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Accession Number:: 0001104659-21-095411
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2021-07-22 20:00:00

Filed By:: Citadel Investment Group
Company:: Galata Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date:: 2021-07-23
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Shared Voting Power	Percent of Class
Citadel Advisors	625,000	4.3%
Citadel Advisors Holdings	625,000	4.3%
Citadel GP	625,000	4.3%
Citadel Securities	4,635	Less than 0.1%
CALC IV	4,635	Less than 0.1%
Citadel Securities GP	4,635	Less than 0.1%
Kenneth Griffin	629,635	4.4%

Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G*

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-2

(Amendment No. __)*

Galata Acquisition Corp.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

G3R23A124**

(CUSIP Number)

July 13, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o	Rule 13d-1(b)
x	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

** See item 2(e).

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Citadel Advisors LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   625,000 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.3%¹
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IA; OO; HC

The percentages reported in this Schedule 13G are based upon 14,375,000 Class A ordinary shares outstanding as of July 15, 2021 (according to the issuer’s Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2021). Except as described in the preceding sentence, all share numbers for the holdings of the reporting persons reported in this Schedule 13G are as of the opening of the market on July 23, 2021.

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Citadel Advisors Holdings LP
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   625,000 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.3%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   PN; HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Citadel GP LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   625,000 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.3%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO; HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Citadel Securities LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   4,635 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   Less than 0.1%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   BD; OO

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   CALC IV LP
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   4,635 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   Less than 0.1%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   PN; HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Citadel Securities GP LLC
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   4,635 shares
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   Less than 0.1%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   OO; HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Kenneth Griffin
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)     ¨ (b)     ¨
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   U.S. Citizen

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER   629,635 shares
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   See Row 6 above

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   See Row 6 above
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   4.4%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON   IN; HC

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Item 1(a).	Name of Issuer:
	Galata Acquisition Corp.
Item 1(b).	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
	2001 S Street NW, Suite 320, Washington, DC 20009

Item 2(a).	Name of Person Filing:
	This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by Citadel Advisors LLC (“Citadel Advisors”), Citadel Advisors Holdings LP (“CAH”), Citadel GP LLC (“CGP”), Citadel Securities LLC (“Citadel Securities”), CALC IV LP (“CALC4”), Citadel Securities GP LLC (“CSGP”) and Mr. Kenneth Griffin (collectively with Citadel Advisors, CAH, CGP, Citadel Securities, CALC4 and CSGP, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares of the above-named issuer owned by Citadel Multi-Strategy Equities Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“CM”), and Citadel Securities.   Citadel Advisors is the portfolio manager for CM. CAH is the sole member of Citadel Advisors. CGP is the general partner of CAH. CALC4 is the non-member manager of Citadel Securities. CSGP is the general partner of CALC4. Mr. Griffin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CGP, and owns a controlling interest in CGP and CSGP.   The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement other than the securities actually owned by such person (if any).
Item 2(b).	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
	The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
Item 2(c).	Citizenship:
	Each of Citadel Advisors, CGP, Citadel Securities and CSGP is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Each of CALC4 and CAH is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Griffin is a U.S. citizen.
Item 2(d).	Title of Class of Securities:
	Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number:
	As of the date of this Schedule 13G, a CUSIP number for the issuer’s Class A ordinary shares is not available.  Initially, each of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares will trade as a unit. The CUSIP number for the issuer’s units is G3R23A124.

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Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
	(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	¨	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	¨	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	¨	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
	(k)	¨	Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

	If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________.

Item 4.

Ownership:

A.       Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC

(a)           Each of Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 625,000 Class A ordinary shares.

(b)           The number of shares that each of Citadel Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors Holdings LP and Citadel GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 4.3% of the Class A ordinary shares outstanding.

(i)            sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii)           shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 625,000

(iii)         sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv)         shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 625,000

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B.            Citadel Securities LLC

(a)           Citadel Securities LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 4,635 Class A ordinary shares.

(b)           The number of shares that Citadel Securities LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes less than 0.1% of the Class A ordinary shares outstanding.

(i)         sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii)        shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,635

(iii)       sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv)       shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,635

C.            CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC

(a)           Each of CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own 4,635 Class A ordinary shares.

(b)          The number of shares that each of CALC IV LP and Citadel Securities GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes less than 0.1% of the Class A ordinary shares outstanding.

(i)         sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii)        shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,635

(iii)       sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv)       shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,635

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	D.           Kenneth Griffin   (a)           Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own 629,635 Class A ordinary shares.   (b)           The number of shares that Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 4.4% of the Class A ordinary shares outstanding.   (c)           Number of shares as to which such person has:   (i)         sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0   (ii)        shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 629,635   (iii)       sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0   (iv)       shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 629,635

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following. o

Item 6.	Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

	Not Applicable

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

	See Item 2 above

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

	Not Applicable

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group:

	Not Applicable

Item 10.	Certifications:

	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated this 23^rd day of July, 2021.

CITADEL SECURITIES LLC		CITADEL ADVISORS LLC

By:	/s/ Guy Miller	By:	/s/ Gregory Johnson
	Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory		Gregory Johnson, Authorized Signatory

CALC IV LP		CITADEL ADVISORS HOLDINGS LP

By:	/s/ Guy Miller	By:	/s/ Gregory Johnson
	Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory		Gregory Johnson, Authorized Signatory

CITADEL SECURITIES GP LLC		CITADEL GP LLC

By:	/s/ Guy Miller	By:	/s/ Gregory Johnson
	Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory		Gregory Johnson, Authorized Signatory

		KENNETH GRIFFIN

		By:	/s/ Gregory Johnson
			Gregory Johnson, attorney-in-fact^*

Gregory Johnson is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby incorporated by reference herein. The power of attorney was filed as an attachment to a filing by Citadel Advisors LLC on Schedule 13G for Jaws Acquisitions Corp. on February 1, 2021.