# 2023–24 Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) season

It is the 2023–24 season of the Men's Volleyball team of Galatasaray Sports Club.

## Overview
### June

* On 14 June, it was announced that a new 2-year contract was signed with Head Coach Umut Çakır.

### July

* On 19 July, the rival of Galatasaray Men's Volleyball team, which will compete in the CEV Challenge Cup in Europe this year, was determined in the draw held in Luxembourg. The rival of Galatasaray, which will be included in the organization from the Round of 16 Finals, is the Greek representative AOP Kifissia.

### August

* On 14 August, Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team 2023–24 Season Turkish Men's Volleyball League fixture has been announced.
* On 14 August, Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team will compete in the 2023–24 Season Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup, the groups have been determined.
* On 18 August, Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team players passed a full health check.
* On 22 August, Furkan Kasap has been appointed as assistant coach of Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team.
* On 22 August, Turgay Aslanyürek has been appointed as Galatasaray Men's Volleyball Team conditioner.

### December

Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup quarter-final pairings were announced on 20 December 2023.

## Technical staff

    As of 21 November 2023
| Name | Job |
| Neslihan Turan | Volleyball Teams Administrative Manager |
| Mehmetcan Şamlı | Team Manager |
| Umut Çakır | Head Coach |
| Hüseyin Gültekin | Assistant Coach |
| Furkan Kasap | Assistant Coach |
| Mertcan Kır | Statistics Coach |
| Yalçın Ayhan | Physiotherapist |
| Turgay Aslanyürek | Conditioner |
| Aykut Yılmaz | Masseur |

## Team roster

    As of 16 October 2023
| No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Height (m) | Country |
| 1 | Nikola Mijailović | Outside Hitter | (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 35) | 1.91 | Serbia |
| 2 | Jan Hadrava | Opposite | (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33) | 1.99 | Czech Republic |
| 5 | Baturalp Burak Güngör (c) | Outside Hitter | (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 31) | 1.90 | Turkey |
| 7 | Ahmet Tümer | Middle Blocker | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 9 | Beytullah Hatipoğlu | Libero | (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32) | 1.95 | Turkey |
| 10 | Muzaffer Yönet | Setter | (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27) | 1.97 | Turkey |
| 11 | Miran Kujundžić | Outside Hitter | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27) | 1.96 | Serbia |
| 12 | Aykut Acar | Middle Blocker | (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24) | 1.92 | Turkey |
| 13 | Oğuzhan Karasu | Middle Blocker | (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) | 2.05 | Turkey |
| 14 | Selim Kalaycı | Opposite | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24) | 2.02 | Turkey |
| 16 | Onur Günaydı | Outside Hitter | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) | 2.03 | Turkey |
| 17 | Jan Zimmermann | Setter | (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31) | 1.90 | Germany |
| 19 | Ozan Ataseven | Libero | (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 20) | N/A | Turkey |
| 23 | Osman Çağatay Durmaz | Middle Blocker | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | 2.00 | Turkey |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 14 June 2023 | Jan Zimmermann | Vero Volley Monza | Free |
| 14 June 2023 | Miran Kujundžić | Ślepsk Malow Suwałki | Free |
| 14 June 2023 | Ahmet Tümer | Fenerbahçe HDI Sigorta | Free |
| 14 June 2023 | Osman Çağatay Durmaz | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | Free |
| 23 June 2023 | Jan Hadrava | Jastrzębski Węgiel | Free |
| 23 June 2023 | Ozan Ataseven | Youth system | N/A |
| 7 July 2023 | Nikola Mijailović | Volley Callipo | Free |
| 16 August 2023 | Muzaffer Yönet | Altekma Spor Kulübü | Free |

### Out

| Date | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 7 June 2023 | Selçuk Keskin | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | End of contract |
| 7 June 2023 | Hakkı Çapkınoğlu | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | End of contract |
| 8 June 2023 | Melih Sıratça | Cizre Belediyespor | End of contract |
| 8 June 2023 | Onurcan Çakır | Arkas Spor | End of contract |
| 8 June 2023 | Thomas Edgar | Al Ain FC | End of contract |
| 8 June 2023 | Morteza Sharifi | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | End of contract |
| 9 June 2023 | Emir Kaan Öztürk | Arkas Spor | End of contract |
| 9 June 2023 | Fatih Eren Uğur | Türşad | End of contract |
| 7 July 2023 | Yasin Aydın | Develi Belediye | End of contract |
| 27 July 2023 | Orçun Ergün | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor | End of contract |

### Contracts renewals

| Date | Player | Contract length |
| 15 June 2023 | Beytullah Hatipoğlu | 1-year |
| 15 June 2023 | Oğuzhan Karasu | 1-year |
| 23 June 2023 | Aykut Acar | 1-year |
| 23 June 2023 | Selim Kalaycı | 1-year |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 September 2023 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–2 | Ziraat Bankası | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–25 | 25–14 | – | 88–86 | Report |
| 29 September 2023 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–60 | Report |
| 3 October 2023 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–2 | Rapid București | 25–21 | 25–19 | 26–28 | 18–25 | 15–9 | 109–102 | Report |
| 6 October 2023 | – | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–2 | Rapid București | 16–25 | 36–34 | 25–16 | 22–25 | – | 99–100 | Report |

## Competitions
### Turkish Men's Volleyball League
#### League table

* Qualified for the Play-off (1st-4th)
* Qualified for the Play-off (5th-8th)
* Qualified for the Turkish Men's Volleyball First League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (1st-4th) |
| 2 | Arkas Spor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (1st-4th) |
| 3 | Bigadiç Belediyespor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (1st-4th) |
| 4 | Brand Group Alanya Belediyespor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (1st-4th) |
| 5 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (5th-8th) |
| 6 | Develi Belediye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (5th-8th) |
| 7 | Fenerbahçe Parolapara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (5th-8th) |
| 8 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Play-off (5th-8th) |
| 9 | Halkbank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 10 | Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 11 | Rams Global Cizre Belediyespor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 12 | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 13 | Türşad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Turkish Men's Volleyball First League |
| 14 | Ziraat Bankası | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Turkish Men's Volleyball First League |

#### Regular season (1st Half)

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 October 2023 | 15:00 | Arkas Spor | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 10–15 | 101–102 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 22 October 2023 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Rams Global Cizre Belediyespor | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–56 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 25 October 2023 | 18:00 | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediye | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 23–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | – | – | 59–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 29 October 2023 | 18:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–63 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 5 November 2023 | 14:00 | Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 19–25 | 15–25 | 25–27 | – | – | 59–77 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 12 November 2023 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe Parolapara | 35–33 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 15–17 | 111–119 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 15 November 2023 | 18:00 | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | – | 84–96 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 November 2023 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Türşad | 25–12 | 25–22 | 25–19 | – | – | 75–53 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 26 November 2023 | 17:00 | Develi Belediye | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 17–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 104–99 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 4 December 2023 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bigadiç Belediyespor | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–23 | – | – | 75–53 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 10 December 2023 | 14:00 | Brand Group Alanya Belediyespor | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 26–24 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 14–25 | 10–15 | 92–111 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 December 2023 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Halkbank | 18–25 | 15–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | – | 76–94 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 December 2023 | 16:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Ziraat Bankası | 21–25 | 27–25 | 17–25 | 28–26 | 9–15 | 102–116 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Regular season (2nd Half)

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 6 January 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Arkas Spor | 26–24 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | – | 82–99 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 13 January 2024 | 14:00 | Rams Global Cizre Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 20–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | – | – | 52–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 20 January 2024 | 15:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Kuşgöz İzmir Vinç Akkuş Belediye | 25–20 | 30–32 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 111–113 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 27 January 2024 | 15:00 | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi | 2–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 19–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 100–104 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 3 February 2024 | 17:30 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 25–18 | 25–12 | 25–23 | – | – | 75–53 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 10 February 2024 | 19:00 | Fenerbahçe Parolapara | 3–2 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 27–29 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 15–13 | 117–110 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 February 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Spor Toto Spor Kulübü | 15–25 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | – | 90–77 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 24 February 2024 | 13:00 | Türşad | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 16–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 20–25 | – | 83–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 2 March 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Develi Belediye | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–19 | – | – | 75–65 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 5 March 2024 | 16:00 | Bigadiç Belediyespor | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 15–25 | 11–25 | 22–25 | – | – | 48–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 9 March 2024 | 13:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Brand Group Alanya Belediyespor | 25–18 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | – | 93–94 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 16 March 2024 | 17:00 | Halkbank | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–21 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 23 March 2024 | 14:00 | Ziraat Bankası | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–20 | 16–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | – | 77–95 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Playoffs
##### 1–4th place

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 April 2024 | 18:00 | Halkbank | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–17 | – | – | 75–51 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 5 April 2024 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 1–3 | Halkbank | 25–23 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | – | 82–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |

##### 3–4th place

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 April 2024 | 14:00 | Ziraat Bankası | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–58 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 16 April 2024 | 18:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 0–3 | Ziraat Bankası | 13–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | – | – | 52–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |

### Turkish Men's Volleyball Cup
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 116 | 1.293 |
| 2 | Develi Belediye | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 169 | 178 | 0.949 |
| 3 | Bigadiç Belediyespor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 157 | 182 | 0.863 |

##### Results

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 October 2023 | 14:00 | Develi Belediye | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | – | – | 62–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 14 October 2023 | 14:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Bigadiç Belediyespor | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–18 | – | – | 75–54 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Quarter-finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 February 2024 | 15:00 | Arkas Spor | 3–1 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 24–26 | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–17 | – | 103–90 | Report 1 Report 2 |

### CEV Challenge Cup
#### 16th finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 November 2023 | 20:00 | AOP Kifisias Athens | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 22–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | – | – | 60–75 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 30 November 2023 | 18:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | AOP Kifisias Athens | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–60 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### 8th finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 December 2023 | 21:00 | Pénzügyőr SE Budapest | 1–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–23 | 19–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | – | 78–98 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 19 December 2023 | 19:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–0 | Pénzügyőr SE Budapest | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–20 | – | – | 75–50 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Quarter-finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 January 2024 | 00:30 | Fonte Bastardo Azores | 0–3 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 24–26 | 19–25 | 23–25 | – | – | 66–76 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 17 January 2024 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 3–1 | Fonte Bastardo Azores | 21–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–23 | – | 96–87 | Report 1 Report 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* All times are Europe Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 January 2024 | 22:00 | Vero Volley Monza | 3–0 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–16 | – | – | 75–47 | Report 1 Report 2 |
| 6 February 2024 | 20:00 | Galatasaray HDI Sigorta | 2–3 | Vero Volley Monza | 16–25 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 98–108 | Report 1 Report 2 |