History of Galatasaray S.K. flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did." Ali Sami Yen is the founder of the club, and the first president of club that served until the 1920s. Since the Turkish republic founded in 1923, Ali Sami Yen did a great job, both founding and developing the first Turkish football club and protecting it against the strict rules of the former state of command in Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire. Between 1905 and 1906 Galatasaray just played friendly matches. Since there were not any Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul Football League
2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season Nef Back sponsor: Garenta Arm sponsor: None Short sponsor: Fluo Companies that Galatasaray currently has sponsorship deals with include. Total spending: €40.25M Total income: €34.6M Expenditure: €5.65M 2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season The 2017–18 season was Galatasarays 114th in existence and 60th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. The club will be aiming for an unprecedented 21st Süper Lig title after finishing the Süper Lig fourth place in previous season. In Europe, Galatasaray participated in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League season and the Turkish Cup. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches