Sneijder confirmed that he agreed terms in a live telephone interview with Galatasaray's website and said he hoped to make his debut in the derby against Besiktas in one week's time.
"It will be amazing and the atmosphere will be nice, I can't wait to go there and play my first game," said the 28-year-old.
"I will make the Galatasaray fans very proud and very happy. I'm looking forward to meeting them and making a good life together."
Sneijder was one of the world's outstanding players in the 2009/10 season and, although he has failed to maintain those heights, his decision to move outside the top five European leagues is still likely to surprise many critics.
He is the latest big name to abandon Italy's ailing Serie A after Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva left neighbours AC Milan in the close season and Ezequiel Lavezzi departed Napoli.
Sneijder and Inter fell out in December when the club asked him to extend his contract from 2015 to 2016 for the same overall payment in a move criticised by the world players' union FIFPro.
"I will be ready for that game," he said.
