Club: İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (commonly Başakşehir)

• Location: Başakşehir district, Istanbul, Turkey
• Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu (home stadium, capacity ~17,000)
• Colors: Orange and navy blue

Manager around 2020/21

• Okan Buruk — appointed in 2019 and remained head coach into the 2020/21 period. Buruk led the club to its first Süper Lig title in 2019–20 and managed the side as it entered the following domestic season while also handling the club’s European commitments earned as champions.

Context (around 2020/21)

• İstanbul Başakşehir achieved the historic milestone of winning their first top‑flight Turkish title in 2019–20 and entered the 2020/21 season as defending champions.
• As Turkish champions they had European fixtures to manage in addition to Süper Lig and Turkish Cup matches, which shaped squad rotation and transfer decisions that summer and autumn.

Typical squad and figures to know (core players active around this era)

• Edin Višća — key attacking leader and longtime club figure (winger/creator)
• Mahmut Tekdemir — long-serving midfield anchor and club stalwart
• Martin Škrtel — experienced central defender who joined the club in the 2019 period
• Goalkeeper and other supporting players rotated through the season to cover domestic and European duties

Playing style under Okan Buruk

• Organized, compact defensive shape with emphasis on team structure and transitions
• Use of wide players and a creative attacking midfielder to supply the forward line; common formations included 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 variations
• Focus on collective work-rate and tactical discipline, especially in high-stakes league and European matches

Competitions

• Süper Lig — entered 2020/21 as defending champions after the 2019–20 title
• Turkish Cup — domestic cup involvement alongside league duties
• European competition — participation followed from winning the league (Champions League qualifying / European fixtures depending on qualification outcomes)

Quick facts

• Founded in its modern professional form in the 1990s and rose through the Turkish leagues to the Süper Lig
• Club became a significant contender in Turkish football by the late 2010s, culminating in the 2019–20 championship

Summary: Around the 2020/21 season İstanbul Başakşehir was led by Okan Buruk, entering the season as reigning Süper Lig champions and balancing domestic league and cup commitments with European fixtures. The squad was built around experienced core players (notably Edin Višća and Mahmut Tekdemir) and a disciplined, tactically organized style under Buruk’s management.