Galatasaray is a neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey, on the European side.
Galatasaray S.K., one of the most famous football clubs of Turkey, gets its name from this quarter and was established in 1905 in the nearby Galatasaray Square in Pera (Beyoğlu), where Galatasaray High School, formerly known as the Mekteb-i Sultani (School of the Sultans) also stands. Galatasaray literally means Galata Palace.[1]
There is a 50th Anniversary of Republic monument sculpted by Şadi Çalık in the square.