By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The top eight teams at the midway point of the 2024-25 Turkiye Sigorta Basketbol Super Ligi will extend their respective domestic campaigns in the 2025 ING Turkish Cup.
A draw in Istanbul’s Basketball Development Center on Monday set the pairings and the home teams for the Quarterfinals on February 11 and 12, and also the projected matchups in the Final Four set to be hosted in Sanliurfa between February 14 and 16.
Defending champion Fenerbahce Beko will be at home against Bahcesehir Koleji and Anadolu Efes will visit Besiktas Fibabanka. The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague outfits were on the opposite sides of the bracket with Karsiyaka versus Galatasaray entering Fener’s side and Mersin Spor against Tofas on Efes’ side.
2025 ING Turkish Cup
Quarterfinals: 11-12/2
1. Fenerbahce Beko – Bahcesehir Koleji
2. Karsiyaka – Galatasaray
3. Mersin Spor – Tofas
4. Besiktas Fibabanka – Anadolu Efes
Final Four (Sanliurfa): 14-16/2
Semifinals
Winners 1-2
Winners 3-4
Final
Winners of Semifinals
The annual Cup organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation, TBF, is the second-tier competition in Turkiye, under the BSL. Efes tops the list of teams with the most titles with 12 across team history, while Fenerbahce follows second with eight.
The remaining six finalists of the 2025 installment are labeled as underdogs versus Fener and Efes, but four are also on the winners list. Galata and Tofas pack three Cups apiece, and Besiktas and Karsiyaka prevailed once. In contrast, Bahcesehir and Mersin have yet to lift the trophy.
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