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«Fenerbahce» (tour. Fenerbahceçe) — Turkish basketball club from Istanbul, founded in 1907. In 2006, there was a merger with another club from Istanbul — «Ulker», after which the team was named «Fenerbahce-Ulker». In the summer of 2015, the company Üller stopped sponsorship of the club, and it regained its former name. "Fenerbahce" has been holding pre-season friendly matches with NBA teams since 2012. In 2012, the club beat the Boston Celtics at its venue, and in 2015; «Brooklyn Nets» in New York. In 2016, for the first time among all Turkish clubs, he was able to reach the Euroleague finals, where he lost in a hard struggle in overtime to CSKA Moscow. In 2017, he became the first Turkish club to become the Euroleague champion, beating the Greek Olympiacos in the final.