Galatasaray Celebrates 26th Championship, Eyes European Success

Galatasaray celebrated its 26th championship title at a "26th Championship Night" event hosted by the Bodrum 1905 Galatasaray Supporters Association in Muğla's Bodrum district. The gathering brought together key figures from the club, including President Dursun Özbek, head coach Okan Buruk, and legendary former manager Fatih Terim.

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We are preserving last year's team. With our coach and technical team, we are resolving our deficiencies in this transfer period and preparing to achieve the results we want in the Champions League. Today, we will celebrate to our heart's content.

President Özbek expressed his happiness at celebrating with the fans and highlighted the team's strategy for the upcoming season. "We are preserving last year's team," Özbek stated, indicating a focus on continuity. He added that the club, along with the technical staff, is working to address squad weaknesses during the transfer period with the aim of achieving desired results in the Champions League.

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As a community, we are very happy. We congratulate our President, our board of directors, our coach, his team, and our players. With the great support of our fans, they achieved a very beautiful end in complete unity. I hope it continues, Galatasaray Club is worthy of all these and is a club accustomed to great successes. I hope our successes continue both in Europe and in Turkey.

Former legendary coach Fatih Terim congratulated the club's management, staff, and players, attributing the success to strong team unity and fan support. "As a community, we are very happy," Terim said, expressing hope for continued success both domestically and in Europe.

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Our goal is the fifth championship and more records. Success in Europe as well. We will strive greatly to achieve it. We start training next week. After the national team players return, we will prepare for the league as a full team.

Head coach Okan Buruk emphasized the club's ambition for a fifth consecutive championship and further success in European competitions. "Our goal is the fifth championship and more records. Success in Europe as well," Buruk stated. He announced that training for the new season would commence soon, with the full squad preparing after the return of national team players. Buruk also discussed transfer plans, noting the club's intention to strengthen the squad, particularly with young Turkish players, while managing expectations regarding major signings.

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We have been waiting for the foreign player rule to be determined. Clubs had a request, but there was no change regarding it. We will try to adapt accordingly. Besides that, many players are playing in the World Cup. We want to see our squad and renew it, especially making important additions to the team. We know our shortcomings, but this year, compared to previous years, we want to act a bit calmer and with foresight. We especially want to strengthen our squad with young and Turkish players. Every transfer is important, sometimes you don't need to have very high expectations, but we will try to fix our squad in the strongest way with our president and board of directors.