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Besiktas ColaTurka
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President Yildirim Demiroren
Address Suleyman Seba Caddese
BJK Plaza, B block, Kat:3
34357 Istanbul, Turkey
Tel. +90 212 283 6600
Fax +90 212 283 8194
Arena BJK COLATURKA ARENA
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Roster
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5
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GÜLER, MURATCAN
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.92
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1980
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6
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ATSUR, ENGIN
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.93
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1987
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8
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NEWLEY, BRAD
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Australia
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Forward
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2.00
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1985
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12
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SOGANCIOGLU, ARIN
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Turkey
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Guard
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1.90
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1987
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13
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UNVER, OMER
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Turkey
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Forward
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2.00
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1981
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14
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YILDIRIM, HALUK
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Turkey
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Forward
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2.00
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1972
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18
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BAXTER, LONNY
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USA
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Center
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2.03
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1979
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21
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OREN, ADEM
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Turkey
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Center
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2.07
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1979
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24
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COSKUN, CEM
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Turkey
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Center
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2.09
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1986
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32
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CHATMAN, MIRE
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USA
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Guard
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1.87
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1978
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41
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OZER, CEVHER
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Turkey
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Forward
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2.05
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1983
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42
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FLETCHER, KEVIN
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USA
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Forward
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2.06
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1980
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54
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OZKAN, KEREM
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Turkey
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Forward
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1.98
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1988
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The Club
A venerable club in Turkish sports, Besiktas JK ColaTurka, is hoping to take a chance at even more prestige in the 2009-10 Eurocup. Although Besiktas was founded as a multi-sport club in 1903, its basketball section came along much later. Besiktas traveled a long road to basketball success, finally lifting a Turkish League title in 1975 and then adding its first national cup in 1987. Besiktas spent some more years struggling, but the "Black Eagles" placed fifth in Turkey in 1998 and made it to the next season's Korac Cup quarterfinals. The club had to wait until the 2003-04 season to make it to the Turkish League semifinals and then took part in the 2005 FIBA Champions Cup quarterfinals. A trip to the 2006 Turkish League finals, losing against Efes, was the sign that Besiktas was ready for further glory. Besiktas, however, did not reach the ULEB Cup elimination rounds in 2005-06 and was knocked off in the Turkish League semifinals. The 2007-08 campaign marked another step forward for Besiktas as it reached the ULEB Cup Final Eight., but archrival Galatasaray Cafe Crown stood on its way to success. And then despite becoming the Turkish League regular season champion, Besiktas once again exited in the semifinals. Last season Besiktas took a step backwards failing to advance in the Eurocup or to win a Turkish playoff series, but the club hopes to bounce back by surviving the Eurocup Qualifying Rounds.
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