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Introduction: Galatasaray is a Turkish football club that has been playing in the top division of Turkish football since 1923. The club’s story dates back to 1918 when it was founded as Beşiktaş Yalıncısı. In 1922, Beşiktaş merged with Galatasaray and became one of the most successful clubs in Turkey. From 1934 to 1959, the club won six Turkish League titles and two UEFA Cup titles. In 1951, Galatasaray made its first international appearance and played against Luxembourg in a friendly match. The following year, they participated in the European Cup where they lost 1-0 to FC Barcelona. Over the years,Galatasaray has developed into one of the world’s most successful clubs.

Galatasaray – the story of two clubs.

Galatasaray was founded on October 15, 1881, in the city of Istanbul. The club was originally called “Atatürk’s Arsenal”, and played its first official match against Fenerbahçe on October 20. Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, had a strong interest in football and desired to create a professional football league in Turkey. He believed that a strong football league would promote Turkish culture and help to improve the country’s economy.

The History of Galatasaray.

Galatasaray has experienced many changes over its history. First, it was sold to two different clubs in 1904 and 1907. Then, it changed its name to Galatasaray S.K. in 1912 after being traded withşekespor for captain Hasan Bey and several other players. In 1915, Galatasaray lost its first Turkish Cup Final against Ankaragücü due to an ineligible player rule. In 1930–31, they won their first international title when they defeated Bulgarian champions Plovdiv 2-1 in the final staged at Bursa Stadium. They also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League twice during this time (1931–32 and 1934–35). However, they were unable to win any major trophies during this time period; Galatasaray only won two minor titles (the 1906/07 Turkish Cup and 1909/10 Ottoman Cup).

In 1945, following World War II,[3] Galatasaray merged with Feyenoord Rotterdam Football Club as part of a larger restructuring of Dutch football leagues.[4] This merger led to some changes for both clubs – Feyenoord Rotterdam became known as “Feyenoord Giants” while Galatasaray became known as “Galataş”. As part of the new club structure, all former Feyenoord players were given citizenship status and were able to play for either club under one roof.[5][6]

On May 14th 2006,[7][8] Galataş finally won their ninth championship title by defeating Istanbul Blaugrana 3-1 at Karaiskale Stadium with goals from Necdet Öztürk (2), Erdal Kaya (penalty) and Mehmet Ünal (second goal).[9] This victory made them achieve their fourth consecutive domestic championship which is still an unmatched record today[10]. It was also decided that assistant coach Fatih Terim would become manager after Huseyin Avcıoğlu resigned due to health reasons on December 26th 2005[11]. Under Terim’s guidance, Galataş qualified for both UEFA Champions League legs against Valencia CF but lost both matches 1-0 aggregate before being eliminated from European competition.[12][13][14]

After his departure on February 12th 2006,[15], assistant coach Şahin Akhisar served as caretaker manager until Gokhan Tatar took over on March 6th 2006[16]. On July 25th2006[17], Arslan Yıldız assumed managerial duties until Demetrio Hysenik took over on November 17th 2006[18]. On January 29th 2007,[19][20][21] Gokhan Tatar took over as permanent manager until he left office on May 24th 2007 due to personal reasons.[22] İbrahim Kalici replaced him until he left office too due to illness on July 31st 2007[23]. After Kalici’s departure too,[24][25][26], Sinan Ünal assumed managerial duties until his resignation effective October 5th2007 because of disagreements with president Abraham Vergara about tactics used during games[27]. Vergara appointed Cemil Ulukaya as his replacement on October 10th 2007.[28]).

Federico Higuaín joined Galatasaray from Juventus FC in January 2009 after impressing head coach Pérez during preseason friendlies against Feyenoord Rotterdam & Bayern Munich FC; he made his debut for the club against Fenerbahçe in a 2-0 home win on April 16 2010 [29],[30]).

The Galatasaray Story.

Galatasaray football club was founded on October 15, 1902 by two friends, Mustafa Kemal and Fevzi Pasha. The original goal of the club was to create a team to play in the local amateur league. However, due to financial difficulties, Galatasaray did not get involved in the league until 1907.

The second division of Turkish football was created in 1909 and Galatasaray made it to the first division where they played for two seasons. However, their attendance at home games was low so they decided to move to Ankara which was then the capital of Turkey.

In 1913, Galatasaray moved back to Istanbul and finished fourth in the First Division. They also reached the semi-finals of the 1912–13 UEFA Cup but lost 2–1 against Barcelona.

In 1914, after World War I ended, Galatasaray joined forces with Arsenal FC as part of a new promotion/relegation system that saw clubs relegated from First Division if they did not field a Liga side (Galatasaray did not). In 1915–16 they finished 3rd behind Liverpool and Athletic Bilbao but were unable to compete in European competition because they were not fielded by either club during wartime.

In 1919–20 they finished runners-up behind Atletico Madrid and returned to First Division where they played for four seasons before being relegated again in 1923–24.

In 1925, founder Mustafa Kemal died suddenly and his son Recep took over control of the club. During this time Galatasaray also enjoyed some success with their newly formed reserve team which won three trophies between 1925 and 1928 including one from the Europe League final which represented Turkey at Wembley Stadium against England’s Middlesbrough F.C..

Recep Kemal’s death in 1938 led to another period of instability as power passed from father-son hands until 1949 when Mehmet Ali Baba became president of Galatasaray FC replacing Recep Kemal who had been interim president since 1938.

Baba oversaw a period of great growth for Galatasaray including becoming champions of both leagues (the Turkish Premier League and Turkish Second League) while also reaching UEFA competitions such as winning two UEFA Cups (in 1957 and 1958). In 1959 Baba died suddenly leaving his son Ahmet Ali Baba as president once again but this time there was more stability with Ahmet taking over only days after his father’s death when he took office on October 4th following an election held on September 25th that saw no incumbent able to win a majority despite several tight races.

After years of careful management by Ahmet Ali Baba, whom is generally considered one of Turkey’s most successful presidents ever, Galatasaray reached their third consecutive UEFA Cup Final in 1984 where they were defeated 2-1 by Liverpool at Heysel Stadium although many attributed this defeat mainly due to Liverpool’s improved playing conditions at that time – galátasağan teams had always been poor travelling players).

During these years there were also several other major successes such as reaching two successive Champions League finals (in 1977 and 1978), claiming three domestic cups namely the Süper Lig championship (in 1974-1975; 1976-1977; 1978-1979), making it all the way through Europe (to Barcelona), being crowned Turkish Cup champion five times (in 1973-1974; 1975-1976; 1977-1978; 1979-1980),Copa America Winners’ Cup Winners’ Cup 1982 & 1986 etc., reaching three European finals consecutively – 1984 vs Spain: 1st leg Feyenoord Rotterdam; SemiFinal Utrecht Amsterdam; Final Zaragoza Madrid: 2nd leg Zaragoza Guadalajara; 3rd leg Barcelona Paris St Germain).

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Conclusion

Galatasaray is the story of two clubs – Galatasaray FC and Beşiktaş. The club has undergone many changes over its history, from the early years when it was just a small club in the Second Division to the current top flight level in Europe. It is now one of Turkey’s most popular and well-known clubs, with millions of fans worldwide. As such, it is an important part of any soccer fan’s life – whether you’re a casual viewer or a hardcore follower. To keep up with all the latest news and events about Galatasaray, be sure to check out our website!