The Turkish football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Turkey. The first competition to name a national champion was the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası), which began in 1924 and continued until 1951. The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country's top regional leagues. At the end of the 1924 season, Harbiye were the first club to be crowned champions after completing their fixtures unbeaten. Started in 1937, the National Division was the first national league competition and was held until 1950. A few years later, in 1959, the professional nationwide league was introduced, currently known as the Süper Lig. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship is awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. Fenerbahçe are the most successful club, having won 28 titles in total so far. (Full list...)