Çukurova Basketbol Mersin (ÇBK Mersin), for sponsorship reasons ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin, is a Turkish professional women's basketball club based in Mersin, Turkey. The club was founded in 2015 and currently competing in the Women's Basketball Super League.
History The club was founded in 2015 under the name Çukurova Basketbol Mersin. In 2020 the team was rebranded to ÇBK Mersin. They joined the Super League for the 2017–18 season. Grine had left the league prior to the beginning of the 2017 season. After competing in the play-off semi finals in their first season, the club played in the play-off finals against Fenerbahçe in the 2018–19 season. The club lost to Fenerbahçe in the finals, but qualified to compete in EuroLeague Women in the 2019–20 season.
On January 22, 2020, a partnership was established with the Yenişehir Municipality, and the club's name was changed to ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Belediyesi. This partnership played a significant role in the club's rise.
Before the 2023-24 season, the name was changed to Çukurova Basketbol Kulübü Mersin (shortly Ç.B.K. Mersin). In late January 2025, as a result of the sponsorship agreement with ÇİMSA, the team's name became ÇİMSA ÇBK Mersin.
In the 2025–26 season, they achieved to win their first EuroCup title in history by defeating Greek side Athinaikos Qualco 160–157 in the finals.
Current roster
Gallery
Honours European competitions EuroLeague Women Runners-up (2): 2022–23, 2024–25 EuroCup Women Winners (1): 2025–26 Fourth-place: 2021–22 Quarterfinalists: 2018–19
Domestic competitions Turkish Super League Runners-up (5): 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Semifinalists: 2017–18
Turkish Cup Winners (2): 2022, 2025 Runners-up: 2024 Turkish Women's Basketball Presidential Cup Winners (1): 2022 Runners-up (3): 2019, 2024, 2025
Notable players
Asena Yalçın Ayşenaz Harma Eslem Güler Esra Ural Gökşen Fitik Kennedy Burke Lara Sanders Manolya Kurtulmuş Meltem Avcı Pelin Bilgiç Sevgi Uzun Sinem Ataş Şaziye İvegin Quanitra Hollingsworth
Brittney Sykes Chelsea Gray Diamond DeShields Elizabeth Williams Erlana Larkins Jantel Lavender Jasmine Thomas Kahleah Copper Kelsey Bone Lindsay Allen Marina Mabrey Morgan Tuck Nia Coffey Stephanie Mavunga
Tiffany Hayes
Alex Bentley
Kim Mestdagh Julie Vanloo
Shavonte Zellous
Iliana Rupert Olivia Epoupa
Luisa Geiselsöder
Laura Juškaitė Eglė Šventoraitė
DeWanna Bonner
Laura Cornelius
Gabriela Mărginean
Yvonne Anderson
Astou Ndour Leonor Rodríguez María Araújo
Alina Iagupova Liudmyla Naumenko
Karlie Samuelson Kristine Anigwe Temi Fagbenle
References
External links Official website Official Team Instagram Turkish Basketball Federation Eurobasket team page