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Fatih Karagümrük
Full nameFatih Karagümrük Sportif Faaliyetler Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Nickname(s)Kara Kırmızı (Black Red)
Fatih'in Torunları (Fatih's grandchildren)[1]
Founded1926; 99 years ago (1926)
GroundAtatürk Olympic Stadium
Capacity77,563
OwnerSüleyman Hurma
PresidentSüleyman Hurma[2]
Head coachMarcel Lička
LeagueSüper Lig
2024–25TFF 1. Lig, 3rd of 18 (promoted via play-offs)
Websitewww.karagumruk.com
Current season

Fatih Karagümrük Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Karagümrük, is a Turkish professional football club based in the Karagümrük neighbourhood of the Fatih district on the historic peninsula of Istanbul. Founded in 1926, the club play in red and black and are nicknamed Kara Kırmızı (“Black-Reds”). Karagümrük currently compete in the Süper Lig and stage most home matches at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, while maintaining training facilities and their academy structure in Fatih.

One of the oldest clubs from Istanbul’s European side, Karagümrük were among the pioneers of the professional era in Turkey and won the Istanbul professional league title in 1957–58. After a lengthy spell outside the top flight, they returned to the Süper Lig in 2020–21 following promotion from the 1. Lig.

In the 2020s the team has been coached by a series of high-profile managers, including Francesco Farioli, Volkan Demirel and Andrea Pirlo, and has become known for a progressive, possession-based style. The club draw strong neighbourhood support from Karagümrük and surrounding quarters and contest city rivalries with fellow Istanbul sides.

History

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Foundation and early years (1926–1949)

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Karagümrük were founded in the spring of 1926, when local figures such as Muhtar Bey, Alaettin Bey, Nazmi Bey, Bedri Bey and Karagümrüklü Abdullah Bey brought together the youth groups Açıksema Gençleri and Karagümrük Gençleri to form a sports club first registered as Karagümrük İdman Yurdu. The first president was Arnavut Fevzi Efendi, and a clubhouse was opened on İskembeci Malik Street after a neighbourhood fund-raising drive.[3]

During the same period the club adopted red and black as its colours—chosen in tribute to the local fire brigade (tulumbacılar), whose crews traditionally wore red shirts and black shorts in the Karagümrük quarter.[4]

In the early 1930s the team began to make a name in Istanbul competitions. Contemporary fixtures show Karagümrük competing against leading city sides and taking part in civic cups such as the Halk Fırkası Kupası (Republican People’s Party Cup). In 1932 the club also hosted the Thessaloniki Representative XI in a friendly at their own ground, winning 3–2—one of the earliest occasions a non-affiliated Istanbul club brought a foreign representative side to the city.[5][6]

Through the 1930s and early 1940s Karagümrük İdman Yurdu competed largely in the amateur ranks associated with the Istanbul set-up. After the 1941–42 season the club were champions in their class and applied for inclusion in the newly professional structure; however, a municipal allocation decision transferred the use of the neighbourhood ground to Vefa SK, forcing Karagümrük to suspend activities until after the war.[7][8]

On 14 July 1946 the club formally re-started as Karagümrük Gençlik Kulübü, beginning again from the lower city divisions and climbing back through successive championships. Within three seasons they had advanced to the second tier of the Istanbul system and re-established themselves as a permanent presence in the city’s competitive football scene, setting the stage for the professional decades that followed.[9]

Early professional era and long decline (1955–2012)

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From the mid-1950s Karagümrük were among the Istanbul clubs pushing for the professionalisation and national coordination of league football. The club were active in the creation and early organisation of the second-tier framework that fed into the national structure which the Turkish Football Federation built across the late 1950s and 1960s.[10]

Karagümrük’s best spell of the period came in the 1957–58 and 1958–59 campaigns in the Istanbul professional set-up, when the team topped the Istanbul Professional Second League and regularly contended with the city’s heavyweights in derby-like fixtures played in front of large crowds.[11] The club also took part in one of the most talked-about domestic transfers of the era by signing midfielder Kadri Aytaç from Galatasaray for a reported 57,500₺, a record fee at the time and a move that helped define the market for professional players in Turkey.[12] In those seasons the side remained unbeaten deep into the first half of the campaign before late-autumn defeats against title rivals ended their streaks.[13]

The club cultivated a strong supporter identity in this era; Karagümrük’s songs and red-black imagery spread well beyond the neighbourhood, and the club’s football branch occasionally lent know-how and symbolic support to rising Anatolian outfits of the period as the professional game expanded inland.[14]

By the early 1980s, however, finances began to bite. Karagümrük slipped into the Third League, then ground out consecutive promotions in 1981–82 and 1982–83 to climb back to the second and then first-tier structures of the day, only to be relegated again in 1983–84 as squad depth and budgets lagged behind rivals.[15][16] On 28 April 1985 the association officially adopted the Fatih Karagümrük name used today.[17]

Despite producing a line of notable players under the influential coach Osman “Lağim Osman” Odman including future internationals who later joined Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor and Beşiktaş, the club could not stabilise structurally as Turkish football commercialised in the 1990s.[18] Economic strain led to multiple relegations: by 1996–97 Karagümrük had fallen to the Amateur League, then narrowly missed out on immediate promotion in 1999–2000, before returning to the Third League in the early 2000s.[19] A brief sponsorship arrangement with Japanese electronics firm Kyoto n the early 2000s offered respite but lasted only one season; after a short revival the club again slid to the Amateur level in 2004–05, and remained outside the professional ladder for several years.[20]

The reset finally arrived in 2011–12 when Karagümrük captured the Regional Amateur League title and earned promotion back to the Third League, laying the foundations for the corporate restructuring and successive climbs that would follow later in the decade.[21]

Karagümrük Rebuild Era (2012–Present)

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After returning to the professional pyramid in 2012–13, Fatih Karagümrük modernised its legal and sporting structure. On 20 June 2012 the club registered a new corporate entity and emblem with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF); the football branch of the association was transferred to “Fatih Karagümrük Sportif Faaliyetler Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.” to cover professional operations.[22]

In 2013–14 the team finished fourth in their Third League group and advanced through the play-offs. Karagümrük defeated Bergama Belediyespor in the semi-finals and overcame 1920 Maraşspor in the final to claim the play-off championship and promotion to the Second League.[23]

During the mid-2010s, businessman Cengiz Günaydın assumed ownership and financed work on facilities and stadium matters; however, continuing financial strain led him to signal that the club was for sale.[24] On 26 June 2018 former sporting director Süleyman Hurma purchased a controlling stake (reported as 71%) and was elected club president, initiating a more professional governance model.[25]

The 2018–19 season began with Yusuf Şimşek as head coach, but he resigned after six league matches. Cüneyt Dumlupınar took charge and the team finished second in their group to reach the play-offs.[26] Karagümrük then eliminated Şanlıurfaspor in the quarter-finals and Manisa FK in the semi-finals, before defeating Sakaryaspor in the final to secure promotion to the First League.[27][28]

The 2019–20 campaign opened with rapid coaching changes: after Cüneyt Dumlupınar’s brief spell, captain Erkan Zengin acted as interim before veteran Giray Bulak was appointed in late November; results remained poor and Bulak departed in December.[29] In January 2020, chairman Süleyman Hurma turned to club great Şenol Can. Karagümrük surged to the promotion play-offs in the First League and defeated Akhisar Belediyespor in the semi-finals and Adana Demirspor on penalties in the final to return to the top flight after 36 years.[30]

Back in the Süper Lig in 2020–21, Karagümrük finished eighth with 60 points, an impressive return for a newly promoted side under Şenol Can.[31] The following season saw a mid-year transition: young Italian coach Francesco Farioli arrived during 2021–22, steering the team to mid-table safety and a possession-heavy style that drew notice in Turkey.[32]

In June 2022 the club hired Andrea Pirlo, who guided Karagümrük to a top-half finish (7th) in 2022–23, the best league placing of the modern era for the side.[33][34] After Pirlo’s departure that summer, the club began 2023–24 with Alparslan Erdem and then appointed Shota Arveladze in October; results remained volatile and Karagümrük were relegated on the final day despite a 3–1 win at Beşiktaş.[35][36]

On 10 March 2024, the club announced Tolunay Kafkas as head coach following Arveladze’s resignation.[37][38] Relegated to the First League for 2024–25, Karagümrük regrouped and won the promotion play-off final on 29 May 2025, defeating Bandırmaspor 3–1 after extra time to secure an immediate return to the Süper Lig for 2025–26.[39][40]

Through this period the club continued to stage most home fixtures at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, with occasional moves prompted by stadium availability and licensing requirements, as historic Vefa Stadium did not consistently meet top-tier criteria.[41]

Stadium

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Vefa Stadium

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Karagümrük’s traditional home ground is Vefa Stadium (often called Karagümrük Stadı), located in the Karagümrük quarter of Fatih, within the historic peninsula of Istanbul. The compact municipal venue has been used by the club for most of its history and has also hosted other Istanbul teams at various times. Its current listed capacity is around 4,500, with standard top-division pitch dimensions of 105×68 m.[42]

The ground has undergone periodic upgrades led by the municipality to keep it suitable for professional football (floodlighting, seating, and safety improvements). Recent works have focused on renewing spectator areas and the playing surface to align with federation criteria for national competitions.[43][44]

Use of alternative venues in the Süper Lig

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Following promotion to the Süper Lig in 2020, Karagümrük moved first-team home fixtures to the Atatürk Olympic Stadium to comply with broadcast, capacity and safety requirements that exceeded the limits of Vefa Stadium at the time. The club announced the Olympic Stadium as its home for the 2020–21 campaign, occasionally using other compliant venues as scheduling and maintenance required.[45][46]

In subsequent seasons the club continued to stage top-flight matches at compliant large venues while coordinating with local authorities on phased improvements at Vefa Stadium, with the long-term aim of returning more fixtures to their historic ground when federation standards and scheduling permit.[47]

Colours and crest

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Karagümrük’s traditional colours are red and black. According to club and contemporary press accounts, the palette was chosen in the 1920s in homage to the neighbourhood’s historical fire-brigade (tulumbacılar) whose crews wore red shirts and black shorts in the Karagümrük quarter.[48][49] The team are commonly referred to by the colour-based nickname Kara Kırmızı (Black-Red).[50]

Karagümrük’s home strip traditionally features vertically striped black-and-red shirts with black shorts and socks; alternate kits have varied between white, red or black change colours depending on competition requirements.[51]

The club crest has evolved from early word-mark shields used by Karagümrük İdman Yurdu in local newspapers to the modern circular badge. Early examples in the Istanbul press show red-black emblems bearing the club name around the 1930s and 1940s.[52]

Today’s crest is a roundel carrying the inscription Fatih Karagümrük Spor Kulübü 1926, with a red inner field and stylised white laurel branches—an identity that was refined in the 2010s as the club modernised its visual standards while retaining the historic colour scheme.[53][54]

Supporters

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Fatih Karagümrük draw a neighbourhood-based following from the Karagümrük quarter of Fatih on Istanbul’s historic peninsula. Media coverage routinely describes the club as a “semt takımı” with strong local identity around Vefa Stadium and its surrounding streets, where matchday displays feature red-and-black colours, drums and banners.[55]

Promotion moments have been marked by large public gatherings in the district. During the 2020 play-off final, supporters watched on a giant screen inside Vefa Stadium and held celebrations after the decisive penalty shoot-out; similar scenes were recorded again in 2025 when the club secured another promotion via the play-off final, with thousands celebrating at Karagümrük Stadı and in nearby squares.[56][57]

Organised groups operate through local associations and cultural centres, reflecting the club’s community orientation. The Fatih Karagümrük Supporters’ Association has hosted public meetings with municipal and club leaders on stadium and facilities matters, underscoring fans’ role in decision-making around the matchday experience.[58]

Following promotion to the Süper Lig in 2020, home fixtures were staged at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium and, at times, other compliant venues, which altered travel and ticketing routines for supporters compared with Vefa Stadium. Club and press statements during this period highlighted the move’s impact on fans and the continued push for a modernised local ground.[59][60]

Supporter culture around the club has been documented in photo features and local reporting, including balcony-view traditions overlooking Vefa’s stands and street-level choreographies in the district, reinforcing the team’s image as a community-rooted side.[61]

Rivalries

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Karagümrük contest several neighbourhood and city derbies rooted in proximity around the Golden Horn and the historic peninsula. Meetings with Kasımpaşa are commonly styled the “Haliç derbisi” (Golden Horn derby) in Turkish sports media, reflecting the clubs’ locations on opposite banks of the inlet and a long competitive history across divisions and the cup.[62][63] Recent top-flight and cup ties have sustained the rivalry’s profile, including Karagümrük’s 3–2 league win in April 2022 and earlier cup meetings at Vefa Stadium.[64][65]

Karagümrük’s matches with Eyüpspor form an inner-city derby between Fatih and Eyüpsultan districts. The clubs met frequently in the second and third tiers during the 2010s and resumed top-flight meetings after Eyüpspor’s promotion; fixtures have occasionally been security-sensitive.[66][67][68]

Derbies with İstanbulspor are regularly framed as “İstanbul derbisi” by national broadcasters, reflecting the clubs’ shared city footprint and frequent league meetings in recent seasons.[69][70]

Historic neighbourhood rivalries date back to the Istanbul leagues, with numerous fixtures against Beykoz and Vefa recorded from the late 1950s onward and continuing in later professional tiers. Archival match records and federation data document repeated pairings, including league meetings in 1959 and 1962 versus Beykoz and professional-era encounters into the 2000s, as well as long-standing ground-sharing dynamics around Vefa Stadı.[71][72][73]

Statistics

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Results of League and Cup Competitions by Season

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Season League table Turkish Cup Top scorer
League Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Player Goals
1959 Süper Lig 5th 14 4 4 6 17 17 16 Aydın Yelken 5
1959–60 8th 38 15 10 13 50 45 55 Kadri Aytaç 13
1960–61 9th 38 12 11 15 48 48 47 Tuncay Becedek 10
1961–62 15th 38 10 12 16 38 45 42 Tarık Kutver 11
1962–63 10th 20 4 4 12 20 32 20 QF Ali Soydan 6
1963–64 1. Lig 9th 24 7 7 10 30 29 28 R3 Sudi Dizer 4
1964–65 13th 30 9 6 15 37 52 33 R2 Yılmaz 5
1965–66 7th 20 5 8 7 19 24 23 Doğan Boruk 4
1966–67 8th 32 11 10 11 36 37 43 Yılmaz Öztürk 8
1967–68 16th 38 10 13 15 27 39 43 İbrahim Ekmekçi 8
1968–69 18th 34 3 11 20 16 62 20 3
1969–70 3. Lig 12th 40 13 11 16 37 45 50 N/A N/A
1970–71 8th 28 11 7 10 33 31 40
1971–72 9th 28 9 9 10 31 30 36
1972–73 9th 24 5 12 7 16 25 27
1973–74 17th 42 12 14 16 32 38 50
1974–75 11th 34 14 3 17 21 29 45
1975–76 11th 30 7 9 14 21 39 30 R1
1976–77 7th 20 6 9 5 22 20 27
1977–78 7th 24 9 5 10 27 21 32 R2
1978–79 4th 22 9 5 8 27 21 32
1979–80 2nd 36 15 13 8 44 26 58 R3
1980–81 1. Lig 14th 34 9 11 14 22 36 38 R2
1981–82 7th 28 9 11 8 20 19 38 R4
1982–83 1st 30 18 10 2 43 16 64 R3
1983–84 Süper Lig 18th 34 8 10 16 34 49 34 L16 Ömer Kaner 9
1984–85 1. Lig 6th 32 12 11 9 34 31 47 R2 Nihat Nalbantic 7
1985–86 34 12 10 12 34 29 46 R1 Abdullah Avcı 17
1986–87 9th 34 9 14 11 30 38 41 Talip Yeter 6
1987–88 16th 32 9 8 15 29 40 35 N/ N/A
1988–89 3. Lig 1st 30 20 4 6 59 23 64
1989–90 1. Lig 9th 32 12 7 13 35 35 43 Selçuk Bıyıklı 8
1990–91 6th 34 12 9 13 42 38 45 R2 Sadun Narlıtepe 11
1991–92 17th 34 7 10 17 30 61 31 R1 6
1992–93 3. Lig 2nd 30 15 6 9 48 29 51 R2 Meriç Güven 8
1993–94 3rd 24 11 7 6 33 19 40 R1 N/A N/A
1994–95 10th 26 9 4 13 23 33 31 Nadim Akgün 4
1995–96 11th 26 7 9 10 25 29 30 Bariş Apa 4
1996–97 17th 32 3 7 22 24 59 16 N/A N/A
1997–98 During these seasons, the club competed in the Istanbul Amateur Leagues.
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01 3. Lig 5th 32 16 4 12 50 38 52 N/A N/A
2001–02 1st 36 21 9 6 49 27 72
2002–03 2. Lig 12th 34 10 9 15 34 49 39
2003–04 1st 32 18 9 5 60 37 63
2004–05 1. Lig 18th 34 6 5 23 31 77 23 R2
2005–06 2. Lig 7th 36 12 11 13 40 36 47 GS Haydar Özdemir 9
2006–07 7th 32 10 10 12 42 49 40 Erbil Aktepe 7
2007–08 10th 32 4 4 24 18 59 16 Harun Özkan 4
2008–09 3. Lig 32 9 7 16 35 41 34 Doğuş Güneş 11
2009–10 That season, the club competed in the Istanbul Super Amateur League and emerged as champions.
2010–11 BAL 5th 22 10 6 6 40 34 36 Yasin Markal 19
2011–12 1st 20 13 4 3 37 14 43 Oğuzhan Türkmen 11
2012–13 3. Lig 2nd 34 19 6 9 59 35 63 R1 Caner Altın 12
2013–14 4th 34 15 12 7 45 24 57 R2 Recep Akkemik 10
2014–15 2. Lig 6th 36 14 15 7 41 34 57 GS Serdar Dursun 13
2015–16 14th 34 11 8 15 32 49 41 R3 7
2016–17 12th 34 11 9 14 39 42 42 R3 Mert Somay 9
2017–18 15th 34 10 6 18 32 48 36 R4 Ufuk Akyol 9
2018–19 2nd 34 21 5 8 55 34 68 R5 Erkan Zengin 19
2019–20 1. Lig 5th 37 12 12 8 58 43 56 R5 Innocent Emeghara 7
2020–21 Süper Lig 8th 40 16 12 12 64 52 60 R4 Alassane Ndao 11
2021–22 38 16 9 13 47 52 57 QF Aleksandar Pesic 14
2022–23 7th 36 13 12 11 75 63 51 L16 Mbaye Diagne 23
2023–24 18th 38 10 10 18 49 52 40 SF
2024–25 1. Lig 3rd 38 19 9 10 55 36 66 Wesley Moraes 18
2024–25 Süper Lig TBD

League participations

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  • Süper Lig: 1958–63, 1983–84, 2020–2024, 2025–
  • 1. Lig: 1963–69, 1980–83, 1984–88, 1989–92, 2004–05, 2019–20, 2024–2025
  • 2. Lig 1969–80, 1988–89, 1992–97, 2000–01, 2002–04, 2005–08, 2014–19
  • 3. Lig: 2001–02, 2008–09, 2012–14
  • Amateur League: 2010–12
  • Super Amateur League: 1997–2000, 2009–10

Non-player staff

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Coaching Staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach Czech Republic Marcel Lička
Assistant Coach Turkey Atılay Canel
Assistant Coach Turkey Erkan Çoban
Fitness Coach Greece Pantelis Pantelopoulos

Club Staff

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Position Staff
Owner & President Turkey Süleyman Hurma
Vice President Turkey Serkan Hurma
Sporting Director Turkey Murat Akın

Players

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As of 10 August 2025[74]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Croatia CRO Ivo Grbić (on loan from Sheffield United)
GK Turkey TUR Furkan Bekleviç
DF Chile CHI Enzo Roco
DF Georgia (country) GEO Nikoloz Ugrekhelidze (on loan from FC Dinamo Tbilisi)
DF Turkey TUR Fatih Kurucuk
DF Turkey TUR Anıl Yiğit Çınar
DF Turkey TUR Emirhan Parmaksız
DF Slovenia SVN Jure Balkovec
DF Turkey TUR Çağtay Kurukalıp
MF Ivory Coast CIV Marius Tresor Doh
DF Turkey TUR Atakan Çankaya
MF Turkey TUR Berkay Özcan (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR Alper Demirol
MF Turkey TUR Ömer Gümüş
MF Turkey TUR Tuğbey Akgün
MF Jamaica JAM Daniel Johnson
MF Turkey TUR Barış Kalaycı
MF Portugal POR João Camacho
FW Brazil BRA Serginho
FW Turkey TUR Tarık Tuğyan
FW Jamaica JAM Andre Gray
FW Turkey TUR Tiago Çukur
FW Northern Cyprus TRNC Ahmet Sivri

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR İrfan Köse (at Fethiye İdman Yurdu until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Turkey TUR Mustafa Özköroğlu (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı S.F. until 30 June 2026)

Ownership and finances

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Fatih Karagümrük’s professional football activities are operated by the joint-stock company Fatih Karagümrük Sportif Faaliyetler Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (the “A.Ş.” suffix indicating a Turkish JSC).[75]

In June 2018 businessman Süleyman Hurma acquired a controlling stake in the club and was elected president, completing a share transfer reported at 71% of the equity and promising new investment in infrastructure and the first team.[76][77] Prior to the sale, the club had been controlled by Cengiz Günaydın, who publicly stated that the shares were being offered due to continuing stadium and operating constraints.[78]

Since the change of control, Karagümrük’s budget has relied on central broadcasting revenue, Süper Lig distribution, commercial sponsorship and matchday income, with the board emphasising a sustainable player-trading model (experienced free agents and short contracts) to keep cash burn in check.[79] The club has periodically disclosed that it meets the TFF Kulüp Lisans (club licensing) criteria for financial and administrative compliance.[80]

Karagümrük have also pursued naming-rights and front-of-shirt deals as key revenue lines. In 2021–22 the team competed as “VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük” under a multi-season commercial agreement announced jointly by the parties.[81][82] Kit-supplier and sleeve partnerships (announced annually) have been another recurring source of commercial income.[83]

Matchday operations have alternated between Vefa Stadium and when required by safety and capacity regulations, larger municipal venues (e.g., Atatürk Olympic Stadium), a practice the board has linked to both licensing obligations and revenue optimisation.[84][85]

As of 2025, the majority shareholder remains Süleyman Hurma, who chairs the board and oversees football operations alongside the club’s chief executive and sporting department.[86]

See also

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