Dursun Özbek

Dursun Aydın Özbek
Özbek in March 2023
36th and 39th President of Galatasaray SK
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2022
Preceded byBurak Elmas
In office
23 May 2015 – 23 January 2018
Preceded byDuygun Yarsuvat
Succeeded byMustafa Cengiz
Personal details
Born (1949-03-25) 25 March 1949 (age 75)
Şebinkarahisar, Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul
Alma materGalatasaray High School
Istanbul Technical University
ProfessionBusinessperson

Dursun Aydın Özbek (born 25 March 1949) is a Turkish businessman and 36th and 39th club president of Turkish multi-disciplined sports club Galatasaray S.K.

Career

Özbek was a member of board of directors and vice-president during previous president Duygun Yarsuvat until 2014. Collecting the majority of voting cast with 2,800 votes, Dursun Özbek was elected as the 36th president of Galatasaray S.K. following the ordinary general assembly taking place on 23 May 2015.[1] He was defeated by challenger Mustafa Cengiz in the election held on 20 January 2018.[2]

On 12 June 2022, Özbek was re-elected as the 39th President of the club, after a tight contention against the other candidate Eşref Hamamcıoğlu, prevailing with a narrow difference of 156 votes in total of 4,459 given.[3]

Personal life

Dursun Özbek is married to Mesude Özbek with two children.[4]

Trophies won by club during presidency

Source:[5]

Football

Women's Football

Basketball

Women's Volleyball

Men's Volleyball

Wheelchair basketball

Waterpolo

References

  1. ^ Oktay, Emre (24 May 2015). "Galatasaray'ın 36. başkanı Dursun Özbek oldu!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Galatasaray'ın yeni başkanı Mustafa Cengiz" (in Turkish). beIN Sports (Turkish TV channel). 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dursun Özbek yeniden başkan" [Dursun Özbek [is] again President] (in Turkish). Fotomaç. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Dursun Özbek'in eşi için dilekçe verildi" (in Turkish). CNN Turk. 15 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Dursun Özbek döneminde neler oldu?" [What happened during the term of Dursun Özbek] (in Turkish). BeIN Sports (Turkish TV channel). 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of Galatasaray SK
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Galatasaray SK
11 June 2022 – 		Succeeded by