Polo First League * ''Champions'' (1): 2022–23. ;

LEN Women's Challenger Cup The European Aquatics Women's Challenger Cup, formerly the LEN Women's Challenger Cup is a water polo club competition organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). It acts as the third tier, below the LEN Women's Champions League and th ...

: ''Champions'' (1): 2023–24.

Wheelchair basketball

;Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League * ''Champions'' (1): 1996–97 ;

* ''Champions'' (4): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 ;

André Vergauwen Cup The EuroCup 1, formerly called the André Vergauwen Cup, is the second level European wheelchair basketball competition for clubs held by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Results Performances Titles by club Titles by ...

*''Runners-up'' (1): 2003.IWBF Official Website
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Notable sportspeople

İbrahim Arat İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg division. The tall athlete is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit Yağcı and Selim S ...

(born 1988), weightlifter *

Remzi Başakbuğday Remzi Başakbuğday (born November 13, 1989) is a Turkish people, Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the Finweight ( -54 kg) class. Personal life Remzi Başakbuğday was born in Konak, Izmir, Turkey on November 13, 1989. He studied ...

(born 1989), taekwondo practitioner *

Recep Çelik Recep Çelik (born 10 June 1983 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a Turkish racewalker. The tall athlete weighs , and is a member of the İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor, where he is coached by Nikolai Radionov. He graduated 2004 in physical educatio ...

(born 1987), racewalker *

Duygu Çete Duygu Çete Artar (born 19 April 1989, in Gümüşhane, Turkey) is a Turkish female Visual impairment, visually impaired judoka (Disability judo classification#Classes, disability class B3 (classification), B3) competing in the -57 kg divis ...

(born 1989), 2012 Summer Paralympics bronze medalist female visually impaired judoka *

Begül Löklüoğlu Begül Löklüoğlu (born 28 August 1988) is a Turkish female archer competing in the recurve event. The tall athlete at is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Biography She was born on 28 August 1988 in Ankara, Turkey. She was bo ...

(born 1988), female archer *

Semiha Mutlu Semiha Mutlu (born March 5, 1987, in Koyulhisar, Sivas Province, Turkey) is a Turkish female racewalker. Career She began racewalking at the age of 18, and is currently a member of the İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Mutlu is the holder of ...

(born 1987), female racewalker

References

External links

Official website
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