Galatasaray HDI Sigorta is the men 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.
 2026–27 season | |
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| Full name | Galatasaray |
|---|---|
| Short name | Galatasaray |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Ground | TVF Burhan Felek Sport Hall (Capacity: 7,000) |
| Chairman | Dursun Özbek |
| Manager | Andrea Gardini |
| Captain | Arslan Ekşi |
| League | Efeler Ligi |
| 2025–26 | Regular season: 3rd Play-offs: 2nd |
| Championships | 16 Turkish Championships |
Previous names
edit| Period | Previous names |
|---|---|
| 1922–2011 | Galatasaray |
| 2011–2012 | Galatasaray Yurtiçi Kargo |
| 2012–2013 | Galatasaray |
| 2013–2015 | Galatasaray FXTCR |
| 2015–present | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta |
Honours
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Domestic competitions
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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
- 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
- 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
- Runners-up (6): 1998-99, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2025-26
- Winners (1): 2018-19
- Runners-up (2): 1988-89, 2011-12
European competitions
editTechnical Staff
edit- As of 15 December 2025[1]
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
 Neslihan Turan |
Administrative Manager |
| Mustafa Yurdaer Kobal |
Assistant Administrative Manager |
| Mehmetcan Şamlı |
Team Manager |
 Andrea Gardini |
Head Coach |
 Mateusz Jakub Nykiel |
Assistant Coach |
| Cihan Çintay |
Assistant Coach |
| Furkan Kasap |
Assistant Coach |
| Mertcan Kır |
Statistics Coach |
| Yalçın Ayhan |
Physiotherapist |
| Emre Yanık |
Physiotherapist |
| Turgay Aslanyürek |
Conditioner |
| Ali Tufan |
Outfitter |
| Defne Heybeli |
Media Officer |
Team roster
edit- As of 7 April 2026[2]
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Jaeschke | Outside Hitter | 4 September 1993 | 2.00 |  United States |
| 3 | Michael Wright | Setter | 18 June 2001 | 1.93 | United States |
| 4 | Hacı Şahin | Middle-blocker | 1 January 2000 | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 5 | Hasan Yeşilbudak | Libero | 11 January 1984 | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 6 | Gökçen Yüksel | Outside Hitter | 11 July 2004 | 2.04 | Turkey |
| 7 | Ahmet Tümer | Middle-blocker | 15 September 2001 | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 8 | Onur Günaydı | Outside Hitter | 28 September 2002 | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 9 | Jean Patry | Opposite | 27 December 1996 | 2.07 |  France |
| 10 | Arslan Ekşi (c) | Setter | 17 July 1985 | 1.96 | Turkey |
| 12 | Georgi Tatarov | Outside Hitter | 10 May 2003 | 2.00 |  Bulgaria |
| 13 | Stephen Maar | Outside Hitter | 6 December 1994 | 1.99 |  Canada |
| 14 | Faik Samet Güneş | Middle-blocker | 27 May 1993 | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 15 | Caner Ergül | Libero | 31 July 1994 | 1.87 | Turkey |
| 17 | Doğukan Ulu | Middle-blocker | 30 October 1995 | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 21 | Roamy Alonso | Middle-blocker | 24 July 1997 | 2.03 |  Cuba |
| 77 | Can Koç | Opposite | 29 April 2003 | 2.00 | Turkey |
Previous
editFormer coaches
edit| 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
editThis 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Erkek Voleybol İdari ve Teknik Kadro". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ↑ "Erkek Voleybol Takım Kadrosu". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
edit- Official Galatasaray Volleyball Branch Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Galatasaray Istanbul » players __ Volleybox.net (in English)
- Turkish Volleyball Federastion official website (in Turkish)