Maccabi SK was founded in 1913 by members of the Jewish community in the district of
Hasköy, Istanbul. Its players were all of the
Jewish faith. The football branch of the club participated in the 1919-20 Sunday League. The club was active in several sports, including football and basketball, where the greatest success could be achieved. The basketball team became Istanbul champions six times in a row. Maccabi was active until the 1940s, then the club was dissolved after many Turkish Jews left the country for
Israel, due to the
wealth tax imposed on non-Muslims in 1942. There they founded the club of
Maccabi Haifa, one of the major sports clubs in the country. Managers of
Maccabi Haifa visited the former president of Maccabi SK in 1996. ==Honours==