İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK explained

Team:	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Founded:	1979
City:	İzmir
Colors:	Blue & white
Owner:	İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
President:	Pervin Şenel Genç

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Turkish: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü) is a multi-sports club established 1979 in İzmir, Turkey by the city's metropolitan municipality (Turkish: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi). 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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The men's handball team of the club plays in the Turkish Handball Super League, the women's team in the Turkish Women's Handball Super League and the wheelchair basketball team in the Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League successfully.^{[7] [8]}

Venues

Main venues of the club are:^[9]

• Bornova Ice Sports Hall inside the Aşık Veysel Recreational Area, Bornova: Ice hockey^[10]
• Celal Atik Sports Hall, Kültürpark: Basketball, handball, volleyball
• Evka-4 Sports Complex, Bornova: Basketball, handball, volleyball

Achievements

Handball

Men's

Turkish Handball Super League

• Champions (1): 2007–08

Women's

See main article: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK (women's handball).

Turkish Women's Handball Super League

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

Ice hockey

See main article: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK (men's ice hockey).

Turkish Ice Hockey Super League

• Champions (1): 2013–14.^[11]
• Runners-up (3): 2012–13,^[12] 2014–15, 2015–16

Water polo

See main article: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK (women's water polo).

Turkish Women's Water Polo First League

• Champions (1): 2022–23.

LEN Women's Challenger Cup

Champions (1): 2023–24.

Wheelchair basketball

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League

• Champions (1): 1996–97

Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League

• Champions (4): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04

André Vergauwen Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2003.^[13]

Notable sportspeople

• İbrahim Arat (born 1988), weightlifter
• Remzi Başakbuğday (born 1989), taekwondo practitioner
• Recep Çelik (born 1987), racewalker
• Duygu Çete (born 1989), 2012 Summer Paralympics bronze medalist female visually impaired judoka
• Begül Löklüoğlu (born 1988), female archer
• Semiha Mutlu (born 1987), female racewalker

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tarihçe . İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü . Turkish . 2012-06-23 .
2. Web site: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor Buzda Buz Hokey Takımıyla Şov Yaptı . Basketbolig . 2011-12-25 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
3. News: Büyükşehir Uzun Atladı . Yeni Asır . 2012-05-14 . Turkish . 2012-06-25 .
4. News: BŞB'den milli isabet . Yeni Asır . 2012-06-12 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
5. News: İlk turnuvadan altınla döndü . . 2012-01-11 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
6. Web site: Bayanların Nefes Kesen Maçını İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor Kazandı . Basketbolig . 2009-11-01 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
7. News: Hentbol-İzmir B.B.'nin rakipleri belli oldu . Spor X . 2011-07-28 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
8. News: Tekerlekli Sandalye Basketbolu <. Son Dakika . 2012-04-26 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
9. Web site: Tesisler . İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sğor Kulübü . Turkish . 2012-06-23 .
10. Web site: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor'un Şampiyon Buz Hrkeyi Takımı Bu Yıl da İddialı . Basketbolig . 2011-11-16 . Turkish . 2012-06-27 .
11. Web site: 2013–2014 Sezonu TBHF Süper Ligi 1'incisi İzmir Büy. Bel. SK Oldu . Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu . Turkish . 2014-04-05 .
12. Web site: 2012–2013 Sezonu TBHF Süper Lig 1'cisi Başkent Yıldızları S.K Oldu . TBHF . Turkish . 2013-04-23 .
13. http://www.iwbf-europe.org/downloads/doc_download/111-history-iwbf-europe IWBF Official Website

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