Date: 21.01.2026 16:30
(MHA) Turgutlu Municipality Women’s Basketball Team, which experienced the excitement of the Halkbank Women’s Federation Cup, achieved a significant success by eliminating its strong rival Fenerbahçe Gelişim. The red and black team started the quarter-final match played at Istanbul Basketball Development Center with high concentration. Turgutlu Belediyespor, which held the score advantage throughout the match, closed the first half ahead 27-33.
Turgutlu representative, who maintained his defensive resistance in the second half and scored points with organized sets in attack, did not allow the gap to be closed. At the end of the match, the score was 59-68 in favor of Turgutlu Municipality, and Manisa’s first and only women’s basketball team had the joy of advancing to the semi-finals of the cup.
Foreign player Mikayla Cowling was the prominent name in Turgutlu Belediyespor’s advancement to the semi-finals. While Cowling was the star of the match with her performance of 19 points and 9 rebounds, Ronahi Zilan Kıran and Senay Zeybek also contributed significantly to the victory with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists each. Captain Yağmur Öztürk 6 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists; Kennedi Maci Jackson was the other name that shared the team’s scoring load with 5 points and 7 rebounds. The competitive play and balanced score distribution displayed as a team stood out as one of the most important factors that carried the Turgutlu team to the semi-finals.
Turgutlu Municipality Women’s Basketball Team received full support from the stands in the quarter-final match. Turgutlu Mayor Çetin Akın, his wife Sabriye Akın, Turgutlu Belediyespor Board Member and Deputy Mayor Evren Erbaş Ser, and Belediyespor Vice President and Press and Public Relations Directorate Responsible Emrah Kanık followed the match played in Istanbul from the stands and did not leave the team alone. The delegation went down to the locker room after the match and congratulated the technical team and players one by one.
The red and black team, who set their goal in the cup as advancing to the finals and bringing the cup to Turgutlu, will face Zorlu College Samsun Basketball in the semi-finals. The semi-final match for the final ticket will be played on Friday, January 23 at 17.00 at the Istanbul Basketball Development Center. While the match was broadcast live on HT Sports screens, tickets for the match were also offered for sale online.
Making an evaluation after the match, Turgutlu Municipality Women’s Basketball Team Head Coach İstemihan Örücü stated that they are advancing step by step towards their goals in the cup and said, “We passed the first stage of the Women’s Federation Cup and made it to the semi-finals, we are happy. We have the semi-final match ahead of us, which we will play against Samsun Basketball. In the semi-finals, we will show all our strength on the field and grab the ticket to the final. We will be the ones to lift that cup this year, we believe in it.” he said.
Turgutlu Belediyespor President and Deputy Mayor Hüseyin Maliz said, “We wholeheartedly congratulate our women’s basketball team. We wish them success in the semi-final match they will play on Friday. Our goal is the final and we know that we will first get our name in the final and then we will win that cup.” he said.
The result of Turgutlu Belediyespor in the semi-finals will be followed closely in terms of the development of both Manisa basketball and women’s sports.
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