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
2
first in 1954
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Best result
Third place
2002
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.