TurkeyThe Turkey national football team, recognized as Türkiye by FIFA, represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, 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.
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Emblem
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Nickname(s)
Ay-Yıldızlılar
(The Crescent-Stars)
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Association
Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu
TFF
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Confederation
UEFA
Europe
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FIFA code
TUR
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Appearances
3
first in 1954
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Best result
Third place
2002
2026
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Vincenzo Montella
Head coach
(Italy)
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1. Mert Günok
Goalkeeper
Born - March 1, 1989
Aged 37
Caps 37
Club - Fenerbahçe
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12. Altay Bayındır
Goalkeeper
Born - April 14, 1998
Aged 28
Caps 12
Club - Manchester United (England)
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23. Uğurcan Çakır
Goalkeeper
Born - April 5, 1996
Aged 30
Caps 38
Club - Galatasaray
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2. Zeki Çelik
Defender
Born - February 17, 1997
Aged 29
Caps 60
Club - Roma (Italy)
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3. Merih Demiral
Defender
Born - March 5, 1998
Aged 28
Caps 61
Club - Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia)
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4. Çağlar Söyüncü
Defender
Born - May 23, 1996
Aged 30
Caps 60
Club - Fenerbahçe
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13. Eren Elmalı
Defender
Born - July 7, 2000
Aged 25
Caps 22
Club - Galatasaray
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14. Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Defender
Born - September 7, 1994
Aged 31
Caps 26
Club - Galatasaray
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15. Ozan Kabak
Defender
Born - March 25, 2000
Aged 26
Caps 29
Club - TSG Hoffenheim (Germany)
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18. Mert Müldür
Defender
Born - April 3, 1999
Aged 27
Caps 44
Club - Fenerbahçe
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20. Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Defender
Born - October 7, 1999
Aged 26
Caps 30
Club - Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
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25. Samet Akaydin
Defender
Born - March 13, 1994
Aged 32
Caps 19
Club - Çaykur Rizespor
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5. Salih Özcan
Midfielder
Born - January 11, 1998
Aged 28
Caps 29
Club - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
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6. Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder
Born - December 29, 2000
Aged 25
Caps 49
Club - Beşiktaş
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10. Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Midfielder (captain)
Born - February 8, 1994
Aged 32
Caps 104
Club - Inter Milan (Italy)
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16. İsmail Yüksek
Midfielder
Born - January 26, 1999
Aged 27
Caps 31
Club - Fenerbahçe
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22. Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder
Born - November 10, 1994
Aged 31
Caps 73
Club - Galatasaray
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7. Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Forward
Born - October 21, 1998
Aged 27
Caps 51
Club - Fenerbahçe
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8. Arda Güler
Forward
Born - February 25, 2005
Aged 21
Caps 28
Club - Real Madrid (Spain)
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9. Deniz Gül
Forward
Born - July 2, 2004
Aged 21
Caps 7
Club - Porto (Portugal)
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11. Kenan Yıldız
Forward
Born - May 4, 2005
Aged 21
Caps 28
Club - Juventus (Italy)
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17. İrfan Can Kahveci
Forward
Born - July 15, 1995
Aged 30
Caps 46
Club - Kasımpaşa
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19. Yunus Akgün
Forward
Born - July 7, 2000
Aged 25
Caps 18
Club - Galatasaray
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21. Barış Alper Yılmaz
Forward
Born - May 23, 2000
Aged 26
Caps 34
Club - Galatasaray
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24. Oğuz Aydın
Forward
Born - October 27, 2000
Aged 25
Caps 10
Club - Fenerbahçe
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26. Can Uzun
Forward
Born - November 11, 2005
Aged 20
Caps 5
Club - Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
2002
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Şenol Güneş
Head Coach
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1. Rüştü Reçber
Goalkeeper
Born - 10 May 1973
Aged 29
Caps 64
Club - Fenerbahçe
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12. Ömer Çatkıç
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 October 1974
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Gaziantepspor
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23. Zafer Özgültekin
Goalkeeper
Born - 10 March 1975
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Ankaragücü
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2. Emre Aşık
Defender
Born - 13 December 1973
Aged 28
Caps 16
Club - Galatasaray
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3. Bülent Korkmaz
Defender
Born - 24 November 1968
Aged 33
Caps 68
Club - Galatasaray
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4. Fatih Akyel
Defender
Born - 26 December 1977
Aged 24
Caps 36
Club - Fenerbahçe
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5. Alpay Özalan
Defender
Born - 29 May 1973
Aged 29
Caps 62
Club - Aston Villa (England)
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16. Ümit Özat
Defender
Born - 30 October 1976
Aged 25
Caps 14
Club - Fenerbahçe
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20. Hakan Ünsal
Defender
Born - 14 May 1973
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - Blackburn Rovers (England)
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7. Okan Buruk
Midfielder
Born - 19 October 1973
Aged 28
Caps 26
Club - Inter Milan (Italy)
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8. Tugay Kerimoğlu
Midfielder
Born - 24 August 1970
Aged 31
Caps 69
Club - Blackburn Rovers (England)
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10. Yıldıray Baştürk
Midfielder
Born - 24 December 1978
Aged 23
Caps 13
Club - Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
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13. Muzzy Izzet
Midfielder
Born - 31 October 1974
Aged 27
Caps 7
Club - Leicester City (England)
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14. Tayfur Havutçu
Midfielder
Born - 23 April 1970
Aged 32
Caps 39
Club - Beşiktaş
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18. Ergün Penbe
Midfielder
Born - 17 May 1972
Aged 30
Caps 21
Club - Galatasaray
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19. Abdullah Ercan
Midfielder
Born - 8 December 1971
Aged 30
Caps 70
Club - Fenerbahçe
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21. Emre Belözoğlu
Midfielder
Born - 7 September 1980
Aged 21
Caps 11
Club - Inter Milan (Italy)
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22. Ümit Davala
Midfielder
Born - 30 July 1973
Aged 28
Caps 24
Club - Milan (Italy)
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6. Arif Erdem
Forward
Born - 2 January 1972
Aged 30
Caps 50
Club - Galatasaray
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9. Hakan Şükür
Forward
Born - 1 September 1971
Aged 30
Caps 73
Club - Parma
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11. Hasan Şaş
Forward
Born - 1 August 1976
Aged 25
Caps 14
Club - Galatasaray
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15. Nihat Kahveci
Forward
Born - 23 November 1979
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - Real Sociedad (Spain)
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17. İlhan Mansız
Forward
Born - 10 August 1975
Aged 26
Caps 6
Club - Beşiktaş
1954
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Sandro Puppo
Head coach
(Italy)
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1. Turgay Şeren (c)
Goalkeeper
Born - 15 May 1932
Aged 22
Caps 11
Club - Galatasaray S.K.
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12. Şükrü Ersoy
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 January 1934
Aged 20
Caps 3
Club - Karagücü
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13. Gurbuz Bulent
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 January 1934
Aged 20
Caps 0
Club - Beşiktaş J.K.
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2. Rıdvan Bolatlı
Defender
Born - 2 December 1928
Aged 25
Caps 2
Club - Karagücü
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3. Basri Dirimlili
Defender
Born - 7 June 1929
Aged 25
Caps 3
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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4. Mustafa Ertan
Defender
Born - 21 April 1926
Aged 28
Caps 4
Club - Karagücü
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14. Ali Beratlıgil
Defender
Born - 21 October 1931
Aged 22
Caps 2
Club - Galatasaray S.K.
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16. Nedim Günar
Defender
Born - 2 January 1932
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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17. Naci Erdem
Defender
Born - 28 January 1931
Aged 23
Caps 0
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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18. Kaçmaz Akgün
Defender
Born - 19 February 1935
Aged 19
Caps 1
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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19. Esinduy Ozcan
Defender
Born - 1 January 1933
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Beşiktaş J.K.
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5. Çetin Zeybek
Midfielder
Born - 12 September 1932
Aged 21
Caps 2
Club - Kasımpaşa SK
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6. Rober Eryol
Midfielder
Born - 21 December 1930
Aged 23
Caps 5
Club - Galatasaray S.K.
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15. Mehmet Dinçer
Midfielder
Born - 1 January 1924
Aged 30
Caps 0
Club - Adalet SK Istanbul
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7. Erol Keskin
Forward
Born - 2 March 1927
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Adalet SK Istanbul
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8. Suat Mamat
Forward
Born - 8 November 1930
Aged 23
Caps 2
Club - Galatasaray S.K.
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9. Feridun Buğeker
Forward
Born - 5 April 1933
Aged 21
Caps 3
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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10. Burhan Sargun
Forward
Born - 11 February 1929
Aged 25
Caps 5
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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11. Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Forward
Born - 22 December 1925
Aged 28
Caps 3
Club - Fenerbahçe SK
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20. Necmi Onarıcı
Forward
Born - 2 November 1925
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Adalet SK Istanbul
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21. Kadri Aytaç
Forward
Born - 6 August 1931
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Galatasaray S.K.
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22. Coşkun Taş
Forward
Born - 23 April 1934
Aged 20
Caps 2
Club - Beşiktaş J.K.
