2025–26 Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) season

Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
2025–26 season
PresidentTurkey Dursun Özbek
Head coachTurkey Ekrem Memnun
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Women's Basketball Super LeaguePre-season
EuroLeague WomenPre-season
Turkish Women's Basketball CupPre-season

The 2025–26 season is Galatasaray's 71th season in the existence of the club. The team plays in the Women's Basketball Super League and in the EuroLeague Women.

Season overview

Pre-season

On 2 July, Fırat Okul was appointed as assistant coach for the 2025–26 season.[1]

The EuroLeague Women 2025–26 season draw took place in Munich, Germany, on July 23, 2025. Galatasaray women's basketball team's opponent in the qualifying round, which determined the qualifying and regular season group stages, was Romanian team ACS Sepsi SIC.[2]

On 4 August, Galatasaray started preparations for the new season with training at the Basketball Development Center.[3]

On 19 August, Turkish Women's Basketball Super League 2025–26 Season fixtures have been announced.[4][5]

Players

Current roster

Galatasaray roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0 United States Bosnia and Herzegovina Smalls, Kamiah (DC) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-04-17)17 April 1998
C 1 United States Nigeria Williams, Elizabeth (DC) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – (1993-06-23)23 June 1993
PG 3 Slovenia Oblak, Teja 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990
SF 5 Turkey Yılmaz, Sude 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2002-03-15)15 March 2002
PG 6 Turkey Fitik, Gökşen 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-08-11)11 August 2001
SF 7 Turkey Çidal, Sehernaz 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995
SG 8 Turkey Cora, Ayşe (C) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 32 – (1993-03-03)3 March 1993
PG 11 Turkey Erdoğan, Derin 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-06-28)28 June 2002
PF 12 Turkey Gül, Zeynep Şevval 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001
F 14 Hungary Juhász, Dorka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 – (1999-12-18)18 December 1999
F 17 Turkey Bayram, Elif 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001
PG 21 Turkey Şahin, Berna 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 22 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003
G 23 France Johannès, Marine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 30 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995
PF 34 Finland Kuier, Awak 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2001-08-19)19 August 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Hasan Fırat Okul
  • Turkey Selim Aldağ
  • Turkey Ege Talay
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Turkey Semih Eroğlu
  • Turkey Serkan Bodur
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 21 August 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Elizabeth Williams Dorka Juhász
PF Awak Kuier Elif Bayram Zeynep Şevval Gül
SF Marine Johannès Ayşe Cora Sehernaz Çidal Sude Yılmaz
SG Kamiah Smalls Derin Erdoğan
PG Teja Oblak Gökşen Fitik Berna Şahin

(colours: Turkish or homegrown players; foreign players)

Transactions

Players In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
34 F Finland Awak Kuier 23 Reyer Venezia Italy 1 years June 2026 Free 4 June 2025 [6]
17 PF Turkey Elif Bayram 23 Beşiktaş BOA Turkey 1 years June 2026 Free 6 June 2025 [7]
3 PG Slovenia Teja Oblak 34 ZVVZ USK Praha Czech Republic 1 years June 2026 Free 9 June 2025 [8]
0 PG United States Bosnia and Herzegovina Kamiah Smalls 27 Reyer Venezia Italy 1 years June 2026 Free 11 June 2025 [9]
7 SF Turkey Sehernaz Çidal 30 Emlak Konut Turkey 1 years June 2026 Free 14 June 2025 [10]
14 F Hungary Dorka Juhász 25 Famila Basket Schio Italy 1 years June 2026 Free 16 June 2025 [11]
1 C United States Nigeria Elizabeth Williams 31 Chicago Sky United States 1 years June 2026 Free 19 June 2025 [12]
12 PF Turkey Zeynep Şevval Gül 24 OGM Ormanspor Turkey 1 years June 2026 Free 26 June 2025 [13]
23 G France Marine Johannès 30 New York Liberty United States 1 years June 2026 Free 27 June 2025 [14]

Players Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
7 PG Turkey Ayşegül Günay 32 End of contract Free 6 May 2025 [15]
1 PF Turkey Selin Rachel Gül 21 End of contract Free 6 May 2025 [15]
23 F Turkey Meltem Yıldızhan 25 Beşiktaş BOA Turkey End of contract Free 6 May 2025 [15]
13 C Turkey United States Quanitra Hollingsworth 36 End of contract Free 6 May 2025 [15]
9 C South Korea Park Ji-su 26 Cheongju KB Stars South Korea End of contract Free 28 May 2025 [16]
12 C Latvia Anete Šteinberga 35 End of contract Free 28 May 2025 [17]
24 SF Italy Cecilia Zandalasini 29 Golden State Valkyries United States End of contract Free 28 May 2025 [18]
28 C China Li Yueru 26 Seattle Storm United States End of contract Free 28 May 2025 [19]
35 PG Belgium Julie Vanloo 32 Golden State Valkyries United States End of contract Free 28 May 2025 [20]

Contract extension

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Cont. Date Source
8 SG Turkey Ayşe Cora 32 1 16 May 2025 [21]
5 SF Turkey Sude Yılmaz 23 1 16 May 2025 [22]
6 PG Turkey Gökşen Fitik 23 1 16 May 2025 [23]
11 PG Turkey Derin Erdoğan 22 1 16 May 2025 [24]

Club

Technical Staff

As of 2 July 2025[25]
Staff member Position
Ekrem Memnun Head Coach
Işıl Alben General Coordinator
Melahat Aydın Team Manager
Beril Kefeli Event Manager
Fırat Okul Assistant Coach
Selim Aldağ Assistant Coach
Ege Talay Assistant Coach
Semih Eroğlu Conditioner
Serkan Bodur Conditioner
Zerrin Hatacıkoğlu Masseuse
Osman Aşbay Masseur
Pelin Yılmaz Physiotherapist
Alaaddin Akkoyun Material Manager
İpek Birol Media Communications Manager
Özcan Kör Transportation Manager

Staff changes

Uniform

Sponsorship and kit manufacturers

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

Friendly
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Friendly
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Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Women's Basketball Super League Round 1 October 2025 2026
EuroLeague Women Qualification round 17 September 2025 2025
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup — 2026 2026

Updated to match played 23 July 2025
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Women's Basketball Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EuroLeague Women 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Turkish Women's Basketball Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 23 July 2025
Source: Competitions

Women's Basketball Super League

Regular season

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD W L PF PA PD
0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 23 July 2025.
Source: TBF.org.tr

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHABAHAHAHAHAHBHA
ResultBB
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2025. Source: TBF.org.tr
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; L = Loss; C = Canceled

Matches

4–5 October 2025
1
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. OGM Ormanspor Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
2
 Beşiktaş BOA vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
3
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Melikgazi Kayseri Basketbol Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
4
 Çimsa ÇBK Mersin vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
5
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Nesibe Aydın Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
6
 Emlak Konut vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
7
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Fenerbahçe Opet Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
8
 Kocaeli Kadın Basketbol vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
9
 Bye
10
 Dardanel Çanakkale Belediyespor vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
11
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Botaş Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
12
 OGM Ormanspor vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
13
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Beşiktaş BOA Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
14
 Melikgazi Kayseri Basketbol vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
15
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Çimsa ÇBK Mersin Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
16
 Nesibe Aydın vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
17
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Emlak Konut Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
18
 Fenerbahçe Opet vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring
19
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Kocaeli Kadın Basketbol Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
20
 Bye
21
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring vs. Dardanel Çanakkale Belediyespor Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
22
 Botaş vs. Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring

EuroLeague Women

Main article: 2025–26 EuroLeague Women

Qualification round

  Win   Loss

17 September 2025
1
 ACS Sepsi SIC Romania vs. Turkey Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
Youtube / FIBA TV Boxscore Arena: Sepsi Arena
24 September 2025
2
 Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring Turkey vs. Romania ACS Sepsi SIC Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Youtube / FIBA TV Boxscore Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome

Turkish Women's Basketball Cup

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