Faruk Süren
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Faruk Süren | |
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President of Galatasaray SK | |
In office 16 March 1996 – 17 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Alp Yalman |
Succeeded by | Mehmet Cansun |
Personal details | |
Born | Istanbul, Turkey | 28 July 1945
Faruk Süren (born 1945) is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray S.K..[1]
Süren was born in Istanbul as Faruk Surenyan. His paternal grandfather was Arşak Surenyan, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's dentist. He has Armenian descent from his paternal grandfather and Italian Levantine descent from his paternal grandmother. He went to Deutsche Schule Istanbul and graduated from a German high school in Germany, then studied business administration in Istanbul University. 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 38th president of Galatasaray S.K. Burak Elmas.
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- ^ "Nurten Erk: Cimbom'a ABD'li ortak". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 29 September 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2023.