Alp Yalman

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Alp Yalman
29th President of Galatasaray SK
In office
17 March 1990 – 16 March 1996
Preceded byAli Tanrıyar
Succeeded byFaruk Süren
Personal details
Born (1940-01-01) 1 January 1940 (age 84)
Istanbul, Turkey

Alp Yalman (born 1 January 1940) is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.

Yalman was born in Istanbul. After graduating from Robert College in Turkey, he studied Social and Political Science in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is fluent in English, French and German as well as his native Turkish.

In 1973, he was brought onto the board of Galatasaray. He was elected as the president in 1990, a position he held for six years. In 2002, he returned and served few more years to Galatasaray under the presidency of Özhan Canaydın.

Galatasaray S.K. won two league titles, two national cups, and two national super cups, while Alp Yalman was the president.

He was nominated again in the 2006 election.[1] Özhan Canaydın won the election .[2]

After Ünal Aysal resigned from his position in 2014 , he entered the presidential race with Duygun Yarsuvat and lost the election.[3]

In 2021, he became the head of the disciplinary committee from the list of Burak Elmas.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Galatasaray da seçim heyecanı–Son dakika haberler". 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Galatasaray'da Canaydın zaferi - Son Dakika Haber". 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Galatasaray'ın 35. Başkanı Duygun Yarsuvat - GALATASARAY.ORG". 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of Galatasaray SK
17 March 1990 – 16 March 1996
Succeeded by