conflicts within the club of galatasaray, which initially began in 1929-30, reached their peak in 1933. after one official was banned from the club, state of things worsened and several other officials and club members resigned. eventually yusuf ziya öniş, who served as the chairman of the club for a period, also resigned that year for the same reasons. the 25 members who left the club rallied to yusuf ziya öniş and planned to found a new club. the new club's name was decided as "ateş-güneş" (turkish for "fire-sun"), which soon became "güneş" ("sun").