List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents
Galatasaray SK is a sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey that competes in Süper Lig, the most senior football league in Turkey. Since its founding in 1905, the club has had 37 different presidents. The club is owned by the club-members of Galatasay SK, and similarly to a limited liability company, they elect the president by a ballot. The president has the responsibility for the overall management of the club, including formally signing contracts with players and staff. In Turkey, it is customary for the president to watch the games in which the first-team participates, together with the president from the opposing team.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Founder_Ali_Sami_Yen.jpg/150px-Founder_Ali_Sami_Yen.jpg)
Since its foundation, Galatasaray SK has been owned and operated only by its members (all Turkish), unlike most European football clubs. Ali Sami Yen remains the longest-running president of The Lions (14 years, from 1905 to 1919).
List of presidents[]
Below is the official presidential history of Galatasaray SK, from when Ali Sami Yen took over at the club in 1905, until the present day.
Date | Name (club membership no.) |
Galatasaray Football Team | Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team |
Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team |
Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team |
Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team |
Galatasaray Waterpolo Team |
Galatasaray Swimming Team |
Galatasaray Athletics Team |
Galatasaray Rowing Team |
Galatasaray Sailing Team | |||||||
Istanbul League /Istanbul Cup/ Milli Küme |
TSYD Cup | Turkish Football Championship |
Turkish Super Cup | Turkish Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | Istanbul League /Turkish Basketball Championship/Turkish Basketball League/Turkish Cup/President's Cup |
Turkish Women's Basketball League/Turkish Cup/Turkish President Cup/EuroLeague Women/FIBA EuroCup/European SuperCup |
Istanbul League/Turkish Women's Volleyball League/CEV Challenge CUP |
Istanbul League/Turkish Women's Volleyball League |
Turkish Waterpolo League |
Turkish Swimming Championship Winter/Summer |
Turkish Athletics Championship İstanbul/Turkey Winter/Summer |
Turkish Rowing Championship Winter/Summer |
Turkish Sailing Championship (Summer) | ||
Men's | Men's | Women's | Men's | Women's | Men's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | |||||||||
30 October 1905- 15 May 1919 |
Ali Sami Yen(1) 1. Presidency |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 May 1919- 10 December 1922 |
(7) 1. Presidency |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
10 December 1922- 23 April 1925 |
(235) 1. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x |
23 April 1925- 17 July 1925 |
Ali Sami Yen(1) 2. Presidency |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
17 July 1925- 5 September 1925 |
Ahmet Robenson(9) | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
5 September 1925- 25 September 1926 |
(259) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 September 1926- 1 January 1928 |
(10) | ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x |
1 January 1928- 25 October 1929 |
(350) | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
25 October 1929- 18 July 1930 |
Abidin Daver(8) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
18 July 1930- 26 June 1931 |
(17) 1. Presidency |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
26 June 1931- 15 January 1932 |
(513) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 January 1932- 19 February 1932 |
(30) 1. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
19 February 1932- 11 March 1932 |
(17) 2. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
11 March 1932- 3 February 1933 |
(40) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
3 February 1933- 12 August 1934 |
(30) 2. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
12 August 1934- 8 February 1935 |
(7) 2. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
8 February 1935- 3 April 1937 |
(1185) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x |
3 April 1937- 15 December 1937 |
(380) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 December 1937- 8 April 1939 |
(1277) 1. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
8 April 1939- 27 August 1939 |
(1005) | x/x/![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
27 August 1939- 21 October 1939 |
(437)) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
21 October 1939- 10 May 1940 |
(1277) 2. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
10 May 1940- 21 November 1942 |
(1539) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x |
21 November 1942- 1 January 1944 |
(762) | x/![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
1 January 1944- 23 September 1944 |
(1277) 3. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x |
23 September 1944- 31 August 1946 |
Muslihittin Peykoğlu(416) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
31 August 1946- 21 November 1950 |
(548) 1. Presidency |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x |
21 November 1950- 30 March 1953 |
(235) 2. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
x |
30 March 1953- 30 November 1954 |
Ulvi Yenal(835) 1. Presidency |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x |
30 November 1954- 11 January 1957 |
(548) 1. Presidency |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x/![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x |
Date | Name (club membership no.) |
Galatasaray Professional Football Team | Galatasaray Men's Basketball Team |
Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team |
Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team |
Galatasaray Women's Volleyball Team |
Galatasaray Waterpolo Team |
Galatasaray Swimming Team |
Galatasaray Athletics Team |
Galatasaray Rowing Team |
Galatasaray Sailing Team | |||||||
Istanbul League /Istanbul Cup/ Milli Küme |
TSYD Cup | Turkish Football Championship |
Turkish Super Cup | Turkish Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | Istanbul League /Turkish Basketball Championship/Turkish Basketball League/Turkish Cup/President's Cup |
Turkish Women's Basketball League/Turkish Cup/Turkish President Cup/EuroLeague Women/FIBA EuroCup/European SuperCup |
Istanbul League/Turkish Championship/Turkish Men's Volleyball League |
Istanbul League/Turkish Women's Volleyball League/CEV Challenge CUP |
Turkish Waterpolo League |
Turkish Swimming Championship Winter/Summer |
Turkish Athletics Championship İstanbul/Turkey Winter/Summer |
Turkish Rowing Championship Winter/Summer |
Turkish Sailing Championship (Summer) | ||
Professional Seasons | Men's | Men's | Women's | Men's | Women's | Men's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | Men's and Women's | ||||||||
11 January 1957- 2 January 1960 |
Sadık Giz(1162) | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x |
2 January 1960- 27 January 1962 |
(548) 2. Presidency |
x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x |
27 January 1962- 13 February 1965 |
Ulvi Yenal(835) 2. Presidency |
x | ![]() |
![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() |
x | x | quarter-final | x/![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | ![]() |
x | x |
13 February 1965- 18 January 1969 |
(548) 2. Presidency |
x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x/![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x |
18 January 1969- 3 February 1973 |
(3597) 1. Presidency |
x | ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | quarter-final | x/x/![]() ![]() |
x | x/x/![]() |
x | x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 February 1973- 14 June 1975 |
(1747) | x | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
14 June 1975- 27 January 1979 |
(3597) 2. Presidency |
x | ![]() |
x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x |
27 January 1979- 15 March 1986 |
Prof. Dr. Ali Uras(3098) | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x/x/![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x |
15 March 1986- 17 March 1990 |
Dr. Ali Tanrıyar(1765) | x | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | semi-final | x/x/![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x/x/![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
x |
17 March 1990- 16 March 1996 |
Alp Yalman(3660) | x | ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | x | quarter-final | x/x/![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() ![]() |
x |
16 March 1996- 17 July 2001 |
Faruk Süren(5269) | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
quarter-final | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
17 July 2001- 23 March 2002 |
Mehmet Cansun(4697) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x |
23 March 2002- 22 March 2008 |
Özhan Canaydın(4569) | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x |
22 March 2008- 18 May 2011 |
Adnan Polat(7708) | x | x | ![]() |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x/![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x/x/![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
x | x | x | x |
18 May 2011 – 25 October 2014 | Ünal Aysal(11629) | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
quarter final | ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
|||||||
25 October 2014 – 23 May 2015 | Prof. Dr. Duygun Yarsuvat(3666) | x | x | ![]() |
x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
23 May 2015 – 20 January 2018 | Dursun Aydın Özbek(6602) | x | x | x | ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
20 January 2018 – 19 June 2021 | Mustafa Cengiz(10649) | x | x | ![]() |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
19 June 2021 – | Burak Elmas(9320) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
References[]
- Galatasaray S.K. presidents