▁football ▁clubs . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁top - fl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁football ▁league ▁system ▁and ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Football ▁Federation . ▁E igh teen ▁clubs ▁comp ete ▁ann ually , ▁where ▁a ▁champion ▁is ▁decided ▁and ▁three ▁clubs ▁are ▁promoted ▁and ▁re leg ated ▁from , ▁and ▁to , ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Lig . ▁The ▁season ▁runs ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁May , ▁with ▁each ▁club ▁playing ▁ 3 4 ▁matches . ▁Match es ▁are ▁played ▁Friday ▁through ▁Monday . ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁Mill î ▁Lig ▁( National ▁League ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁nation wide ▁league ▁competition ▁held ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁league ▁succeeded ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Football ▁Championship ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Division , ▁both ▁being ▁former ▁top - level ▁national ▁compet itions . ▁The ▁Sü per ▁Lig ▁is ▁currently ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁coefficient ▁ranking ▁of ▁le agues ▁based ▁on ▁club ▁performances ▁in ▁European ▁compet itions ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 8 ▁clubs ▁have ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Sü per ▁Lig , ▁but ▁only ▁five ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁date : ▁Gal at as ar ay ▁( 2 2 ), ▁F ener bah ç e ▁( 1 9 ), ▁Be ş ik ta ş ▁( 1 5 ), ▁Tra b z ons por ▁( 6 ) ▁and ▁B urs as por ▁( 1 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Football ▁in ▁Turkey ▁st ems ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1