Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, known simply as Galatasaray and abbreviated as GS, is a professional football club based in Istanbul, Turkey, competing in the Turkish Süper Lig (2022–23), the top tier of the Turkish football league system. This unofficial Galatasaray S.K. flag (Turkish: resmi olmayan Galatasaray S.K. bayrağı) consists of the team's official logo on a horizontally divided red-and-yellow background in the club's traditional colours.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
Virtually unchanged for more than a century, the logo reflects the club's identity through a monogram of intertwined red "G" and yellow "S" letters enclosed within a vertical white oval. The emblem also includes the founding year "1905", commemorating the establishment of the club. The intertwined letters are derived from the initials of Galatasaray and form one of the most recognizable symbols in Turkish football. Red and yellow are the club's traditional colours and have long been associated with its history, heritage, and sporting identity. Overall, the logo represents Galatasaray's long-standing tradition and its prominent place in Turkish football.
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| Team name: | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü |
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| Team nicknames: | Cimbom, Aslanlar (The Lions), Sarı-Kırmızılılar (The Yellow-Reds) |
| Team abbreviation: | GS |
| Founded: | 1905 |
| Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Ground: | Rams Park (Ali Sami Yen) |
| Capacity: | 52,280 |
| League: | Süper Lig |
| Team Colors: | Red and Yellow |
| Championships: | 23 |
| Second places: | 13 |
| Seasons in top division: | 66 |
| Mascot: | Lion |
