Galatasaray Island

Galatasaray Island and Olympic Pool

Galatasaray is the island which was given to Sarkis Balya in 1872 by Sultan Abdulaziz. Consequently, this island has been called Sarkış Bey Island for a long time. In 1914 Company-i Hayriye began to utilize this island as a coal store and later served as a station giving fuel to the ferry. In 1957, Galatasaray Sports […]