Sports in Turkey
The most popular sport in Turkey is football. Turkey's top teams include Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beikta. In 2000, Galatasaray cemented its role as a major European club by winning the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup. Two years later the Turkish national team finished third in the 2002 World Cup Finals in Japan and South Korea, while in 2008 the national team reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2008 competition. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, while the ükrü Saracolu Stadium in Istanbul hosted the 2009 UEFA Cup Final.
Other mainstream sports such as basketball and volleyball are also popular. Turkey hosted the finals of EuroBasket 2001 and the finals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, winning second place on both occasions; while Efes Pilsen S.K. won the Korac Cup in 1996, finished second in the Saporta Cup of 1993, and made it to the Final Four of Euroleague and Suproleague in 2000 and 2001.[157] Turkish basketball players such as Mehmet Okur and Hidayet Türkolu have also been successful in the NBA. Women's volleyball teams, namely Eczacba, Vakfbank Güne Sigorta and Fenerbahçe Acbadem, have won numerous European championship titles and medals.
The traditional Turkish national sport has been yal güre (oiled wrestling) since Ottoman times.Edirne has hosted the annual Krkpnar oiled wrestling tournament since 1361.
Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final.