With sixteen active sporting departments at the club, Basketball is only behind Football in order of importance. Former Galatasaray president Ahmet Robenson, a A P.E teacher in a Galatasaray school at the time introduced a new game to his students in 1911 and that was how basketball entered Turkey. As a cause of this Galatasaray have remained staunchly proud of their pioneering of the game and this possessive stance has them consistently supporting the side despite the teams waning strength in the league.