Turanspor

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'''Turanspor''' was a sports club in located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club played in the Bölgesel Amatör Lig before its dissolution.

== History == ===Şekerspor === The team was founded in 1947 under the name ''Şekerspor''; It kept this name until 1958. In 2005, the club was bought by K&C Group, a construction company and the club transferred Sergen Yalçın.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Gazetesi |first=Evrensel |title=Dön bak tarihe: Şekerspor - Alper Kaya |language=tr-TR |work=Evrensel.net |url=https://www.evrensel.net/yazi/86918/don-bak-tarihe-sekerspor |access-date=2023-02-28}}</ref>

In 2015 Club President Orhan Kapelman claimed that he has always been an "idealist", a name given to the members of the far-right Grey Wolves organization. The club stated that it will include only nationalist football players and coaches in its staff and changed its name to ''Turanspor'', named after Turanism.<ref name=":0" />

Turanspor withdrew from the Regional Amateur League in the 2015–2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bolgeselamatorlig.com/2015-2016/7-grup |title=Bölgesel Amatör Lig 2015-2016 7. Grup Puan Durumu |website=BolgeselAmatorLig.Com |language=tr |date=n.d.}}</ref>

After the club was removed from the Sugar Factory facilities, of which the club is a tenant, because it could not pay its debts, the club management could not find a place to stay and the club became history.<ref name=":0" />

== Notable players == * {{Flagicon|Turkey}} Sergen Yalçın * {{flagicon|KGZ}} Ruslan Amirov * {{flagicon|SLO}} Marko Simeunovič

==Previous names== * Şekerspor (1947–1958) * Şeker Hilal (1958–1963) * Şekerspor (1963–2005) * Etimesgut Şekerspor (2005–2010) * Beypazarı Şekerspor (2010–2012) * Çamlıdere Şekerspor (2012–2013) * Şekerspor (2013–2014) * Tutap Şekerspor (2014–2015) * Ankara Beypazari Turan Spor Kulübü Anonym Şirketi (2015–2017)

==League participations==

* Super League: 1959–63, 1964–66, 1967–69, 1972–73, 1997–98 * 1st League: 1963–64, 1966–67, 1969–72, 1973–92, 1994–97, 1998–2003 * 2nd League: 1992–94, 2003–2005, 2006–2013 * 3r League: 2005–2006, 2013–15 * Regional Amateur League: 2015–2016 * Amateur League: 1947–59 * Ankara Regional Amateur League: 2016–17

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://www.sekerspor.com.tr }} {{in lang|tr}} *[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=535&kulupID=5 Şekerspor on TFF page] {{in lang|tr}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turanspor}} Category:Defunct football clubs in Turkey Category:Association football clubs established in 1947 Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2017 Category:1947 establishments in Turkey Category:Etimesgut Category:Süper Lig clubs Category:Sport in Ankara Province