The Turkish Isbank Chess League will take place in Konya Rixos Hotel from July 10th till July 22nd, 2012. This year, near 300 players from 14 clubs are going to participate in this event.
The Turkish Team Championship (1st Chess League) was inaugurated in 1995. In 2004, it changed its name to Super League, but after the Turkish Isbank assumed sponsorship in 2006, the name was changed once more to the Turkish Isbank Chess League.
The current champion from the 2011 Turkish Chess Championship is Isek Aquamatch. The 2012 edition of event will take place just a few weeks before the important World Chess Olympiad 2012 in Istanbul.
The Turkish league competition is not only a battle between strong players, it also gives chance to young players to grow up in direct first team league matches. Each team consists of 10 boards: the first six boards of every team are the titled players, followed by a female junior, a junior player, U15 girl, U 15 general tables.
The teams of 2012 Turkey Is Bank Chess League
1 ISEK AQUAMATCH SPORT CLUB
2 YAPI KREDI SPORT CLUB
3 ADANA TRUVA CHESS CLUB
4 ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY SPORT CLUB
5 MANISA DORUK COLLEGE SPORT CLUB
6 GAZI UNIVERSITY SPORT CLUB
7 CELIKKOL TOURISM PAMUKKALE UNV. SPORT CLUB
8 MERSIN EZGI CHESS CLUB
9 BESIKTAS JIMNASTIK CLUB
10 TARSUS ZEKA CHESS SPORT CLUB
11 DENIZ GENCLIK SPORT CLUB
12 ANTALYA CALLI SPORT CLUB
13 CEYHAN BELEDIYE SPORT CLUB
14 ER BAKIR SPORT CLUB
Previous Champions
| Season | Champions |
| 1995-1996 | SGM |
| 1996-1997 | TED Ankara College |
| 1997-1998 | Konya Yapı Sport |
| 1998-1999 | Kayseri DSI Sport |
| 1999-2000 | Kayseri DSI Sport |
| 2000-2001 | TED Ankara College |
| 2001-2002 | ITU Sport Club |
| 2002-2003 | TED Ankara College |
| 2003-2004 | Eczacibasi Sport Club |
| 2004-2005 | Eczacibasi Sport Club |
| 2005-2006 | Eczacibasi Sport Club |
| 2006 | BJK |
| 2007 | BJK |
| 2008 | Adana Truva Chess Sport Club |
| 2009 | Adana Truva Chess Sport Club |
| 2010 | Manisa Doruk College |
| 2011 | ISEK Aquamatch Sport Club |
