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The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı; officially recognized as Türkiye by FIFA[5][6]) represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962.[7]

Turkey
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ay-Yıldızlılar
(The Crescent-Stars)[1]
Bizim Çocuklar
(Our Guys)
AssociationTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachVincenzo Montella
CaptainHakan Çalhanoğlu
Most capsRüştü Reçber (120)
Top scorerHakan Şükür (51)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeTUR[2]
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 37 Increase 1 (30 November 2023)[3]
Highest5 (June 2004)
Lowest67 (October 1993)
First international
 Turkey 2–2 Romania 
(Istanbul, Turkey; 26 October 1923)[a]
Biggest win
 Turkey 7–0 Syria 
(Ankara, Turkey; 20 November 1949)
 Turkey 7–0 South Korea 
(Geneva, Switzerland; 20 June 1954)
 Turkey 7–0 San Marino 
(Istanbul, Turkey; 10 November 1996)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 8–0 Turkey 
(Chorzów, Poland; 24 April 1968)
 Turkey 0–8 England 
(Istanbul, Turkey; 14 November 1984)
 England 8–0 Turkey 
(London, England; 14 October 1987)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1954)
Best resultThird place (2002)
European Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best resultSemi-finals (2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1924)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1948, 1952)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultThird place (2003)
Medal record
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2002 South Korea-Japan Team
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Austria & Switzerland (s.f.) Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 France Team
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The team played their first official international game in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in Summer Olympics a total of six times (1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960), and reached the quarter-finals twice, in 1948 and 1952.

The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They qualified for FIFA World Cup three times (1950,[b] 1954 and 2002) and reached the semi-finals in 2002, winning bronze medals. The team qualified for UEFA European Championships five times. Making their debut at Euro 96, they reached the quarter-finals in Euro 2000 and semi-finals in Euro 2008. In recent years, Turkey qualified to the Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 championships. Turkey also qualified as co-host for the Euro 2032 championship.

Since its introduction in 1992, the FIFA World Rankings have ranked the team between 5th and 57th place. Following their success at the 2002 World Cup, Turkey managed to stay in the top 10 in rankings between 2002 and 2004, ranking at 5th in June 2004.[10] The team climbed once again up to 10th place in December 2008, following their success at Euro 2008.[11] Turkey achieved their highest victory margin with 7–0 wins over Syria in 1949, South Korea in 1954 and San Marino in 1996,[12] while their biggest losses were 8–0 defeats to Poland in 1968 and England in 1984 and 1987.[13]

As of 2020, the most capped player to play on the national team is Rüştü Reçber with 120 senior international caps between 1994 and 2012, and the most scoring player is Hakan Şükür with 51 goals scored between 1992 and 2007.[14] The longest-serving captain is Turgay Şeren with captaincy of 35 international encounters from 1950 to 1966.[15]

History edit

Further information: History of Turkish football

Early years edit

 
One of the early formations in 1922.
 
Turkey against Romania in 1923.

The Turkish National Team's first game was against Romania, played on 26 October 1923 at Taksim Stadium in Istanbul, a 2–2 draw.[16] Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered as the first big star of Turkish football as he scored the first two goals against Romania. Turkey played their first ever official match at the 1924 Summer Olympics losing to Czechoslovakia, 5–2. The first two goals in an official game were scored by Bekir Refet.

1950 FIFA World Cup edit

 
Turkey in 1950.

Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to financial problems.

1954 FIFA World Cup edit

Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The Turkish team first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was put in a group along with Hungary and West Germany. The Turks, however, never played Hungary due to the tournament format, and a 4–1 defeat by the Germans was followed by Turkey carrying out a 7–0 win over South Korea. Turkey lost the play-off to West Germany 7–2. In 1956, however, Turkey did play Hungary in a friendly match in Istanbul, defeating what was one of the strongest teams of the era, 3–1.[17] Lefter Küçükandonyadis, arguably one of the best Turkish strikers of all time, scored two goals during the tournament.

Near misses edit

 
Turkey against Netherlands in 1958.

Despite the introduction of a national league, and showings by Turkish clubs in European competition, the 1960s would be a barren time for the national team. Most players from the 1954 World Cup squad were retired, and the new generation of players failed to qualify for a major tournament. The 1970s saw Turkey holding back in the World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, but the team was a point too short to qualify for both UEFA Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. In the 1980s the Turkish team also suffered their worst defeats with 8–0 scorelines against Poland and twice against England. Yet the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final match. Prominent players in this period included Rıdvan Dilmen, Oğuz Çetin, Rıza Çalımbay, Feyyaz Uçar, and European Golden Boot winner Tanju Çolak.

1990–1997 edit

In 1990, coach Sepp Piontek was put in charge of the national team. Under his guidance, a group of new players debuted for the national team. Many of these players (which included Bülent Korkmaz, Alpay Özalan, Sergen Yalçın, Rüştü Reçber, and Hakan Şükür) would become the backbone of the national team for many years. Piontek's mission came to an end in 1993, where he was replaced by Fatih Terim, who in turn managed to qualify for Euro 1996. Turkey qualified for its first major tournament since 1954, marking another turning point for Turkish football. The appointment of Piontek was a recommended move by another coach, Jupp Derwall, who had coached Galatasaray for three seasons. Derwall is regarded as the revolutionizer of Turkish football, since his introduction of training techniques and tactical ideas to the Turkish game also heavily influenced the national team.

Euro 1996 edit

 
Turkish national football team on an Azerbaijan stamp for Euro 1996.

Turkey qualified for Euro 1996, defeating both Switzerland and Sweden 2–1 during qualification. Despite a solid performance during the qualifiers, Turkey lost all their matches without scoring a single goal. They did, however, go home with an award: the fair play award, given to Alpay Özalan.

Euro 2000 edit

Although Turkey failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, they qualified for Euro 2000 after winning a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. Turkey lost their first match 2–1 to Italy, they drew their second match against Sweden 0–0, and beat host nation Belgium 2–0, making it the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship a host nation had been eliminated in the first round. This victory brought Turkey into the last eight of the tournament, where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal, with Arif Erdem missing a critical penalty.

2002 FIFA World Cup edit

 
Turkish national football team on an Azerbaijan stamp for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

For the 2002 World Cup, Turkey finished second in their qualifying group, despite starting well and being the favourites to top the group. They lost 2–1 to Sweden in the crucial match that would decide the top spot. The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their place at the finals. The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 defeat against eventual winners Brazil.[18] Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 win against China PR after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica.[19][20]

Turkey then faced home team Japan in the second round, winning 1–0.[21] The Turkish team continued their run, as they beat Senegal 1–0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals, where a 1–0 defeat against eventual tournament winners Brazil forced them to play the third place match, and a bronze medal was won after a 3–2 victory over co-hosts South Korea.[22][23][24] Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 10.8 seconds, even when the South Koreans kicked off first. It was the fastest goal in World Cup history.[25][26] Tens of thousands of flag-waving Turkish fans greeted the World Cup squad on their return to Istanbul, where they joined a massive street party at Taksim Square.[27] Rüştü Reçber, Alpay Özalan and Hasan Şaş were all included in the All-Star Team, with Reçber also being voted as the best goalkeeper in the UEFA Team of the Year 2002, while Şenol Güneş was being voted as the best manager.

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup edit

In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached third place at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the group stages, Turkey defeated the United States 2–1 before losing to Cameroon 0–1. In their final group match, Turkey drew 2–2 against Brazil, eliminating them from the tournament. Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3–2 in the semi-final match. Turkey then defeated Colombia 2–1 to win the bronze medal. Tuncay scored three goals and made an assist, which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award for the second best player of the tournament.

Euro 2004 edit

The Turkish team did not qualify for Euro 2004 after Latvia won the qualification play-offs even after finishing first in their group. This also marked a turning point for the national team as new players were introduced to the national team to create a new generation.

2006 FIFA World Cup edit

The Turkish team once again narrowly missed out on the World Cup finals after failing to win a play-off, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group. There were scenes of violence after the game on and off the pitch where the Turkish team brawled with Swiss players down the tunnel.

Euro 2008 edit

Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the Euro 2008 final stages. They were placed alongside Switzerland, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group A. In their first match, they played Portugal and were beaten 2–0, but wins over Switzerland (2–1) and the Czech Republic (3–2) – both secured by late goals – brought qualification for the knockout stages.[28][29][30] Again, Turkey knocked out a host nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second time.[31]

The quarter-final against Croatia was goalless after 90 minutes, and Croatia led 1–0 in the final minute of extra time, but another late Turkish goal by forward Semih Şentürk brought the game to penalties. The goal raised some controversy with Croatia fans and Croatia head coach Slaven Bilić, who claimed that the goal had been scored after extra time had elapsed. This complaint, however, was overruled, and the game went into penalties. Turkey defeated Croatia in penalties, 3–1.[32]

Turkey went into the semi-final against Germany with just 14 outfield players available as a result of injuries and suspensions, but scored first and were drawing 2–2. But they finished third by default after losing 3–2 with a last minute goal by Philipp Lahm.[33] Both Russia and Turkey were given bronze medals in the dressing rooms after the semi-finals.

 
Turkey against France on 5 June 2009.

2010 FIFA World Cup edit

Turkey were drawn in UEFA Group 5 together with Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia and Spain. Turkey had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 15 points and missing out on a play-off place to Bosnia and Herzegovina with 19 points. Spain topped the group to qualify, winning every game in the process. Coach Fatih Terim announced he would be resigning his post following their failure to qualify.[34]

Euro 2012 edit

 
The Turkish team during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.

Turkey were drawn in Group A in qualification for Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Azerbaijan. The Turkish team reached the play-offs after beating Azerbaijan 1–0 but got eliminated 3–0 on aggregate by Croatia. On 14 November 2012, Turkey celebrated their 500th match in a friendly game played against Denmark at the Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Before the match, footballers and coaches, who contributed to the national team's success in the past, were honoured. Turkish pop singer Hadise, who wore a national team jersey with the number 500, performed a small concert.[35][36]

2014 FIFA World Cup edit

Turkey were drawn in Group D in qualification for the 2014 World Cup, together with Andorra, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, finishing fourth. Turkey began to lose critical points during qualification and Abdullah Avcı was sacked soon after. Fatih Terim was put in charge for the third time to lead the national team, but a 2–0 defeat against the Netherlands ended hopes of qualification.

Euro 2016 edit

 
Turkey against Austria on 29 March 2016.

Turkey were drawn in Group A in the qualification campaign for the Euro 2016, together with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The Turkish team qualified for their first major tournament in eight years as the best third-placed team after beating Iceland 1–0, with Selçuk İnan netting a free kick in the 89th minute. After over 18 months unbeaten, a loss to England as a pre-tournament friendly ended the team's winning streak, subsequently leading to back-to-back losses against Croatia and Spain in the tournament. Turkey won their last game against the Czech Republic, 2–0. They were minutes away from reaching the last 16, until a late winner for Ireland against Italy meant that the latter instead qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Despite elimination, youngster Emre Mor's skillful display and assist during the game revealed a hopeful future for Turkish football.

2018 FIFA World Cup edit

Turkey were drawn in UEFA Group I for the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. together with Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Kosovo and Ukraine. During the qualifiers, head coach Fatih Terim stood down after an off-field incident,[37] and 72-year-old former Romania manager Mircea Lucescu took over. After eight games, Turkey stood a strong chance of qualifying for the tournament, but a 0–3 defeat against Iceland at home ended automatic qualification hopes. After a 2–2 draw against Finland the team finished fourth in Group I.

2018–19 UEFA Nations League edit

Turkey was drawn with Russia and Sweden in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B and Turkey had a poor performance which led the country to finish bottom. At the first game held at home against 2018 World Cup host and quarter-finalist Russia, Turkey lost 1–2 despite an equalizer by Serdar Aziz. Turkey then put up its best performance in the League, winning 3–2 against Sweden right in Swedish soil. However, Turkey could not capitalize on this opportunity and lost 0–2 to Russia in Sochi before suffering a humiliating 0–1 home loss to Sweden, thus initially sent Turkey to League C. However, UEFA rule changes meant Turkey was allowed to remain in League B.

Euro 2020 edit

Turkey were drawn in group H in the qualifying stage along with the 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France, as well as Iceland, Albania, Moldova and Andorra. Veteran coach Şenol Güneş revolutionised the team, with many young talents, combining them with experienced players like Burak Yılmaz and Emre Belözoglu. The team restructuring proved to be genius, as Turkey had one of the best campaigns in recent history.

Turkey managed to achieve a 2–0 victory against the group favourites France in Konya and later a 1–1 draw at Stade de France. Turkey struggled against the group underdogs Andorra in their first match against them, winning by a 89th-minute goal at the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul. Turkey's only defeat in the group came against Iceland in Reykjavik, losing 2–1. The defeat came after ill-treatment of the Turkish group at the Iceland customs, keeping them at the airport for 3 hours. This was followed by an Icelandic supporter holding a toilet brush to team captain Emre Belozoglu as a pretend microphone during an interview. The events were heavily criticised by the Turkish and European media. In an interview Turkish Coach Şenol Güneş, said that had come here 40 years ago, nothing had changed about the stadium and the country, except that some Icelandic people had lost the hospitality they had 40 years ago. Turkey entered matchday 9 against Iceland as group leaders with 19 points. Turkey and Iceland were drawn 0–0 at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. Though unable to defeat Iceland and losing the first place to France, a draw was enough to secure Turkey a spot in Euro 2020 finals, ahead of their away match against Andorra.[38]

Turkey had the honor of opening the Euro 2020 Finals but it soon turned to be a night to forget for the Turkish. Turkey kicked off the European Championship with a 3–0 loss against Italy in Group A at the Olympic Stadium with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne on target. Roberto Mancini's side had been frustrated by Turkey's defensive approach in the first half but broke through in the 53rd minute when a hard-hit cross from Domenico Berardi flew in off Turkey defender Merih Demiral for an own goal. They went to lose the next two games from both Switzerland and Wales, losing all three games in a row alongside debutants North Macedonia.

2020–21 UEFA Nations League edit

After qualifying for Euro 2020, Turkey entered with momentum, even though they had to face old foe Russia, alongside Hungary and Serbia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B.

However, despite all these improvements, Turkey performed poorly in their two opening games in September 2020. The first game against Hungary at home saw Turkey suffer a 0–1 loss by a free kick from Dominik Szoboszlai. Going to Belgrade against Serbia, after repeated Serbian pressure, Turkey had a one-man advantage following Aleksandar Kolarov's red card, however the Turks failed to capitalise and were held goalless. This damaged their chances of qualifying for League A, as their next opponents in October will be Russia (who had had a strong start) and Hungary. The early poor performance could also represent a detrimental effect for Turkey, as this season's Nations League was used for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification process.

Turkey continued to find its first win in the Nations League. Against Russia in Moscow, a team which Turkey has failed to win in Russian soil since its last win at 1966 and still finding its first win over the Russians since 1975 in general, Turkey once again failed to register a win, though they got an encouraging 1–1 draw thanked for Kenan Karaman's equaliser. Yet, the Turkish side disappointed with only a 2–2 draw over Serbia at home soil.

November 2020 proved to be very important as Turkey must gain important wins in order to stay or even better getting possible promotion. Their first game in this month's Nations League was against Russia, but Denis Cheryshev scored an early lead making the Turkish side looked hapless. Yet, a red card to Andrey Semyonov proved to be a game changer, and with a one-man advantage, the Turks turned the deficit to finally break down its winless run against Russia with a 3–2 home win. The Turks then traveled to Hungary with hope that a win against the Hungarians could mean possible promotion, at least if Russia lost to Serbia. However, while Russia suffered a humiliating 0–5 defeat away in Belgrade, Turkey failed to gain the advantage and instead lost 2–0 by the Hungarians, despite late pressure to find an equalizer in the second half. That meant Turkey and Serbia were tied on points, but with the Serbians scored two goals away from home in contrast to Turkey's failure to do the same in Belgrade, Turkey was relegated for the second time (the first season saw Turkey stayed due to Nations League overhauls) to 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C. Such outcome also meant Turkey will have to fight in order to get a direct 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket as play-off qualification appeared to be slim with their relegation, in which the 2022 World Cup qualifiers will occur in March 2021, which they did.

Kit suppliers edit

 
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Turkey's home colours are all red kit and away kits are all white; they were manufactured by Adidas from 1982 to 2002, and they later announced their manufacturer as Nike from 2003. Starting in 2020, they changed their home kit to all white in 2020 and their away to all red.

Kit provider Period
  Adidas 1982–2002
  Nike 2003–present

Rivalries edit

Main article: Greece–Turkey football rivalry

Turkey has developed several notable rivalries, the most well-known being with Croatia,[39] and Greece.

Turkey and Croatia have played each other nine times,[40] with their first encounter at Euro 1996; where both countries made their debuts in the opening match, which Croatia won 1–0.[41] A well-remembered match between them was at Euro 2008, which Turkey won on penalties after a 1–1 deadlock even after extra-time. With the win, Turkey reached the semi-finals in only their third appearance overall at the Euro finals.[42] The two teams faced each other in the 2012 Euro qualifying play-offs, with Croatia winning 3–0 in the first-leg in Istanbul, and advancing to the tournament finals following a 0–0 draw in the second-leg.[43][44] The two teams faced each other once again in a European competition at Euro 2016, playing in the opening match of Group D; with Croatia winning 1–0.[45][46] Only three months after the match at the Euros, the two teams played in their opening match in Group I of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, which finished 1–1.[47] Exactly one year after this, Turkey won the reverse fixture 1–0 at home, which played a key part in both countries' qualifying campaign, although Turkey would not qualify for World Cup while Croatia would go on to qualify and finish second in that edition.[48][49]

Turkey also has a historical rivalry with Greece. They played a total of 14 times. Among these competitions, Turkey won against Greece 8 times, drew 3 times and lost only 3 times.[50] Both countries have been described as "punching above their weight"; with Greece winning Euro 2004 despite being classified as underdogs prior to the competition, and Turkey followed-up their World Cup bronze medal in 2002 by advancing to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where they were knocked out by Germany. Due to tension between the two countries and the dispute over Cyprus, coupled with several incidents occurring during matches between Turkish and Greek clubs, it has been described as one of the biggest international football rivalries.[51]

Results and fixtures edit

Main article: Turkey national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 8 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

25 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Armenia   1–2   Turkey Yerevan, Armenia
21:00 AMT (UTC+04:00)
  • Kabak   10' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 14,125[52]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
28 March 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey   0–2   Croatia Bursa, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) Report
Stadium: Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 37,750[53]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia   2–3   Turkey Riga, Latvia
21:45 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,287[54]
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey   2–0   Wales Samsun, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium
Attendance: 28,766[55]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey   1–1   Armenia Eskişehir, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: New Eskişehir Stadium
Attendance: 31,740[56]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
12 September 2023 Friendly Japan   4–2   Turkey Genk, Belgium
14:20 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 7,202[57]
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
12 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Croatia   0–1   Turkey Osijek, Croatia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Opus Arena
Attendance: 12,812[58]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey   4–0   Latvia Konya, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 35,925[59]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
18 November 2023 Friendly Germany   2–3   Turkey Berlin, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 72,592[60]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Wales   1–1   Turkey Cardiff, Wales
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 32,291[61]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

2024 edit

18 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Turkey   – TBD Dortmund, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
22 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Turkey   –   Portugal Dortmund, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Czech Republic   –   Turkey Hamburg, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion

Coaching staff edit

Main article: List of Turkey national football team managers
As of 21 September 2023[62]
Position Name
Head coach   Vincenzo Montella
Assistant coaches[63]   Daniele Russo
  Selçuk Şahin
Goalkeeping coaches   Ozan Özerkan
  Emrah Karakovan
Fitness coach   Pierpaolo Polino
  Ömür Serdal Altunsöz
  Vural Durmuş
Match analyst   Massimo Crivellaro
  Okan Aydıner
Team manager[c]   Hamit Altıntop

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Germany on 18 November 2023 and UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match Wales on 21 November 2023.[65]

Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2023, after the match against   Latvia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mert Günok (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 34) 27 0   Beşiktaş
1GK Uğurcan Çakır (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 27) 25 0   Trabzonspor
1GK Altay Bayındır (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 25) 6 0   Manchester United
1GK Ertaç Özbir (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 34) 0 0   Adana Demirspor
2DF Çağlar Söyüncü (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 27) 55 2   Atlético Madrid
2DF Kaan Ayhan (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29) 53 5   Galatasaray
2DF Zeki Çelik (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 26) 40 2   Roma
2DF Ozan Kabak (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 23) 23 2   1899 Hoffenheim
2DF Ferdi Kadıoğlu (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 24) 12 0   Fenerbahçe
2DF Eren Elmalı (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23) 9 0   Trabzonspor
2DF Cenk Özkacar (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23) 6 0   Valencia
2DF Rıdvan Yılmaz (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 22) 6 0   Rangers
2DF Abdülkerim Bardakcı (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 29) 4 1   Galatasaray
2DF Samet Akaydin (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 29) 3 0   Fenerbahçe
3MF Salih Özcan (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 25) 14 0   Borussia Dortmund
3MF İsmail Yüksek (1999-01-26) 26 January 1999 (age 24) 10 1   Fenerbahçe
3MF Abdülkadir Ömür (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 24) 10 0   Trabzonspor
3MF Berkan Kutlu (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 25) 8 0   Genoa
3MF Emre Akbaba (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 31) 6 3   Adana Demirspor
3MF Berat Özdemir (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 25) 3 0   Trabzonspor
4FW Yusuf Yazıcı (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 26) 39 2   Lille
4FW İrfan Kahveci (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) 29 2   Fenerbahçe
4FW Kerem Aktürkoğlu (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 25) 24 5   Galatasaray
4FW Barış Alper Yılmaz (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 23) 9 1   Galatasaray
4FW Bertuğ Yıldırım (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 21) 3 2   Rennes
4FW Kenan Yıldız (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18) 3 1   Juventus
4FW Yusuf Sarı (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 25) 2 0   Adana Demirspor

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Doğan Alemdar (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Troyes v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
GK Muhammed Şengezer (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 26) 0 0   İstanbul Başakşehir v.   Wales, 19 June 2023
DF Merih Demiral (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 25) 41 2   Al-Ahli v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
DF Rayyan Baniya (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 24) 0 0   Trabzonspor v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
DF Mert Müldür (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 24) 19 1   Fenerbahçe v.   Japan, 12 September 2023
DF Onur Bulut (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 (age 29) 3 0   Beşiktaş v.   Japan, 12 September 2023
DF Kazımcan Karataş (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Galatasaray v.   Japan, 12 September 2023
DF Tayyip Talha Sanuç (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 23) 1 0   Beşiktaş v.   Croatia, 28 March 2023
MF Hakan ÇalhanoğluINJ (captain) (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 29) 82 17   Inter Milan v.   Germany, 18 November 2023
MF Orkun Kökçü (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 22) 24 2   Benfica v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
MF Salih Uçan (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 29) 2 0   Beşiktaş v.   Japan, 12 September 2023
MF Arda Güler (2005-02-25) 25 February 2005 (age 18) 4 1   Real Madrid v.   Wales, 19 June 2023INJ
MF Mehmet-Can Aydın (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Trabzonspor v.   Croatia, 28 March 2023
FW Cengiz ÜnderINJ (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26) 50 16   Fenerbahçe v.   Germany, 18 November 2023
FW Cenk Tosun (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32) 50 20   Beşiktaş v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
FW Yunus Akgün (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23) 7 2   Leicester City v.   Latvia, 15 October 2023
FW Halil Dervişoğlu (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) 16 6   Galatasaray v.   Japan, 12 September 2023
FW Umut Nayir (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 30) 4 1   Fenerbahçe v.   Armenia, 8 September 2023INJ
FW Kenan Karaman (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 29) 31 6   Schalke 04 v.   Wales, 19 June 2023
FW Umut Bozok (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 27) 1 0   Trabzonspor v.   Latvia, 16 June 2023
FW Enes Ünal (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26) 32 3   Getafe v.   Croatia, 28 March 2023INJ
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • SUS = Player is suspended.
  • RET = Retired from international football.

Player records edit

Main article: List of Turkey international footballers
Main article: Turkey national football team records and statistics
As of 15 October 2023[66]
Players in bold are still active with Turkey.

Most appearances edit

 
Rüştü Reçber is Turkey's most capped player with 120 caps and Turkey's record holder in clean sheets.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Rüştü Reçber 120 0 1994–2012
2 Hakan Şükür 112 51 1992–2007
3 Bülent Korkmaz 102 2 1990–2005
4 Emre Belözoğlu 101 9 2000–2019
5 Arda Turan 100 17 2006–2017
6 Tugay Kerimoğlu 94 2 1990–2007
7 Alpay Özalan 90 4 1995–2005
8 Hakan Çalhanoğlu 82 17 2013–present
Hamit Altıntop 82 7 2004–2014
10 Mehmet Topal 81 2 2008–2018

Top goalscorers edit

 
Hakan Şükür is Turkey's all-time record goalscorer with 51 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Hakan Şükür 51 112 0.46 1992–2007
2 Burak Yılmaz 31 77 0.4 2006–2022
3 Tuncay Şanlı 22 80 0.28 2002–2010
4 Lefter Küçükandonyadis 21 46 0.46 1948–1963
5 Cenk Tosun 20 50 0.4 2013–present
6 Metin Oktay 19 36 0.53 1956–1968
Cemil Turan 19 44 0.43 1969–1979
Nihat Kahveci 19 68 0.28 2000–2011
9 Hakan Çalhanoğlu 17 82 0.21 2013–present
Arda Turan 17 100 0.17 2006–2017

Most clean sheets edit

As of 21 November 2023[67]
Players in bold are still available to play in Turkey national team.
Rank Player Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career
1 Rüştü Reçber 58 120 0.48 1994–2012
2 Volkan Demirel 22 63 0.35 2004–2014
3 Turgay Şeren 16 46 0.35 1950–1966
4 Volkan Babacan 15 35 0.43 2014–present
5 Mert Günok 13 27 0.48 2011–present
6 Ömer Çatkıç 10 19 0.53 2000–2005
Engin İpekoğlu 10 32 0.31 1989–1999
8 Uğurcan Çakır 9 26 0.35 2019–present
9 Sabri Dino 7 12 0.58 1969–1975
Sinan Bolat 7 12 0.58 2009–present

Centuriate goals edit

 
Selçuk İnan scored Turkey's 700th overall goal in November 2015

As of 29 September 2020:[68][69]

Rank Date Scorer Opponent Score
1st 26 October 1923 Zeki Rıza Sporel   Romania 2–2
100th 23 June 1954 Mustafa Ertan   West Germany 2–7
200th 14 February 1973 Osman Arpacıoğlu   Algeria 4–0
300th 27 February 1991 Uğur Tütüneker   Yugoslavia 1–1
400th 27 March 1999 Sergen Yalçın   Moldova 2–0
500th 9 October 2004 Fatih Tekke   Kazakhstan 4–0
600th 5 September 2009 Arda Turan   Estonia 4–2
700th 3 September 2015 Selçuk İnan   Latvia 1–1
800th 13 November 2021 Kerem Aktürkoğlu   Gibraltar 6–0

Competitive record edit

FIFA World Cup edit

Main article: Turkey at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Did not enter
  1934 Withdrew Withdrew
  1938 Did not enter Did not enter
  1950 Qualified but withdrew 1 1 0 0 7 0
  1954 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 10 11 Squad 3 1 1 1 4 6
  1958 Withdrew Withdrew
  1962 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 4 4
  1966 6 1 0 5 4 19
  1970 4 0 0 4 2 13
  1974 6 2 2 2 5 3
  1978 6 2 1 3 9 5
  1982 8 0 0 8 1 22
  1986 8 0 1 7 2 24
  1990 8 3 1 4 12 10
  1994 10 3 1 6 11 19
  1998 8 4 2 2 21 9
    2002 Third place 3rd 7 4 1 2 10 6 Squad 12 8 3 1 24 8
  2006 Did not qualify 14 7 5 2 27 13
  2010 10 4 3 3 13 10
  2014 10 5 1 4 16 9
  2018 10 4 3 3 14 13
  2022 11 6 3 2 28 19
      2026 To be determined To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total Third place 2/25 10 5 1 4 20 17 — 139 53 27 59 204 206

UEFA European Championship edit

Main article: Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1960 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
  1964 2 0 0 2 0 7
  1968 6 1 2 3 3 8
  1972 6 2 1 3 5 13
  1976 6 2 2 2 5 10
  1980 6 3 1 2 5 5
  1984 8 3 1 4 8 16
  1988 6 0 2 4 2 16
  1992 6 0 0 6 1 14
  1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad 8 4 3 1 16 8
    2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad 10 5 4 1 16 7
  2004 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 19 8
    2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 9 Squad 12 7 3 2 25 11
    2012 Did not qualify 12 5 3 4 13 14
  2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 10 5 3 2 14 9
  2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad 10 7 2 1 18 3
  2024 Qualified 8 5 2 1 14 7
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    2032 Qualified as co-host Qualified as co-host
Total Third place 6/17 18 4 2 12 14 30 128 56 31 41 166 159

UEFA Nations League edit

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 2 4 1 0 3 4 7   22nd
2020–21 B 3 6 1 3 2 6 8   29th
2022–23 C 1 6 4 1 1 18 5   35th
2024–25 B To be determined
Total 16 6 4 6 28 20 22nd

FIFA Confederations Cup edit

Main article: Turkey at the FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1992 Did not qualify
  1995
  1997
  1999
    2001
  2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 8 Squad
  2005 Did not qualify
  2009
  2013
  2017
Total Third place 1/10 5 2 1 2 8 8 —

Olympic Games edit

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics
 
Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
 
Turkey at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

1968–1988 see Turkey national amateur football team. Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1924 Round 1 13th 1 0 0 1 2 5 Squad
  1928 14th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad
  1936 15th 1 0 0 1 0 1 Squad
  1948 Quarter-finals 6th 2 1 0 1 5 3 Squad
  1952 8th 2 1 0 1 3 8 Squad
  1956 Withdrew
  1960 Round 1 14th 3 0 1 2 3 10 Squad
  1964 Did not qualify
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984 Withdrew
  1988 Did not qualify
Since 1992 See Turkey national under-23 football team
Total Quarter-finals 6/14 10 2 1 7 14 34 —

Mediterranean Games edit

Main article: Turkey national football B team
Mediterranean Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1951 Did not participate
  1955
  1959 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 7 4
  1963 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 12 7
  1967 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 5 7
  1971 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 4 1
 1975 Group stage 7th 4 0 2 2 1 5
  1979 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2
  1983 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 5
  1987 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 6 2
1991–present See Turkey national under-20 football team
Total Runners-up 8/10 32 15 7 10 41 33

Mediterranean Cup edit

Main article: Mediterranean Cup
Mediterranean Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1949 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 7 6
1950–53 Fourth place 4th 3 6 1 1 4 4
1953–58 Fourth place 4th 8 2 3 3 7 7
Total Runners-up 3/3 14 10 4 5 18 17

Balkan Cup edit

Main article: Balkan Cup
Balkan Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1929–31 Did not participate
  1931 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 5
  1932 Did not participate
  1933
  1934–35
  1935
  1936
  1946
1947
1948
1973–76 Semi-finals 4th 2 1 0 1 6 7
1977–80 Group stage 3rd 4 1 1 2 4 8
Total Runners-up 3/12 8 3 1 4 13 20

ECO Cup edit

Main article: ECO Cup
ECO Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1965 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 3 1
  1967 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 8 4
  1969 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 8 2
  1970 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0 4 2
  1974 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 3 2
  1993 Did not participate
Total 3 titles 5/6 16 9 7 0 26 11

Head-to-head record edit

The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, as of 21 November 2023.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

  1. ^ Includes the results of   Czechoslovakia.
  2. ^ Includes the results of   West Germany.
  3. ^ Includes the results of   Soviet Union.
  4. ^ Includes the results of   Yugoslavia.

Honours edit

Decoration edit

In 2002, the national team was honored with the Turkish "State Medal of Distinguished Service" for their third place achievement at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. All the team members, coaches and officials were given medals.[70]

See also edit

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ Since the Republic was not formally declared by the time of the event, the game was played between Romania and TFF. The city also was not consistently known as Istanbul in the English speaking world until 1930
  2. ^ Turkey withdrew due to financial reasons.[8][9]
  3. ^ The official title held by Altıntop is "Executive Board Member, pertaining to National Team, "Hope" U-21 National Teams and Junior National Teams Manager.[64]
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