The first colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. Inspired by the colors of the Turkish flag, these colors were regarded with suspicion by the oppressive and paranoid state administration and the football players were placed under surveillance. It was for this reason that the colors yellow and navy blue subsequently began to be discussed but this never became permanent and Galatasaray later took on the colors it bears today. Let us hear the story of these colors from Ali Sami Yen:
“After looking into a lot of stores, we finally came to Şişman Yanko’s [Fat Yanko] shop at Bahçekapı and saw two very fine woolen fabrics there. One of them was a wild cherry type of dark red, and the other a full yellow with a touch of orange gold. With a sleight of hand, the salesperson fitted the folds of the material together so that they caught the brightness of the beautiful colors that looked like the head and wings of a goldfinch. It was like we could see the play of colors in a flame. We imagined the Yellow-and-Red flame shining above our team and how it would carry us from championship to championship. And indeed, that’s what happened." On the other hand, another founder Bekir Sıtkı claims that the colors were inspired by the yellow and red roses Gül Baba gave Sultan Beyazıt II.
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