Kurtuluş S.K.

Kurtuluş S.K.
Full name Kurtuluş Spor Kulübü
Founded January 1, 1896 (1896-01-01)
as İraklis Jimnastik Kulübü[1]
Chairman Konstantin Belalidis[2]
Website Club website

Kurtuluş S.K. is a sports club of Kurtuluş, Şişli district, Istanbul, Turkey.[3][4] It is the still existing oldest sports club in Turkey.

History

Gymnasts of the club

Kurtuluş S.K. was founded under the name "İraklis Jimnastik Kulübü"[1] by local Greeks in 1896. It was one of the major Greek sports clubs in Istanbul, while from 1910 to 1922 it was one of the clubs that undertook the organization of the Pan-Constantinopolitan games (Games organized among the Greek clubs of the city).[5]

In 1906 two athletes of the club, the brothers Georgios and Nikolaos Alimbrandis won gold medals in the Intercalated Olympic Games in Athens, in horizontal bar and rope climbing respectively.[5]

During the 1930s, the club intensified the efforts in the field of sports with the foundation of basketball, volleyball, cycling, athletics and other sports departments. Competent athletes from these departments were distinguished in local and international sports events.[5] The club played in the Turkish Basketball League between 1966 and 1968.

Notable athletes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Kurtuluş Spor Kulübü". Aya Tanas Aya Dimitri Aya Lefter Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi ve Mektebi Vakfi. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Kurtuluş SPOR KULÜBÜ (in Turkish) Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Kurtuluş Spor Kulübü Official Website (in Turkish)
  5. 1 2 3 Choumerianos, Manolis. "Sports and sports clubs of the Greek Orthodox in Constantinople". Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Μείζονος Ελληνισμού, Κωνσταντινούπολη. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  • Tatavla Heraklis Jimnastik Kulübü. Türk Futbol Tarihi.vol 1. page(23). (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.
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