2016–17 Süper Lig
The 2016–17 Süper Lig was the 59th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The season was named after Turgay Şeren, a legendary goalkeeper of the Turkish national team who also played for and coached Galatasaray.
Teams
- Adanaspor, Kardemir Karabükspor and Alanyaspor achieved promotion from 2015–16 TFF First League. Karabükspor made an immediate return, whereas Adanaspor returned to the top level after 12 years in lower leagues. Finally Alanyaspor defeated Adana Demirspor in the play-off final for a debut season at top flight level. Also, for the first time Antalya Province will have 2 teams in Süper Lig.
- Sivasspor, Eskişehirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu were relegated to 2016–17 TFF First League. Sivasspor ended an 11-year stint in the top level, while Eskişehirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu were relegated after 8 years and 2 years in the top flight, respectively.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adanaspor | Adana | KozArena | 36,117 |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | Akhisar | Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium | 16,597 |
| Antalyaspor | Antalya | Antalya Arena | 33,032 |
| Konyaspor | Konya | Konya Büyükşehir Stadium | 42,276 |
| Alanyaspor | Alanya | Bahçeşehir Okulları Arena | 10,842 |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul | Vodafone Park | 43,500 |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | Timsah Arena | 43,877 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,558 |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul | Ülker Stadium | 50,509 |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul | Türk Telekom Arena | 52,652 |
| Gaziantepspor | Gaziantep | Gaziantep Arena | 35,558 |
| Gençlerbirliği | Ankara | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,209 |
| Kardemir Karabükspor | Karabük | Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium | 14,200 |
| Kasımpaşa | Istanbul | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium | 14,234 |
| Kayserispor | Kayseri | Kadir Has Stadium | 32,864 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | 17,801 |
| Osmanlıspor | Ankara | Osmanlı Stadyumu | 19,626 |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Şenol Güneş Stadium | 41,513 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Pos. | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Vágner Love | Alanyaspor | 23 |
| 2 |  Cenk Tosun | Beşiktaş | 20 |
| 3 |  Samuel Eto'o | Antalyaspor | 18 |
| 4 |  Riad Bajić | Konyaspor | 17 |
| 5 | Léonard Kweuke | Çaykur Rizespor | 14 |
| 6 | Anderson Talisca | Beşiktaş | 13 |
| 6 | Serdar Gürler | Gençlerbirliği | 13 |
| 8 |  Moussa Sow | Fenerbahçe | 12 |
| 8 | Welliton | Kayserispor | 12 |
| 8 | Vincent Aboubakar | Beşiktaş | 12 |
Top assists
| Pos. | Player | Team | Assists |
| 1 |  Wesley Sneijder | Galatasaray | 15 |
| 2 |  Ricardo Quaresma | Beşiktaş | 13 |
| 3 | Deniz Türüç | Kayserispor | 11 |
| 4 | Jeremain Lens | Fenerbahçe | 10 |
| 5 | Emre Belözoğlu | İstanbul Başakşehir | 8 |
| 5 | Mossoró | İstanbul Başakşehir | 8 |
| 5 | Olcan Adın | Akhisar Belediyespor | 8 |
| 8 | Edin Višća | İstanbul Başakşehir | 7 |
| 8 | Olcay Şahan | Trabzonspor | 7 |
| 8 | Pierre Webó | Osmanlıspor | 7 |
Hat-tricks
| Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
| 27 November 2016 | Moussa Sow | Fenerbahçe | Çaykur Rizespor | 1–5 |
| 11 December 2016 | Yasin Öztekin | Galatasaray | Gaziantepspor | 3–1 |
| 30 January 2017 | Cenk Tosun | Beşiktaş | Konyaspor | 5–1 |
| 18 March 2017 | Adem Büyük | Kasımpaşa | Osmanlıspor | 3–2 |
| 18 March 2017 | Nabil Ghilas | Gaziantepspor | Kayserispor | 3–4 |
| 10 April 2017 | Emmanuel Adebayor | İstanbul Başakşehir | Galatasaray | 4–0 |
| 30 April 2017 | Samuel Eto'o | Antalyaspor | Adanaspor | 2–5 |
| 14 May 2017 | Vágner Love | Alanyaspor | Kardemir Karabükspor | 4–2 |
| 2 June 2017 | Ermin Zec | Kardemir Karabükspor | Akhisar Belediyespor | 2–3 |