International Eligibility & Player Data
TUR'">
TURKEY
UEFA

Turkey competes as a member of UEFA. Its best FIFA World Cup result was Third place (2002), while its best UEFA Euro result was Semi-finals (2008).

Information
ConfederationUEFA
Founded1923
Joined FIFA1923
Most appearancesRüştü Reçber (120)
Top scorersHakan Şükür (51)
NicknamesAy-Yıldızlılar
UniformRed
Competitive Record
FIFA World Cup3 appearances
Best finish: 🥉 Third place (2002)
UEFA Euro6 appearances
Best finish: Semi-finals (2008)
Summer Olympic Games6 appearances
Best finish: Fifth place (1948, 1952)
FIFA Confederations Cup1 appearance
Best finish: 🥉 Third place (2003)
Current Squad 26 players
Player
POS
DoB
Club
CAPS
GOALS
YEARS
UÇ
Uğurcan Çakır
GK
05.04.1996 (30)
42
0
2019-
MG
Mert Günok
GK
01.03.1989 (37)
37
0
2012-
AB
Altay Bayındır
GK
14.04.1998 (28)
12
0
2021-
MD
Merih Demiral
DF
05.03.1998 (28)
65
6
2018-
ZÇ
Zeki Çelik
DF
17.02.1997 (29)
63
3
2018-
ÇS
Çağlar Söyüncü
DF
23.05.1996 (30)
61
2
2016-
MM
Mert Müldür
DF
03.04.1999 (27)
48
3
2018-
OK
Ozan Kabak
DF
25.03.2000 (26)
31
2
2019-
AB
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
DF
07.09.1994 (31)
30
2
2023-
EE
Eren Elmalı
DF
07.07.2000 (26)
25
0
2022-
SA
Samet Akaydin
DF
13.03.1994 (32)
19
1
2022-
HÇ
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
MF
08.02.1994 (32)
108
22
2013-
KA
Kaan Ayhan
MF
10.11.1994 (31)
74
6
2016-
KA
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
MF
21.10.1998 (27)
54
15
2021-
OK
Orkun Kökçü
MF
29.12.2000 (25)
53
5
2020-
İK
İrfan Kahveci
MF
15.07.1995 (31)
48
6
2018-
BY
Barış Alper Yılmaz
MF
23.05.2000 (26)
38
4
2021-
İY
İsmail Yüksek
MF
26.01.1999 (27)
34
1
2022-
FK
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
MF
07.10.1999 (26)
32
2
2022-
SÖ
Salih Özcan
MF
11.01.1998 (28)
32
1
2022-
KY
Kenan Yıldız
MF
04.05.2005 (21)
31
5
2023-
OA
Oğuz Aydın
MF
27.10.2000 (25)
12
0
2024-
CU
Can Uzun
MF
11.11.2005 (20)
8
1
2024-
AG
Arda Güler
FW
25.02.2005 (21)
33
7
2022-
YA
Yunus Akgün
FW
07.07.2000 (26)
21
4
2022-
DG
Deniz Gül
FW
02.07.2004 (22)
10
2
2025-
Squad Overview
Most Represented Leagues
Most Represented Club
Fenerbahçe (7)
Home-Based Players
16(62%)
Foreign-Based Players
10(38%)
Most Capped (Squad)
108 caps
Top Scorer (Squad)
22 goals
Average Age
27.7years
Players by Position
GK
3
DF
8
MF
12
FW
3
Top Scorers
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Hakan Şükür112511992-2007
Burak Yılmaz77312006-2022
Hakan Çalhanoğlu108222013–
Tuncay Şanlı8022
Cenk Tosun53212013-2024
Lefter Küçükandonyadis46211948-1963
Cemil Turan44191969-1979
Metin Oktay36191955-1968
Arda Turan100172006-2017
Cengiz Ünder51162016–
Most Appearances
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Rüştü Reçber12001994-2012
Hakan Şükür112511992-2007
Hakan Çalhanoğlu108222013–
Bülent Korkmaz10231990-2005
Emre Belözoğlu10192000-2019
Arda Turan100172006-2017
Tugay Kerimoğlu9421990-2007
Alpay Özalan9041995-2005
Hamit Altıntop8272004-2014
Mehmet Topal8122008-2018
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