Ali Sami Yen, born in Kandilli, Istanbul, Turkey on March 20, 1886, is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. His original name was Ali Sami, and after the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, which means "beat!". Satellite image of Istanbul and the Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) is Turkeys largest city, and its cultural and economic center. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Galatasaray SK Logo Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was a student at the prestigious Galatasaray Lycee in Istanbul. In October 1905, he decided with some of his fellow students to create a football club. At the beginning, the stated goal was "To play together like Englishmen, to have a color and a name, and to beat the non-Turkish teams" according to him. Galatasaray Lisesi in winter // Introduction Galatasaray Lisesi Lycée de Galatasaray is one of the most renowned and influential high schools of modern Turkey, in addition to being the oldest school of the Ottoman Empire. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The English are people descended for a wide variety of roots, and who are associated, either by birth or by choice, with the culture of England (Latin: Anglia). ...

Yen was the club's first president for 13 years, between 1905 and 1918, and again for a brief spell in 1925. He was also the first coach of the Galatasaray football team, between 1905 and 1908. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Besides founding Galatasaray SK, he made numerous other contributions to Turkish sports. He was president of the Turkish National Olympic Committee between 1926 and 1931. He coached the Turkish national team in its first international match, in 1923 against Romania. Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... First International Turkey 2 - 2 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; October 26, 1923) Largest win Turkey 7 - 0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea (Geneva, Switzerland; June 20, 1954) Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino (Istanbul, Turkey; November 10, 1996) Worst defeat Poland 8 - 0 Turkey (Chorzow, Poland... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Ali Sami Yen died in 1951. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Ali Sami Yen Stadium As founder and first president of Galatasaray SK, Ali Sami Yen gave his name to Galatasaray's stadium. With a capacity of 25,000 seats, the notorious Ali Sami Yen Stadium is situated in the center of Istanbul, in Mecidiyeköy.... Ali Sami Yen Stadium and Levent Ali Sami Yen Stadium is home of the football club Galatasaray SK in Istanbul, Turkey. ...