The ban has been handed on Wednesday with a statement on UEFA’s website, where it is noted the Turkish club will not be allowed to compete in neither the Europa League or the Champions League in 2016-17 or 2017-18 due to their failure in meeting the Financial Fair Play rules.
The statement runs as follows:
The Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) today announced that Galatasaray Au015e will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next two (2) seasons (i.