Galatasaray S.K. (football)

Galatasaray SK was founded in October 1905 (the exact day is disputed, but is traditionally accepted as "17 Teşrinievvel 1321" according to the Rumi calendar, which corresponds to "30 October 1905" according to the Gregorian calendar) by Ali Sami Yen and other students of Galatasaray High School (a high school in Istanbul which was established in 1481) as a football club. Ali Sami Yen became Galatasaray SK's first president and was given the club's membership number "1". The team's first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and Galatasaray won this match with a score of 2–0.^[15] There were discussions about the club's name, in which some suggested Gloria (victory) and others Audace (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.^[16]

In addition to Ali Sami Yen (Club member No. 1), who was the driving force behind the club's foundation, Asim Tevfik Sonumut (2), Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (3), Celal İbrahim (4), Boris Nikolov (5), Milo Bakić (6), Pavle Bakić (7), Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (8), Tahsin Nihat (9), Reşat Şirvanizade (10), Hüseyin Hüsnü (11), Refik Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu (12) and Abidin Daver (13)^[17] were also involved in the decision to organize such a club.

Our aim is to play together, to have a colour and a name, and to beat the non-Turkish teams.

— Ali Sami Yen

The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese citadel of Galata (the modern quarter of Karaköy) in the Beyoğlu (Pera) district of Istanbul. Galatasaray literally means "Galata palace".

According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over a local Greek club, and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (English: "Gentlemen of Galata Palace"), and, after this incident, they adopted that name and started to call their club "Galata Sarayı". In 1905, during the era of the Ottoman Empire, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, but, after the 1912 Law of Association, the club registered legally.^[18]

Since there weren't any other Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1908–1909, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.^[19]

While football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more Istanbul League titles^{[citation needed]} until 1952. Upon the initiation of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, Istanbul Professional League, was played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles.

Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi (Turkish Super League today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 23 league titles since then.

The Turkish Football Federation began organizing the Turkish Cup (today it is organized with the name Ziraat Turkish Cup) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 16 trophies since then.^[20]

Probably the greatest record that the club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in the 1986–87 season.^{[citation needed]} Another achievement in this period was reaching the semi-final of the European Cup in the 1988–89 season, making Galatasaray the first and only Turkish team to have played a semi-final in this competition.

Galatasaray's most successful era came in the late 1990s, when the club become the first and only Turkish football club to win a major UEFA competition. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of homegrown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, after having played in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium, literally dubbed "Hell" by Galatasaray supporters due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.^[21] Moreover, the club's fanbase had bitterness with Leeds United, following the 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence when two Leeds fans were stabbed to death by Galatasaray fans. Four men were arrested and charged with their murders. The deaths led to an angry reaction in England with Galatasaray fans being banned from attending the second leg at Elland Road.

There are many successful footballers who have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. The team's legendary players include Nihat Bekdik nicknamed Aslan (Lion); the 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç;^[22] Boduri who died aged 21;^[23] Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match;^[24] Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (Father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in the 1950s, with great success in both duties;^[25]

Galatasaray is a team of emotions. It is a team of footballers who are in love with its colors and love each other. Galatasaray is a team of players who work with sacrifice and dedication. Galatasaray doesn't like the conceited, self-centered individuals. In short, Galatasaray is a team of people who pull the rope together, who know how to be sad together and rejoice together..

— Gündüz Kılıç

Bülent-Reha Eken brothers; Suat Mamat who scored three goals in the 1954 FIFA World Cup;^[26] Coşkun Özarı who devoted his life to Galatasaray;^[27] Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper who was called "the Panther of Berlin";^[28] Fatih Terim, the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish national football team for many years, who won the UEFA Cup in 2000 as the team's coach;^[29] Metin Oktay the legendary six-time top-scorer of the Turkish Super League;^[30] Zoran Simović, another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves;^[31] Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray;^[32] Tanju Çolak, an extraordinary goalscorer and the 1988 European Golden Boot winner with Galatasaray;^[33] Cevad Prekazi, an Albanian teammate of Tanju Çolak specializing in free kicks;^[34] Cláudio Taffarel the World Cup-winning goalkeeper for Brazil;^[35] Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described by some as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey;^[36] Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, dubbed "Super Mário" by the fans and scored both of Galatasaray's two goals in the 2000 European Super Cup Final against Real Madrid; and last, but not least, Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in Süper Lig history with 249.

Name and pronunciation

Galatasaray (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡalatasaˈɾaj]) is a quarter in Karaköy in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. Its name comes from that of Galata, which may in turn have derived from Galatai (meaning the "Galatians"), as the Celtic tribes were thought to have camped at Galata during the Hellenistic period before settling in Galatia in central Anatolia. Galatasaray translates directly as "Galata Palace" (saray means "palace" in Turkish). Galatasaray High School, established in the area in 1481, was the progenitor of Galatasaray S.K. as well as other institutions of Galatasaray Community.^[37]

Galatasaray is a compound word and is pronounced as such, with a very brief pause between the two words.^[38] There is no diminutive form of the club's name. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname Cim-Bom(-Bom), pronounced: [dʒim bom (bom)]). The person who brought this slogan to Turkey was Sabit Cinol. While Cinol was in Switzerland for education, he also played football. Inspired by the slogan of Servette, the club he played for, Cinol adapted this slogan for Galatasaray, and this adaptation was embraced by the club and the wider community.^[39] However, the shortened form "Gala" is sometimes used by English speakers.

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Galatasaray's first emblem was drawn by 333 [School Number] Şevki Ege. This was the figure of a spread-winged eagle with a football in its beak. The eagle was a model emblem that Galatasaray dwelled on in the beginning. But when the name did not attract too much interest, Şevki Ege's composition was pushed aside. It was replaced by the current design in the 1920s. This replaced in 1925 by the current "Ghayn-Sin" crest, which are the first two Arabic letters of "G"alata "S"aray, designed by Ayetullah Emin.^[40]

At first, the colours of Galatasaray were red and white. These are the colours in the modern Turkish flag. The Turkish Republic, however, was not founded at that time. Therefore, this decision caused the repressive administration of the day to feel uncomfortable and the administration subsequently pressured the footballers. For this reason, on December 26, 1906, the colors were changed to yellow and black.^[41] The eight-piece halved design kit was ordered from the Sports Outfitter William Shillcock based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.^[42] After a heavy 0–5 loss to Baltalimanı in a friendly match the new colours yellow and black were counted as inauspicious.

We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did.

— Ali Sami Yen

On 6 December 1908, for a match against the football team of the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow, inspired by the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.^[43]Ali Sami Yen stated, "After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko's store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did."^[18]

Home kit

Galatasaray's "classic" home kit

The Galatasaray home kit have always been fundamentally the same since 1908. The traditional shirt of Galatasaray is the eight-piece halved design. This consists of the shirt's front, back and sleeves being made up of two colours, resulting in the shirt being split into eight parts. (Two same colours are never next to each other within the 8 parts.) The colours continue in an alternating order, from yellow to red. This results in the front of the shirt being the opposite of the back and the shirt also having an halved design from the side. This alternating colour order of eight parts creates a complete halved design for the shirt.^[44]The classic eight-piece halved design would become the look of Galatasaray for around 80 years, until 1985 when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts and the sleeves were made up by one colour and not halved.Created over a century ago, the classic Galatasaray kit combination consists of the eight-piece halved traditional shirt, white shorts and red socks and are usually worn as part of the home strip.^[44] This changed in the mid-1980s, when sportswear manufacturer Adidas began to provide the shirts. The club reverted to the "classic" kit in 2012.^[44][45] The official colours are Pantone shades 1235 (yellow) and 201 (red).^[46]

Kit history

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Suppliers

On 20 November 2023, it's been announced that Puma will be the new kit supplier as of 2024–25 season.^[47] The partnership with Nike will come to an end after 13 seasons.Previous kit manufacturers have been: Çamlıca (1978–79); Adidas (1978–82, 1984–91, 1995–2001, and 2005–11); Umbro (1979–81, 1982–83, 1991–95, and 2002–05); Puma (1980–81, 2024–present); Gola (1981–82); Fatih (1984–85); and Lotto (2001–02) and Nike (2011–24) and Puma (2024–29).

Sponsors

Since 2020, Galatasaray's shirt sponsors have been Sixt. Previous sponsors include: Volvo and PeReJa (1977–78); Halı Fleks (1979–80); Telefunken, Alo, and THY (1980–81); Borsaş and Meban (1981–83); Telefunken (1983–84); Modell's (1984–85); Denizbank (1984–86); TürkBank (1986–91); ADEC Saat (1991–92); SHOW TV (1991–95); Emek Sigorta (1992–95); VakıfBank (1995–97); Bank Ekspres (1997–98); Marshall (1998–2000); Telsim (2000–01); Aria (2001–04); Avea (2004–09); Türk Telekom (2009–14); Huawei (2014–15), Dumankaya (2015–16), UNDP (2016), Nef (2016–19), Terra Pizza (2019–20) and Sixt (2020–) for domestic matches and since 2014 for international matches Turkish Airlines.

Ali Sami Yen Stadium

When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football League took place at Papazın Çayırı – now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams.^[48] When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished in 1940, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in Şeref Stadi and Dolmabahçe StadiOn 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.^[49] Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen, it is in the Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, the all-seater capacity reduced to 22,000 in 1993. A few years later, the rebuilt of main stand, which was damaged by an earthquake, slightly increased the capacity.^[50]After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.^[51]The stadium was in 2011 demolished after Galatsaray moved to the newly built Rams Park.

Rams Park

The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Rams Park in the Seyrantepe area of Sarıyer.^[52] It is also known as Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,280 seats, making it the largest private stadium used by a club in Turkey.^[53]

Stadium anthems

Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Galatasaray War Chant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags. Many people^[who?] call the Rams Park 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans.^{[citation needed]}

Stadium history

#	Stadium	Years played
1	Ali Sami Yen Stadı	34
2	Dolmabahçe Stadı	28
3	Taksim Stadı	18
4	Papazın Çayırı	17
5	Rams Park	13
6	Şeref Stadı	8
7	Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı	1

European matches

Galatasaray fans attach high importance to European competitions, and Galatasaray is known as the Conqueror of Europe by their fans. This nickname underlines the importance of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup Galatasaray managed to win during the 1999–2000 season. Galatasaray fans also have a reputation in Europe as being one of the most fanatic in the world, along with ultrAslan. Ryan Giggs once said I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Three hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was overcrowded! The chanting was brilliant: one side starts, then the other, then quiet, then all of them chanting! The players really enjoyed it. Before it was good, after it wasn't for us.'^[55][56]

Records

Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray's new stadium Rams Park in Istanbul. A peak reading of 140.76 dBA was recorded.^[57]

On March 11, 2023, Galatasaray broke the longest winning streak record (14) in Turkish Süper Lig history with a 1–0 win over Kasımpaşa.^[58]

Popularity of Galatasaray

The poll in June 2012 placed Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe comes second with a 35.9% level, Beşiktaş third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%.^[59][60] The same result was announced in another poll dated September 2019 which included a sample of 7,500 Turkish people.^[61] Galatasaray has an estimated 30 million fans in Turkey alone.^[62]

Galatasaray became one of the most popular sports clubs in the world. As of 23 November 2023, Galatasaray ranked 19th place in the top 20 most popular sports clubs on Instagram in the world:^[63]

"The big three" clubs of Istanbul – Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray – have a century-long history of rivalry. The Galatasaray–Fenerbahçe rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football.^[64] The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters due to an assumed superiority that comes with winning the derby. Supporters are often quoted as stating that winning the league without winning the derby is hollow. There is always huge interest in the derby due to its fierce nature on and off the pitch. Many documentaries have been made about the derby including an episode of The Real Football Factories International. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions, though this has been on the decline in recent years. The typical features of derby days include sell out stadiums, loud support throughout the match and taunting choreography displays by supporters before kick off.^[65] Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nationwide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.

Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters are used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".^[66]

Domestic competitions

• Turkish Super League
  • Winners (23) (record): 1961–62, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • Runners-up (11): 1959, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2020–21
• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (18) (record): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
  • Runners-up (5): 1968–69, 1979–80, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98
• Turkish Super Cup
  • Winners (17) (record): 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023
  • Runners-up (9): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018
• Turkish National Division
  • Winners (1): 1939
  • Runners-up (5): 1937, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1950
• Turkish Football Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1949
• Atatürk Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2000
• Prime Minister's Cup
  • Winners (5): 1975, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1995
  • Runners-up (2): 1980, 1989

International competitions

• UEFA Europa League
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
• UEFA Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2000

Regional competitions

• Istanbul Football League
  • Winners (15): 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58
• Istanbul Football Cup
  • Winners (2): 1941–42, 1942–43 (shared-record)
• Istanbul Shield
  • Winners (1): 1932–33

Doubles, Trebles and Quadruples

• Doubles
  • Turkish Super League and Turkish Cup: 1962–63, 1972–73, 1998–99, 2014–15
• Domestic trebles
  • Turkish Super League, Turkish Cup and TFF Super Cup: 1992–93, 2018–19
• International quadruple
  • Turkish Super League, Turkish Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup: 1999–2000

Other

• Turkish Amateur Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 1952
• TSYD Cup
  • Winners (12): 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 (shared-record)
  • Runners-up (9): 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1991
• Atatürk Gazi Cup
  • Winners (1): 1928
• 50. Anniversary Cup
  • Winners (1): 1973
• Emirates Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013 Emirates Cup

Current squad

As of 9 February 2024^[67]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	DEN	Victor Nelsson
27	MF	POR	Sérgio Oliveira
34	MF	URU	Lucas Torreira
42	DF	TUR	Abdülkerim Bardakcı
50	GK	TUR	Jankat Yılmaz
53	MF	TUR	Barış Yılmaz
56	MF	TUR	Baran Demiroğlu
58	DF	TUR	Ali Yeşilyurt
72	DF	TUR	Ali Bülbül
81	MF	TUR	Hamza Akman
83	MF	TUR	Efe Akman
91	MF	FRA	Tanguy Ndombele (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
92	DF	CIV	Serge Aurier
95	FW	BRA	Carlos Vinícius (on loan from Fulham)

Academy players with first team shirt numbers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	DF	TUR	Arda Yavaş
59	FW	TUR	Recep Dilek
60	MF	TUR	Berk Kızıldemir
77	DF	TUR	Berkan Aksoy

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Nicolò Zaniolo (at Aston Villa until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	AUT	Yusuf Demir (at Basel until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Yunus Akgün (at Leicester City until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Taylan Antalyalı (at Samsunspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ROU	Alexandru Cicâldău (at Konyaspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Baran Aksaka (at Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Siraçhan Nas (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Caner Doğan (at Sarıyer until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Emirhan Kayar (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Eren Aydın (at Çorum until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Halil Dervişoğlu (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2024)

Reserves and Academy squad

Former players

Club captains

Uğur Köken	1971–73
Muzaffer Sipahi	1973–75
Nihat Akbay	1975–78
Mehmet Oğuz	1978–79
Gökmen Özdenak	1979–80
Fatih Terim	1980–85
Cüneyt Tanman	1985–91
Erdal Keser	1991–94
Tugay Kerimoğlu	1994–95

Bülent Korkmaz	1995–05
Hakan Şükür	2005–08
Ümit Karan	2008–09
Arda Turan	2009–11
Sabri Sarıoğlu	2011–14
Selçuk İnan	2014–20
Fernando Muslera	2020–

Technical staff

Position	Name
Football Director	Cenk Ergün
Manager	Okan Buruk
Assistant Manager	İrfan Saraloğlu
	Ismael Garcia Gomez
Goalkeeping Coach	Fadıl Koşutan
	Can Okuyucu
Athletic Performance Coach	Dursun Genç
	Kaan Arısoy
	Yusuf Köklü
	Gürkan Fuat Demir
Match and Performance Analyst	Yılmaz Yüksel
	Serhat Doğan
	M. Can Mutlu
Administrative Manager	Uğur Yıldız
Scouting and Performance Analysis Manager	Emre Utkucan
Team Translator	Ersan Zeren
	Utku Yurtbil
Doctor	Yener İnce
Dietitian	Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi
Physiotherapist	Mustafa Korkmaz
	Burak Koca
	Samet Polat
Masseur	Sedat Peker
	Batuhan Erkan
	Ozan Abaylı
Outfitter	Hasan Çelik
	Veli Muğlı
	İlyas Gökçe

Football Management Trade I.C.

Galatasaray has one of the most successful youth facilities in Turkey. Gündüz Kılıç Youth Facilities in Florya is the center of the department. Galatasaray U21 have won the Turkish Youth League three times.^[69]

Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. They are located in 79 sites, in Turkey, Australia, Germany, Belgium and the UK.

Companies that Galatasaray S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include:^[70]

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