Mehmet Cansun is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 businessman and former chairman of the Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 sports club Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

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He works in advertising industry as the owner of Kamera Reklam Group. In 2001 he was elected as the president of Galatasaray. Although his presence continued only 8 months, Galatasaray won Turkish title that year. In the congress held in 2002, Özhan Canaydın

Özhan Canaydin

Özhan Canaydın was a businessman, basketballer and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.-Basketball career:...

won the election ahead of him. Cansun is fluent in English and French as well as his native Turkish.