Nurizade Zia Songyulen (born September 9, 1886 , Istanbul - 1936 , Istanbul ) is one of the founders of the Fenerbahçe sports club, the great-grandson of Salihi-Sultan .
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Biography
Born in Istanbul on September 9, 1886 , in a well-educated family. Together with Nejip Bey and Ayetullah Bey, Zia Songyulen created Fenerbahçe and served as its first president from 1907-1908. He also played the right back position in the club. Zia graduated from St. Joseph College and bought the land on which the Šukrü Saracoglu stadium is now located for 17 Ottoman gold coins.
Zia was fair-haired, blue-eyed, with dark skin, tall, for this he was called “Elephant Zia” among friends.