| Competition: | 1.Lig |
| Season: | 1996–97 |
| Winners: | Galatasaray 11th title |
| Relegated: | Sarıyer Denizlispor Zeytinburnuspor |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Galatasaray Beşiktaş |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Kocaelispor |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Fenerbahçe Trabzonspor |
| Continentalcup4: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup4 Qualifiers: | İstanbulspor Samsunspor Antalyaspor |
| League Topscorer: | Hakan Şükür (38 goals) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 878 |
| Prevseason: | 1995–96 |
| Nextseason: | 1997–98 |
Statistics of Turkish First Football League in the 1996/1997 season.
It was contested by 18 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship. Sarıyer G.K., Denizlispor and Zeytinburnuspor relegated to Second League.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hakan Şükür | Galatasaray | 38 |
| 2 |  Elvir Bolić | Fenerbahçe | 24 |
| 3 | Oktay Derelioğlu | Beşiktaş | 22 |
| 4 | Elvir Baljić | Bursaspor | 21 |
| Hami Mandıralı | Trabzonspor | ||
| 6 | Ertuğrul Sağlam | Beşiktaş | 19 |
| 7 |  Jay-Jay Okocha | Fenerbahçe | 16 |
| Serkan Aykut | Samsunspor | ||
| 9 | Gheorghe Hagi | Galatasaray | 14 |
| 10 | Saffet Akyüz | İstanbulspor | 13 |
| Saffet Sancaklı | Fenerbahçe | ||