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
History of Galatasaray S.K. his second coaching period between 1954 and 1957 the club won the Istanbul Football League in 1954–1955 and 1955-1956. The European Champion Clubs' Cup started in 1955-1956, but the first nationwide Turkish League started in 1959. Due to the Istanbul Football League being the strongest league in Turkey, Galatasaray SK participated at the 1956–1957 European Champion Clubs' Cup season. Galatasaray SK lost to CS Dinamo Bucureşti 3-1 in Bucharest, but managed to win in Istanbul 2-1. Although the club was eliminated from the competition, it was a historical participation. Galatasaray SK became the first Turkish club to play in a