Ziya Songülen

Nurizade Ziya Songülen (1886 Kadıköy, Istanbul – 1936) was a great-grandson of Damat Gürcü Halil Rifat Pasha and his second wife Saliha Sultan, an Ottoman princess. His parents was Azize Hanim and Hariciyeci Suad Bey. He was the founder and first president of the major Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK, between 1907–08.[1] Ziya Songülen also played as a right back for the club. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College and bought the ground where the current Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is located (then named Papazın Çayırı) for 17 Ottoman gold coins.

Nurizade Ziya Songülen

Personal information
Full name	Mehmed Ziya Songülen
Date of birth	1886 (1886)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	1936 (aged 49–50)
Place of death	Istanbul, Turkey Buried in Aşiyan Asri Cemetery,  Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Fenerbahçe
Managerial career
1907-1908	Fenerbahçe
Education Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul
*Club domestic league appearances and goals