Sadık Giz

Mustafa Sadık Giz (1911 – 1979) was a Turkish politician and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.

Biography

Giz was born in Söke, Aydın, in 1911.^[1] He was a close relative of political leader and former Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes.^[1] Giz was a cofounder of the Democratic Party in 1946.^[1] He was elected three times as member of national parliament from Democratic Party as deputy of İzmir. In 1957 he was elected as Galatasaray President until 1959. Although there was no national football league established in Turkey in 1950's, Galatasaray won an Istanbul League title, while Giz was the president. During his tenure he bought the Galatasaray Islet.^[1] He died on 31 January 1979.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Yılmaz Göçmen (2 December 2015). "Tire tarihinin önemli ismi: "Sadık Giz"". HaberTire Gazetesi - Tire Haberleri (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

Başkanlarımız Galatasaray Official website

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Refik Selimoğlu	President of Galatasaray SK 11 Jan 1957 – 2 Jan 1960	Succeeded by Refik Selimoğlu

[tire-1] Yılmaz Göçmen (2 December 2015). "Tire tarihinin önemli ismi: "Sadık Giz"". HaberTire Gazetesi - Tire Haberleri (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.

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