- Many people[who?] call the Turk Telekom Stadium 'Cehennem' (hell) because of stadium anthems and the continuous roar of the fans.
- The first and only Team to win the UEFA Cup in the Balkans.
- The first and only Turkish team to win the UEFA Super Cup (21 August 2000).
- Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray's new stadium Türk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul. A peak reading of 140.76 dBA was recorded.
- Since 1992, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the Hermes House Band is played.
- Founded in 1905, Galatasaray is the first Turkish football team (BJK was founded in 1903 and the first football formation took place in August 1911).
- The first Team to receive a state supreme service medal (2000).
- The first and only Turkish team to win the UEFA Cup (17 May 2000).
- According to media polls since 1978, Galatasaray is the most popular team among football fans in Turkey. The latest poll by June 2012 places Galatasaray in the first place with a 41.8% level of popularity while Fenerbahçe S.K. comes second with a 35.9% level, Besiktas J.K. third with 16.3% and Trabzonspor fourth with 4.7%.
- Galatasaray football academy trains children between seven and fifteen. They are located in 79 sites, in Turkey, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.
- The first Turkish team to rank first in the world ranking (IFFHS August 2000 ranking).
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