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The 2006–07 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Turkey.

Events

• 4 August 2006 – First match of the season is played between Galatasaray S.K. and Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor. The match resulted in a 1–1 draw.
• 5 August 2006 — Fenerbahçe S.K. begin their centenary year off with a 6–0 win over Kayseri Erciyesspor.
• 14 April 2007 – Lüleburgazspor and Belediye are promoted to the Turkish Third League. Oyak Renault and Cizrespor are relegated to the Turkish Third League. Karamanspor, Iğdırspor, and Sidespor are relegated to the Turkish Regional Amateur League.
• 19 April 2007 — Yalovaspor and Darica Gençlerbirliği are relegated to the Turkish Third League. DÇ Divriğispor requested to take the season off after their bus was involved in an accident for the second time this season. The bus turned over, injuring twenty players and staff. The Turkish Football Federation accepted the request. There will only be one club relegated from Group 2 (Iğdırspor) and DÇ Divriğispor will return next season playing in the Turkish Third League.
• 21 April 2007 – Diyarbakır BB DİSKİ, Bozüyükspor, Afyonkarahisarspor, and Gaziosmanpaşa are promoted to the Iddaa League B.
• 28 April 2007 — Göztepe are relegated to the İzmir Amateur League. Çorluspor are relegated to the Tekirdağ Amateur League. Bakırköy are relegated to the Istanbul Amateur League.
• 29 April 2007 — Sakaryaspor are relegated to the Türk Telekom League A.
• 1 May 2007 — Adanaspor, BUGSAŞ, and Tepecik Belediye are promoted to the Iddaa League B. Mersin B.B., Aksarayspor, Bulancakspor, Değirmenderespor, Aliağa Belediye, Merinos, Alibeyköy, and Gölcükspor qualify for the promotion play-offs. Osmaniyespor are relegated to the Osmaniye Amateur League.
• 13 May 2007 — Fenerbahçe S.K. become champion after a 2–2 draw with Trabzonspor, while second place Beşiktaş J.K. lost 0–3 to Bursaspor.

Managerial changes

National team

Turkey began their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008 on 6 September, beating Malta 2–0.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Turkey scorers	Match report
6 September 2006	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H)	Malta	2-0	ECQ	Nihat Kahveci Tümer Metin	UEFA
7 October 2006	Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary (A)	Hungary	1-0	ECQ	Tuncay Şanlı	UEFA
11 October 2006	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H)	Moldova	5-0	ECQ	Hakan Şükür (4) Tuncay Şanlı	UEFA
24 March 2007	Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece (A)	Greece	4-1	ECQ	Tuncay Şanlı Gökhan Ünal Tümer Metin Gökdeniz Karadeniz	UEFA
28 March 2007	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H)	Norway	2-2	ECQ	Hamit Altıntop (2)	UEFA
2 June 2007	Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (A)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2-3	ECQ	Hakan Şükür Sabri Sarıoğlu	UEFA
5 June 2007	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany	Brazil	0-0	Friendly		TFF (in Turkish)

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• F = Friendly
• ECQ = European Championship qualifier

Honours

Club honours

Player honours

• Player of the Year
  • Alex
• Youth Player of the Year
  • Arda Turan

Team of the Year

Top scorer

Nat.	Player	Goals
	Alex	19 goals

Transfer deals

Retirements

• 30 December 2006 – Mirosław Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor)

References

1. "Maç Raporu". LigTv.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
2. "Maç Raporu". LigTv.com.tr (in Turkish). 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
3. ^ "Iddaa League B results". turkish-soccer.com. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
4. ^ "Turkish Third League results". turkish-soccer.com. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
5. "Amateur League results". turkish-soccer.com. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007. Amateur League results collected by Serkan Şahin.
6. "Türk Telekom League A results". turkish-soccer.com. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
7. "Aykut Kocaman'dan 3 yıllık imza." 1spor.com (in Turkish). 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
8. "Zenga to take Gaziantepspor job". UEFA. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
9. "Teşekkürlerimizle..." Fenerbahçe (in Turkish). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
10. "Yeni Teknik Direktörümüz ZICO". Fenerbahçe (in Turkish). 4 July 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
11. ^ "Dogan reappointed as coach of Turkey's Trabzonspor to replace Lazaroni". People's Daily Online. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
12. "Arıca in for Zenga at Gaziantepspor". UEFA. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
13. "Korkmaz plots Erciyesspor escape". UEFA. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
14. Tozar, Türker (19 March 2007). "Yanal ends Manisaspor stay". UEFA. Archived from the original on 23 May 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
15. "Bulak imzayı attı". LigTV (in Turkish). 21 March 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2007.
16. "Turkey find form in Frankfurt". UEFA. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
17. Turkeys' score given first.
18. "Mektup Szymkowiak'tan". NTV (in Turkish). 30 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.

• 2006–07 in Turkish football
• Seasons in Turkish football
• 2006–07 in European football by country