The abbreviated name is BJK, and the club's nicknames include Kara Kartallar (black eagles) or Siyah Beyazlılar (black and white). The club's colours are black and white, with elements of red also present. These are manifested both in the emblems and in the alternative outdoor jersey. At home they play with a combination of a white jersey and black shorts, then outdoors in black with white details. At home, the club plays at Vodafone Park, a stadium that holds 41,903 spectators. The club was founded in 1903 and is located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul.
Besides football, the club also accommodates other sports such as athletics, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and many others. However, football clearly has the upper hand in the club's history, being one of the 3 Turkish clubs that have always played in the top domestic competition, the Süper Lig. It has local rivalries with other Istanbul clubs Galatasaray SK and Fenerbahçe SK. It has won the Süper Lig a total of 15 times, most recently in 2016/17. It has also shown its strength in European competitions.
