Denayer was in Istanbul on Monday to watch Gala's shock 2-1 defeat to Osmanlispor from the stands and a move had appeared close to completion.
But as well as offering £1.1 million as a loan fee, the 20-times Turkish champions want to insert a clause which would allow them to purchase the Belgian outright at any point during the agreement.
City, however, believe the 20-year-old has a future at the club and have refused the terms; they simply will not countenance such a clause and the deal is on hold as a result.
Meanwhile, Denayer, who had been keen to study other options even after flying to Turkey, was in Marseille on Tuesday and could instead move to the Stade Velodrome.
Reports in France suggest the defender, who spent last season on loan at Celtic, was at the the Ligue 1 club's training centre to meet new coach Michel.
Denayer has found himself relegated to fifth-choice centre-back at the Etihad Stadium in the last week after Nicolas Otamendi arrived from Valencia in a £31.7m deal.
Argentina international Otamendi will battle with Eliaquim Mangala and Vincent Kompany for a starting berth, and should be in the squad for Saturday's clash with Watford after sitting out the 2-0 victory at Everton due to a work permit delay.
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