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Ali Sami Yen
Football, Football player
1886 – 1951
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Who was Ali Sami Yen?
Ali Sami Yen was a Turkish-born sports official of Albanian origin best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. His birth name was Ali Sami Frashëri, the son of Sami Frashëri, one of the most famous Albanian writers, philosophers and playwrights. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, which literally means “win” in the Turkish language.
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- Born
- May 20, 1886
Üsküdar - Also known as
- Ali Sami Frashëri
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Profession
- Education
- Galatasaray High School
- Lived in
- Üsküdar
- Died
- Jul 29, 1951
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on July 23, 2013
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