Faruk Süren (born 1945) is a Turkish of

Aramean The Arameans ( oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; syc, ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, Ārāmāyē) were an ancient Semitic-speaking people in the Near East, first recorded in historical sources from the late 12th century BCE. The Aramean h ...

(Syriac) origin businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

. Süren was born in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

as Faruk Sürenyan. He went to

Deutsche Schule Istanbul Deutsche Schule Istanbul ( en, German School of Istanbul, shortened as DSI), with formal Turkish name Özel Alman Lisesi ( en, Private German High School) or İstanbul Alman Lisesi ( en, German High School of Istanbul) or simply Alman Lisesi ( en, ...

and graduated from a German high school in (Germany), then studied business administration in

Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü , mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future , established = 1453 1846 1933 ...

. After serving as vice-president for years, he was elected as the president of Galatasaray S.K. in 1996, a position he held for five years. He is fluent in English, French and German as well as his native Turkish. He is married and has two children. One of his daughter is married to 38.President of Galatasaray S.K.

Burak Elmas Burak Elmas (born 19 March 1974) is a Turkish businessman who was the 38th president of sports club Galatasaray S.K. Family He was born on 19 March 1974, in Şişli, Istanbul, as the son of Sezgin and Saniye Elmas. He has two sister named Burçin ...

Galatasaray S.K. won the

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and the European Super Cup would join with four consecutive Turkish league titles. This accomplishments would make Süren the most popular and successful chairman of all-time.

References

* http://www.galatasaray.org/English/Corporate/history/baskanlar.asp * http://www.galatasaray.org/kurumsal/tarihce/baskan_kupa.asp * http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/nurten-erk-cimboma-abdli-ortak-39104626 {{DEFAULTSORT:Suren, Faruk 1945 births Living people Businesspeople from Istanbul Galatasaray S.K. presidents Deutsche Schule Istanbul alumni Turkish people of Armenian descent Turkish people of Italian descent Turkish people of Bosniak descent

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