Galatasaray is the men's volleyball section of Galatasaray SK, a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray play their matches in the 7000-seat arena TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall.
Previous names PeriodPrevious names 1922–2011 Galatasaray 2011–2012 Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo 2012–2013 Galatasaray 2013–2015 Galatasaray FXTCR 2015–2026 Galatasaray HDI Sigorta 2026–present Galatasaray
Honours
Domestic competitions Turkish Men's Volleyball League Winners (4): 1970-1971, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989 Runners-up (4): 1990-91, 1992-93, 2024-25, 2025-26 Third place (6): 1971-72, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1993-94, 2000-01, 2018-19
Turkish Men's Volleyball Championship: Winners (12) (record): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 Runners-up (3): 1950, 1952, 1953 Third place (2): 1959, 1969
Istanbul Men's Volleyball League: Winners (16) (record): 1931-32, 1934-35, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 Runners-up (10): 1935-36, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1957-58, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 Third place (3): 1927-28, 1928-29, 1945-46
Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup Runners-up (6): 1998-99, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2025-26
Turkish Men's Volleyball Super Cup Winners (1): 2018-19 Runners-up (2): 1988-89, 2011-12
European competitions Balkan Cup Winners (1): 2016
CEV Cup Runners-up (1): 2018–19
CEV Challenge Cup 4th place (1): 1991–92
Technical staff
NameJob Neslihan TuranAdministrative Manager of Volleyball Teams Beril KefeliAssistant Administrative Manager Mehmetcan ŞamlıMen's Volleyball Team Manager Andrea GardiniHead Coach Cihan ÇintayAssistant Coach Selçuk KeskinAssistant Coach Furkan KasapAssistant Coach Mertcan KırStatistics Coach Francesco GarreraConditioner Yalçın AyhanPhysiotherapist Emre YanıkPhysiotherapist Ali TufanOutfitter Defne HeybeliCorporate Communications and Media Officer
Team roster
No.PlayerPositionDate of BirthHeight (m)Country 4Abdulsamet YalçınLibero 1.90 6Gökçen YükselOutside Hitter 2.04 7Yiğit Savaş KaplanMiddle-blocker 2.07 9Jean PatryOpposite 2.07 10Arslan Ekşi (c)Setter 1.96 11Micah MaʻaSetter 1.92 13Stephen MaarOutside Hitter 1.99 14Faik Samet GüneşMiddle-blocker 2.03 15Cafer KirkitOutside Hitter 1.93 16Emirhan ÖzçelikOutside Hitter 2.01 17Doğukan UluMiddle-blocker 2.05 19Özgür BenzerSetter 1.97 21Roamy AlonsoMiddle-blocker 2.03 31Emir PınarMiddle-blocker 1.97 37Fatih YörümezLibero 1.83 77Can KoçOpposite 2.00 99Ramazan Efe MandıracıOutside Hitter 2.03
Previous
Former coaches Dates Name 1961–1967 Oral Yılmaz 1970–1971 Oral Yılmaz 1979–1992 Enver Göçener 1996–2002 Gökhan Yılmaz 1999–2001 Jesús Savigne 2002–2006 Işık Menküer 2006–2009 Ali Ümit Hızal 2009–2012 Işık Menküer 2012–2013 Dragan Nešić 2013–2014 Ahmet Reşat Arığ 2014–2015 Flavio Gulinelli 2015–2022 Nedim Özbey 2022–2025 Umut Çakır 2025–present Andrea Gardini
Team captains This is a list of the senior team's captains in the recent years. Period Captain 2018–2021 Selçuk Keskin 2021–2022 Burutay Subaşı 2022 Maurice Torres 2022–2023 Selçuk Keskin 2023–2024 Baturalp Burak Güngör 2024–present Arslan Ekşi
See also Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) Turkey men's national volleyball team
References
External links Official Galatasaray Volleyball branch website Galatasaray Istanbul at Volleybox.net Turkish Volleyball Federastion official website