# Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball)

Galatasaray is the professional women's basketball section of Galatasaray S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Galatasaray women's basketball team play matches in Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall which has a seating capacity for 2,200 spectators.
The team recently won the 2013–14 EuroLeague Women and the Turkish Women's Basketball League title after beating Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball in the finals. Galatasaray is one of the most successful Turkish clubs in European competitions, having won 3 major trophies, and being the first Turkish club to have won the Euroleague competition for women.

## Sponsorship naming

Due to sponsorship deals, Galatasaray have been also known as:
* Galatasaray (1954–2010)
* Galatasaray Medical Park (2010–2012)
* Galatasaray (2012–2013)
* Galatasaray OdeaBank (2013–2015)
* Galatasaray (2015–2022)
* Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring (2022–present)

## Home courts

| # | Court | Capacity | Period |
| 1 | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | 2007 |
| 2 | Ayhan Şahenk Arena | 3,500 | 2008–2009 |
| 3 | Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,270 | 2009–2017 |
| 4 | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 3,500 | 2017–2021 |
| 5 | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 | 2021 |
| 6 | Şehit Mustafa Özel Spor Kompleksi | 2,100 | 2021–2022 |
| 7 | Başakşehir Spor Kompleksi | 3,012 | 2022–2023 |
| 8 | Ahmet Cömert Sport Hall | 2,200 | 2023–2024 |
| 9 | Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,000 | 2024–present |

## Players
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Li Yueru | Park Ji-su | Quanitra Hollingsworth | |
| PF | Anete Šteinberga | Meltem Yıldızhan | Selin Rachel Gül | Simge Tokmak |
| SF | Brianna Ashaki Fraser | Cecilia Zandalasini | Sude Yılmaz | Arifecan Vardar |
| SG | Gökşen Fitik | Ayşe Cora | | |
| PG | Julie Vanloo | Derin Erdoğan | Ayşegül Günay | Berna Şahin |
(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

## Honours
### International competitions

* EuroLeague Women / FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
** Winners (1): 2013–14
** Third (1): 1998–99
** Quarter-finals (9): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21
* FIBA EuroCup
** Winners (2): 2008–09, 2017–18
** Runners-up (1): 2022–23
** Third (2): 2007–08, 2021–22
** Fourth (1): 2016–17
* European Super Cup
** Runners-up (2): 2009, 2018
* Triple Crown (1) : 2013–14

### Domestic competitions

* Turkish Basketball Super League
** Winners (13): 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2013–14, 2014–15
** Runners-up (4): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2020–21
* Turkish Women's Basketball League
** Winners (1): 2005-06
* Turkish Cup
** Winners (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14
** Runners-up (5): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2008–09, 2015–16
* Turkish Presidential Cup
** Winners (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011
** Runners-up (5): 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

## Technical staff

    As of 9 August 2024
| Staff member | Position |
| Ekrem Memnun | Head Coach |
| Işıl Alben | General Coordinator |
| Melahat Aydın | Team Manager |
| Selim Aldağ | Assistant Coach |
| Ege Talay | Assistant Coach |
| Semih Eroğlu | Conditioner |
| Serkan Bodur | Conditioner |
| Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu | Masseuse |
| Osman Aşbay | Masseur |
| Altuğ Duramaz | Doctor |
| Pelin Yılmaz | Physiotherapist |
| Alaaddin Akkoyun | Material Manager |
| İpek Birol | Media Communications Manager |
| Özcan Kör | Transportation Manager |

## Team captains

| Dates | Name |
| 2008–2010 | Yasemin Horasan |
| 2010–2014 | Işıl Alben |
| 2014–2015 | Nevriye Yılmaz |
| 2015–2020 | Işıl Alben |
| 2020–2021 | Cansu Köksal |
| 2021–2022 | Pelin Bilgiç |
| 2022–2023 | Işıl Alben |
| 2023–2024 | Meltem Yıldızhan |
| 2024– | Ayşe Cora |

## Head coaches

| Dates | Name |
| 1994–1996 | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 1996–2002 | Ekrem Memnun |
| 2005–2007 | Ayhan Avcı |
| 2007–2009 | Cem Akdağ |
| 2009 | Hakan Acer |
| 2009 | Okan Çevik |
| 2009–2010 | Zafer Kalaycıoğlu |
| 2010–2012 | Ceyhun Yıldızoğlu |
| 2012–2016 | Ekrem Memnun |
| 2016–2018 | Marina Maljkovic |
| 2018–2022 | Efe Güven |
| 2022–2023 | Alper Durur |
| 2023–2024 | Miloš Pađen |
| 2024 | Tolga Esenci |
| 2024–present | Ekrem Memnun |