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
2016–17 Galatasaray S.K. season 2016–17 Galatasaray S.K. season The 2016–17 Galatasaray season was the club's 113rd in existence and 59th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. The club will be aiming for an unprecedented 21st Süper Lig title after finishing the Süper Lig sixth place in previous season. In Europe, Galatasaray will not be present in any competition. They will compete in a domestic cup, the Turkish Cup. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches the club played in the season. It covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Gürbey Kahveci