Ali Sami Yen, the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club opened the first Galatasaray Museum in Kalamis in 1925.
All the medals and cups received until that day, as well as historic documents and photographs, plaques and shirts were displayed in this museum.
After hearing that our memories would be confiscated at the end of the First World War, Ali Sami Yen moved the museum into the Galatasaray Lycee with the decision of General Congress, on 15 May 1919.
The Galatasaray Museum is the first sports museum in Turkey and today it is run by manager Ali Oraloğlu.
The museum is open Wednesdays between 13:00 and 17:00.
In the Museum the cups, plaques and shirts, which were won from the first day of the Galatasaray Sports Club, are displayed, as well as swords and guns of 200 students of Galatasaray Lycee who fought in the First World War voluntarily.
Moreover, the Museum holds the club's archive, including a picture collection of 97 years, autographed photographs of the Turk and foreign statesmen, the UEFA Cup and Super Cup won in 2000 and a total of 3000 other trophies.
All the medals and cups received until that day, as well as historic documents and photographs, plaques and shirts were displayed in this museum.
After hearing that our memories would be confiscated at the end of the First World War, Ali Sami Yen moved the museum into the Galatasaray Lycee with the decision of General Congress, on 15 May 1919.
The Galatasaray Museum is the first sports museum in Turkey and today it is run by manager Ali Oraloğlu.
The museum is open Wednesdays between 13:00 and 17:00.
In the Museum the cups, plaques and shirts, which were won from the first day of the Galatasaray Sports Club, are displayed, as well as swords and guns of 200 students of Galatasaray Lycee who fought in the First World War voluntarily.
Moreover, the Museum holds the club's archive, including a picture collection of 97 years, autographed photographs of the Turk and foreign statesmen, the UEFA Cup and Super Cup won in 2000 and a total of 3000 other trophies.
