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34-598: The Turkish football league system is divided into eight tiers, ranging from the top-tier Süper Lig to local amateur divisions. The Turkish Cup changed its name to the Federation Cup (Turkish: Federasyon Kupası ) in the 1980–81 season, then back to Turkish Cup in 1992–93. Turkey have bid five times to host the UEFA European Championship . Turkey submitted a joint bid with Greece for UEFA Euro 2008 , which failed. Their bid for UEFA Euro 2012

68-558: A UEFA Euro on their fifth attempt. Turkey had already hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final , the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final , and the 2009 UEFA Cup Final all played in Istanbul . At the youth-level, they hosted the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2008 , after first hosting the event back in 1993 . Turkish Football Federation gain 45 medals of 900 events. The TFF organized

102-580: A generation of valuable subjects for the Empire. Bayezid II took Gül Baba at his word and returned to the garden weeks later with the edict which established the Ottoman Imperial School in the grounds next to the rose garden, with Gül Baba as its headmaster. Gül Baba became the first headmaster of Galatasaray and administered the school for many years. He died during the Ottoman raid on Hungary and his tomb

136-598: A match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor which involved fans being able to successfully invade the playing field's pitch. Six people, including MKE Ankaragucum club President Faruk Koca , were arrested for assaulting a referee. The referee, Halil Umut Meler , was hospitalized following the assault. The next day, Koca resigned from MKE Ankaragucu and the Turkish Football Federation decided to suspend all league games in Turkey indefinitely. Meler, who suffered

170-557: A minor facial facture and eye injury, would be discharged from the hospital on 13 December. The same day, it was announced that the suspension of league games would end on 19 December 2023. Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish : Türkiye Kupası ) is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis , its sponsored name

204-469: A nationwide championship as early as 1924. That year the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası ) was held in order to bring forth a national football champion. The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country's regional leagues. Some years later, in 1937, the first national league called Millî Küme

238-677: Is located in Budapest . When the Ottoman army went to war, dervishes and minstrels accompanied it to provide prayers and entertainment but also armed themselves and joined in the fighting when necessary. Gül Baba was one of these dervishes. Galata Palace Imperial School remained open until the 1830s, when the Tanzimat movement for reform and reorganisation drastically altered the Ottoman Empire's old establishment. Sultan Mahmud II (1808–1839) replaced

272-621: Is often compared to the likes of Eton College in England and Lycée Louis-le-Grand in France. Since it is now an Anatolian High School , access to the school is open to any student who achieves a high enough score in nationwide entrance exams; the intake, therefore, consists of the top-scoring 0.03% of students from across the country. Drawing on a blend of the Turkish and French school curricula, Galatasaray High School provides education in both languages. The association football club Galatasaray S.K.

306-513: Is the oldest high school in Turkey . It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational institution after Istanbul University , which was established in 1453. The name Galatasaray means Galata Palace , as the school is located at the far end of Galata , the medieval Genoese enclave above the Golden Horn in what is now the district of Beyoğlu . A highly selective school, Galatasaray High School

340-521: Is the only one with such a stance. As a result, Ankara Demirspor became the first club to officially demand the federation to acknowledge their championship title won in 1947, but received no answer at all to date. Club president Nuğman Yavuz stated that he contacted the Turkish Federation twice, but the federation did not respond in any way. Similarly, Fenerbahçe also requested proper acknowledgement of these national championship titles, and faced

374-634: The Galata Sarayı Enderun-u Hümayunu (Galata Palace Imperial School) in 1481. The sultan often roamed the city, disguised as an ordinary citizen and legend has it that on one of these rambles he found a garden in Galata filled with beautiful red and yellow roses. In this garden, he met Gül Baba (Father Rose) of the Bektashi Order . The Sultan asked the wise man about how to improve the Empire and

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408-773: The Harvard Model United Nations Conferences and the European Youth Parliament 's International Sessions and other events through the year. The school itself started to organize its own Model United Nations conference, albeit the club itself is closed indefinitely. The Lycée de Galatasaray diploma is equivalent to the French Baccalaureate , and graduates of Galatasaray are admitted to universities in France without further examinations. The school years break down as follows: French Prep (one year) Lyceum (four years) — admission through

442-624: The Imperial School with the Ottoman Medical School , staffed largely by French professors with most courses taught in French . The Medical School was based in the Galatasaray (Galata Palace) buildings for some thirty years. The initial French name was Lycée Imperial Ottoman de Galataserai. Sultan Abdülaziz (1861–1876) was the first Ottoman sultan to travel to Europe and, while in France,

476-594: The Secondary Education Institutions Entrance Exam (LGS) University (four years) — admission through the National University Entrance Exam (YKS) In 2003, an eight-year primary school system (which integrated the previous five years of elementary school and three years of junior high under a single body) was introduced. Under this new system, the one year prep and four-year junior high education were transitioned into

510-469: The city as they filled with immigrants. Gül Baba explained that he was happy with the city, his rose garden and the reign of the Sultan, but he would be even happier if there was a school which would educate students from this diverse range of backgrounds, as this would train the wise men needed to serve such a large Empire. He told the Sultan he would be proud to serve as a teacher in this school in order to create

544-454: The enrolment quota is reserved for them. Until 1997, the High School provided eight years of education. After children had completed the five-year compulsory primary school course, they undertook two years of preparatory, three years of junior high, and three years of senior high school education. In the 2003–2004 academic year Galatasaray High School became a five-year senior high school, with

578-533: The foundation of Galatasaray University which essentially grew out of the Lycée. With the addition of a new primary education school, the three units emerged as autonomous components of an integrated education system under the aegis of the university. Admission to the High School (or Lycée ) is by selective examinations and about one hundred children a year are admitted. Many graduates of the High School continue their education at Galatasaray University, where 25 percent of

612-622: The hopes that the TFF will recognize their pre-1959 championships, also notably on the club's website the 28 championships are listed as if they were official likely as an act of protest against the TFF's lack of recognition of the pre-1959 titles. For instance, Mehmet Demirkol, a renowned sports writer and commentator, stated that Beşiktaş won their 20th championship title overall in the 2016–17 season , not their 15th. Numerous other sports writers, persons of authority, politicians, and officials also openly expressed their opinions on this issue and reinforced

646-540: The introduction of the eight-year compulsory primary education system in Turkey, including one year of preparation. Galatasaray has a diverse student body, with students coming from every part of the country. The current curriculum consists of a blend of Turkish and French curricula, plus a number of additional language courses and elective subjects. Courses on Turkish literature, geography, history, ethics, and art are taught in Turkish, while French Literature, philosophy, sociology, mathematics, and science courses use French as

680-400: The language of instruction. In addition, English is taught in the primary school from the sixth grade, while Italian and Latin are taught in the high school. There is also some exposure to Ottoman Turkish , Persian , and Arabic through literature and religion classes, as well as Greek through French classes. The students set up an English Club in 1997, which also started to participate in

714-624: The play-off round of the UEFA Europa League , and also plays in the Turkish Super Cup against the Süper Lig champions. Turkish Football Federation awards the Turkish Cup trophy (current design is seen on the right) to the winners of the final. Cup winners and runners-up receive 50 medals each. Also, prize money is given away. TFF awards prizes not by winning a round, but just by reaching

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748-472: The religious and ethnic communities of the Ottoman Empire. From 1868 to 1878, most of the students were non Muslims, many of whom were Bulgarian . Since this period, the district where the school stands has been known as Galatasaray. In 1905, the Galatasaray Sports Club was founded by Ali Sami Yen and his friends in one of the school's classrooms (Literature 5B). In 1907 a fire broke out in

782-681: The round. The final match is an exception, where runners-up receive less than cup winners. The prize money is in United States dollars . A sum of $ 10,500,000 worth prize money is awarded to participating teams. As an honour of the tournament, the cup winner club wears a roundel of the Turkish flag in the next footballing season. As of 25 May 2024 As of 25 May 2024 (at least 5 titles) Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ; Turkish : Galatasaray Lisesi , French : Lycée de Galatasaray ), established in Istanbul in 1481,

816-467: The same unconstructive reaction. Having won a total of nine titles in both former championships, the club demands to have those official titles rightfully acknowledged. In addition to requesting proper acknowledgement of the titles, Fenerbahçe's kit for the 2023-24 season includes a badge with 5 stars above which can't be worn in league matches because it is against the regulations of the federation and they did not give permission to play with them, likely in

850-509: The school and burnt its wooden buildings to the ground. The library, museum and archive were all lost; only some stones of the external walls survived. The school was briefly relocated to Beylerbeyi but in 1909 the students were able to return to a new stone building on the site. With the abolition of the Ottoman Empire and the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the school's name

884-684: The school's pupils. One of the main buildings of the Feriye Palace on the Bosphorus , in the Ortaköy district, was given to the school when it needed to expand. Atatürk , the founder of modern Turkey, visited Galatasaray three times: on December 2, 1930; January 28, 1932; and July 1, 1933. In the 1990s, Galatasaray High School entered another period of transformation. The signing of the Turkish-French Bilateral Agreement of 1992 led to

918-526: The tournament. After five knockout rounds, a round-robin group stage is contested. Group winners and runners-up play in semi-finals and finals. Beşiktaş are the current holders of the cup. The current format of the Turkish Cup consists of 164 clubs from the top four leagues of the Turkish football league system and the Turkish Regional Amateur League . The winner of the cup earns a spot in

952-635: The view that the Turkish federation should unambiguously acknowledge and count the former championship titles. Among them is also historian and headmaster of the Galatasaray High School Vahdettin Engin. According to historians' analysis of the 2002 Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court decision, which stated that the Turkish League Championships began before 1959 and the championships before 1959 cannot be left uncounted. On 11 December 2023, melee occurred during

986-447: Was Fortis Türkiye Kupası . Now Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor and the sponsored name for the cup is Ziraat Turkish Cup (Turkish: Ziraat Türkiye Kupası ). The cup was created in 1962 and has taken place every year since then. Many different formats, including a pure knockout competition and group stages, have been tried and finally for the 2012–13 season, an expanded tournament format has been adopted. A record 156 teams compete in

1020-499: Was also unsuccessful, with the competition going to Poland and Ukraine . The federation also submitted a bid to host UEFA Euro 2016 , but UEFA announced that Euro 2016 would be hosted by France . Turkey were also bidding for UEFA Euro 2024 , competing against Germany . Germany were announced the hosts. Turkey will host the UEFA Euro 2032 , alongside Italy (both previously bid against each other for 2016), given Turkey to finally host

1054-469: Was changed to Galatasaray Lisesi (Galatasaray High School or Lycée de Galatasaray). Instruction was conducted in Turkish and French, and the school was composed of an Elementary School (five years) and a Lycée (seven years) where French Language and Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English and German were taught selectively in the last four years. The school became co-educational in 1965, and female students now constitute at least 40% of

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1088-536: Was formed by and named after the institution (in the club's formative years the footballers consisted entirely of students from the school). Galatasaray High School is the progenitor of the Galatasaray Community , which includes the football club, its parent Galatasaray Sports Club , and Galatasaray University . The High School has served as the alma mater of a string of famous figures in the worlds of art, writing and politics. Bayezid II (1447–1512) founded

1122-627: Was impressed by the French educational system. On his return to Istanbul, he announced the Edict on Public Education which established a free compulsory education system for children under twelve. In September 1868, the Lycée Impérial Ottoman de Galata-Sérai ( Turkish : Galatasaray Mekteb-i Sultanisi ) was established based on the lycée model. French was the main language of instruction, and many teachers were European. The students included members of all

1156-664: Was introduced. The league was held until 1950, one year before the Turkish Football Championship was also abolished. Even though both competitions were organized by the TFF and were official championships respectively, they are not acknowledged and counted by the very same federation which held them. Until today no official reason or motive was given for the unparalleled and irregular denial. All other football associations in Europe without exception consequently acknowledge their former national championships. The Turkish Federation

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