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'''ultrAslan''' is a football firm associated with [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray S.K.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ultraslan.com/|title=ultrAslan Bağımsız Taraftar Oluşumu|website=www.ultraslan.com|access-date=2016-07-12}}</ref>
The firm was founded on 20 January 2001, after various smaller groups of fans decided that, Galatasaray, which could be seen as a European top club after their success in the [[1999–2000 UEFA Cup]] and [[2000 UEFA Super Cup]], needed a large, organised fan group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview with main coordinator Alpaslan Dikmen|url=http://www.sporstudyo.com/Roportaj/961/Sporda-Siddetin-Onune-Gecilebilir.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322154904/http://www.sporstudyo.com/Roportaj/961/Sporda-Siddetin-Onune-Gecilebilir.html|archivedate=2009-03-22}}</ref> This led to the creation of ultrAslan under the leadership of Alpaslan Dikmen, the main coordinator until his accidental death on 27 September 2008. The name of the organisation is a [[portmanteau]] word combining the concepts of "[[Ultras]]" and "Aslan" (the [[lion]]).
ultrAslan are renowned for their creative choreography and use of [[flare]]s.<ref>[http://www.tercuman.com.tr/v1/yazaryazi.asp?id=100&yazitar=08.12.2007&yaziid=26991 Article in Tercüman newspaper - From founding until the present.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127010253/http://www.tercuman.com.tr/v1/yazaryazi.asp?id=100 |date=2010-01-27 }}</ref> After a [[derby (football)|derby match]] against [[Fenerbahçe S.K.]] was interrupted due to the use of over 3000 flares, the use of flares was completely forbidden in the Turkish leagues, with the introduction of stiff fines for offenses.<ref>[http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2000/11/28/g07.html Newspaper article: Sabah]</ref><ref>[http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2004/10/07/yazarlar/yazarlar23.html Online article of Akşam newspaper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050905171048/http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2004/10/07/yazarlar/yazarlar23.html |date=2005-09-05 }}</ref>
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