2017–18 Turkish Cup

Competition format

First round

• 9 Third League and 33 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. No seeds were applied in the single-leg round.
• 6 teams from Third League and 15 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 9 seeded and 12 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Siirt İl Özel İdare eliminating Mardin 47 Spor.
• Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor, Kars 36 Spor, Siirt İl Özel İdare and Yüksekova Belediyespor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was Yeni Orduspor.

Second round

• 51 Third League and 15 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. No seeds were applied in the single-leg round.
• 29 teams from the Third League and 4 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 18 seeded and 15 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Sinopspor eliminating Erbaaspor.
• Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor and Kars 36 Spor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was Aydınspor 1923.

Third round

• 5 Super League, 18 First League, 36 Second League, 29 Third League and 4 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the single-leg round.
• 4 teams from the Super League, 12 teams from the First League, 18 teams from the Second League, 10 teams from the Third League and 2 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 29 seeded and 17 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor eliminating Balıkesirspor Baltok.
• Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was Göztepe.

Fourth round

• 12 Super League, 12 First League, 18 Second League, 10 Third League and 2 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the single-leg round.
• 12 teams from the Super League, 7 teams from the First League, 4 teams from the Second League, 3 teams from the Third League and 1 team from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 19 seeded and 8 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor eliminating Altınordu.
• Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was Çaykur Rizespor.

Fifth round

• 17 Super League, 7 First League, 4 Second League, 3 Third League and 1 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round.
• 12 teams from the Super League, 3 teams from the First League and 1 team from the Second League qualified for the next round.
• 12 seeded and 4 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Bucaspor eliminating Sivasspor.
• Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Bucaspor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was Kasımpaşa.

Summary table

Round of 16

• 12 Super League, 3 First League and 1 Second League team competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round.
• 7 teams from the Super League and 1 team from the First League qualified for the next round.
• 5 seeded and 3 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Giresunspor eliminating İstanbul Başakşehir.
• Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Giresunspor.
• Highest-ranked team eliminated was İstanbul Başakşehir.

Qualified teams

• The draw for the round of 16 took place on 15 December 2017.

Summary table Source: Quarter-finals Seven Super League and one First League team competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round. Qualified teams The draw for the quarter-finals and following rounds took place on January 19, 2018. Summary table Source: Semi-finals Summary table Source: Second leg Fenerbahçe awarded the Tie after Beşiktaş refused to return to the field following an incident in the original game where manager Şenol Güneş was struck on the head with an object, forcing the match to be abandoned. The TFF ordered the remaining 32 minutes to be played behind closed doors, however Beşiktaş refused to travel and after a rejected appeal, did not appear for the rescheduled game. As a result, Beşiktaş were punished by forfeiting all prize money from the competition to the point, and barred from entering the 2018-19 contest. Final The final was contested in Diyarbakır as a one-off match. The winning club was awarded a total of 75 medals, along with the Turkish Cup trophy. Akhisarspor player Muğdat Çelik was selected man of the match. Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1