9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁English men ▁brought ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁them ▁while ▁living ▁in ▁Sal onica ▁( then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ). ▁The ▁first ▁league ▁competition ▁was ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁Football ▁League , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season . ▁The ▁league ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁variations ▁until ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Mill î ▁Lig ▁( S ü per ▁Lig ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Between ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁League ▁and ▁Mill î ▁Lig , ▁several ▁other ▁regional ▁le agues ▁took ▁place : ▁Ad ana ▁( 1 9 2 3 ), ▁An k ara ▁( 1 9 2 2 ), ▁E ski ş eh ir ▁( 1 9 2 4 ), ▁ İ z mir ▁( 1 9 2 4 ), ▁B urs a ▁( 1 9 2 4 ), ▁and ▁Tra b zon ▁( 1 9 2 3 ), ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁The ▁first ▁competition ▁to ▁bring ▁forth ▁a ▁national ▁champion ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁Turkish ▁Football ▁Championship , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁championship ▁format ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁knock out ▁competition , ▁cont ested ▁between ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁top ▁regional ▁le agues . ▁The ▁National ▁Division ▁( T urk ish : ▁Mill î ▁Kü me ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁league ▁competition ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁Start ed ▁in ▁ 1