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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 the 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 the FIFA World Cup three times (1950,Template:Efn 1954, and 2002) and reached the semi-finals in 2002, winning the bronze medal. The team qualified for the UEFA European Championship six times. Making their debut at Euro 1996, 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, reaching the quarter-finals of the latter. Turkey was named as a co-host for UEFA Euro 2032, and will qualify automatically.

HistoryEdit

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Early yearsEdit

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One of the early formations in 1922
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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to financial problems. Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. They first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 win a few days later initiated a replay (there was no clause for aggregate results in the rules at the time, which would have qualified Spain). On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was grouped 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lefter Küçükandonyadis, arguably one of the best Turkish strikers of all time, scored two goals during the tournament.

Near missesEdit

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 had already 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 Turks also suffered their worst defeats with 8–0 scorelines against Poland and twice against England. But 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.

1990sEdit

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, when he was replaced by Fatih Terim, who in turn managed to qualify for Euro 1996. Turkey qualified for its first major tournament since 1954. The appointment of Piontek was a recommended move by another coach, Jupp Derwall, who had coached Galatasaray for three seasons.

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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 Özalan.

2000sEdit

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, then 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 quarter-finals of the tournament, where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal, with Arif Erdem missing a penalty.

For the 2002 World Cup, Turkey finished second in their qualifying group, losing to Sweden in the match that would decide the number-one spot. The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their place in the finals. The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 defeat against eventual winners Brazil.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 win against China PR after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Turkey then faced co-hosts Japan in the second round, winning 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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. The Turks won the bronze medal after a 3–2 victory over co-hosts South Korea.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 10.8 seconds, despite the South Koreans kicking off first. It was the fastest goal in World Cup history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Fastest Goals in World Cup History</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.

In 2003, Turkey finished third at the FIFA Confederations Cup. In the group stage, Turkey defeated the United States 2–1 before losing to Cameroon 1–0. 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-finals, and then defeated Colombia 2–1 in the third-place match. Tuncay scored three goals and an assist, which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award for the second-best player of the tournament.

The Turks failed to qualify for Euro 2004 after Latvia won the qualification play-offs. They also missed out on the 2006 World Cup after failing to win the play-offs, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group.

Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the tournament. 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 – meant qualification for the knockout stages.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Turkey knocked out a host nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2010sEdit

Turkey was 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Turkey was drawn in Group A in qualification for Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Azerbaijan. The Turks reached the play-offs after beating Azerbaijan 1–0 but were 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 honored. Turkish pop singer Hadise, who wore a national team jersey with the number 500, performed a small concert.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Turkey was drawn in Group D in qualification for the 2014 World Cup, together with Andorra, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, finishing fourth. 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.

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Turkey against Austria on 29 March 2016

Grouped in Group A in the qualification campaign for Euro 2016, with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, the 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, along with Kazakhstan beating Latvia 1–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After a year and a half of going 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 nearly reached 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Placed with Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Kosovo and Ukraine for 2018 World Cup qualifying, manager Fatih Terim left after an off-field incident,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and 72-year-old former Romania manager Mircea Lucescu took over. After eight games, Turkey were in pole position to qualify for the tournament, but a 3–0 defeat to Iceland at home ended automatic qualification hopes. After a 2–2 draw against Finland, the team finished fourth in Group I.

Turkey was drawn with Russia and Sweden in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B and performed poorly, leading to a bottom finish. In the first game at home against 2018 World Cup host and quarter-finalist Russia, Turkey lost 2–1. Turkey then put up its best performance in the League, winning 3–2 against Sweden on Swedish soil. However, Turkey could not extend their performances and lost to Russia in Sochi before suffering a humiliating 1–0 home loss to Sweden, thus initially relegating Turkey to League C. However, UEFA rule changes meant Turkey was allowed to remain in League B.

Turkey was drawn in Group H in the qualifying stages of Euro 2020 along with 2018 World Cup champions France, Iceland, Albania, Moldova, and Andorra. Veteran coach Şenol Güneş revolutionized the team, with many young talents, combining them with experienced players like Burak Yılmaz and Emre Belözoglu. The team eventually managed to achieve a 2–0 victory against France in Konya and a 1–1 draw at the Stade de France. Turkey then struggled against Andorra in their first match, winning after an 89th-minute goal at Vodafone Park in Istanbul. Turkey's only defeat in the group came against Iceland in Reykjavík, losing 2–1. The defeat came after the ill-treatment of the Turkish group at the Iceland customs, keeping them at the airport for three 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 criticized by the Turkish and European media. Turkey entered matchday nine as group leaders with 19 points. They and Iceland drew 0–0 at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. After finishing behind France, a draw was enough to secure Turkey a spot in Euro 2020 finals, ahead of their away match against Andorra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2020sEdit

After qualifying for Euro 2020, which would be postponed to June and July 2021 due to COVID-19, Turkey was drawn against Russia, alongside Hungary, and Serbia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B. They performed poorly in their two opening games in September 2020. The first game against Hungary at home saw Turkey suffer a 1–0 defeat courtesy of a free kick from Dominik Szoboszlai. Playing in Belgrade, following Aleksandar Kolarov's red card, the Turks were held goalless against Serbia. This hampered their chances of qualifying for League A, as their next opponents in October would be Russia (a country that Turkey hasn't beaten since 1975) and Hungary.

In Moscow, Turkey drew 1–1 after Kenan Karaman's equalizer. The Turkish side then drew 2–2 against Serbia at home.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Against Russia, Denis Cheryshev scored for the Russians to take an early lead making the Turkish side look hapless. But after Russia's red card reduced the side to ten men, the Turks eventually won 3–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Turks then traveled to Hungary with the hope that a win against the Hungarians could mean possible promotion, if Russia lost to Serbia. While Russia suffered a humiliating 5–0 defeat away in Belgrade, Turkey also lost 2–0 to the Hungarians. That meant Turkey and Serbia were tied on points, but they were relegated after they lost the head-to-head away goals tiebreaker, 2–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Such an outcome also meant Turkey would have to fight to get a direct Qatar 2022 ticket as play-off qualification appeared slim with their relegation, in which the 2022 World Cup qualifiers that started in March 2021.

Turkey had the honor of opening the Euro 2021 finals, but with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne scoring, Turkey fell 3–0 to Italy. 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 Turkish defender Merih Demiral for an own goal. They went on to lose the next two games to both Switzerland and Wales, losing all three games alongside debutants North Macedonia.

In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Turkey was drawn into Group G with the Netherlands, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, and Gibraltar. After they finished second in their group behind the Netherlands,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> they entered 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA playoffs against Portugal<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but they lost 3–1 in a game that Burak Yılmaz missed a crucial penalty to equalise and thus failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Afterwards, he announced his international retirement.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C, they were drawn in Group 1 with Luxembourg, the Faroe Islanders, Lithuania. They were promoted to League B after recording 13 points in six games. Their Nations League success not only rewarded them a playoff place should they fail to qualify directly,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but also an easier draw in Group D with Croatia, Wales, Armenia, and Latvia. They subsequently qualified directly on 16 October 2023 and finished first on 19 November 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Turkey took part in Euro 2024 Group F together with Portugal, Czech Republic and play-off winner Georgia and finished the group in 2nd place. The team reached the quarter-finals by beating Austria 2–1, then lost to the Netherlands 2–1 and finished the tournament in 5th place.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2030sEdit

Turkey is set to take part of the UEFA Euro 2032 having automatically qualified as co-host along with Italy who also automatically qualified as co-host.

Kit suppliersEdit

Template:Sister project Turkey's kit colors were home red kits and white away kits, manufactured by Adidas, from 1982 to 2002. Nike became the manufacturer in 2003. 17 years later, they switched their kit colors to white for home kits and red as the away color.

Kit provider Period
Template:Flagicon Adidas 1982–2002
Template:Flagicon Nike 2003–present

RivalriesEdit

Turkey has developed several notable rivalries, the most well-known being Croatia<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Greece.

Turkey and Croatia have played each other nine times,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with their first encounter at Euro 1996; where both countries made their debuts in the opening match, which Croatia won 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In Euro 2008, Turkey won on penalties after a 1–1 deadlock. 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Only three months after the Euros, the two teams played in their opening match in Group I of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, which finished 1–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Exactly one year later, Turkey won the reverse fixture 1–0 at home, which played a key part in both countries' qualifying campaigns, although Turkey would not qualify for the World Cup while Croatia would finish runners-up behind France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Turkey and Croatia would again face each other during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, where Turkey managed to shock Croatia with a 1–0 win away as the Turks managed to top the table of a qualification group for the first time in their history, whereas Croatia, despite a 2–0 away win earlier to Turkey, had struggled with a rather poor performance and only managed to qualify at the last hurdle.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Turkey also has a historical rivalry with Greece. Playing 13 times, Turkey won eight matches, drew thrice, and lost only three games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries have been described as "punching above their weight", with Greece winning Euro 2004 after being classified as underdogs before the competition, and Turkey 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixturesEdit

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2024Edit

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2025Edit

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Coaching staffEdit

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Head coach Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Montella
Assistant coaches<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flagicon Daniele Russo
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Goalkeeping coaches Template:Flagicon Ozan Özerkan
Template:Flagicon Emrah Karakovan
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Pierpaolo Polino
Template:Flagicon Ömür Serdal Altunsöz
Template:Flagicon Vural Durmuş
Match analyst Template:Flagicon Massimo Crivellaro
Template:Flagicon Okan Aydıner
Team managerTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Ceyhun Kazanci

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

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Recent call-upsEdit

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Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • SUS = Player is suspended.
  • RET = Retired from international football.
  • TRA = Player is included for training purposes only.

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Player recordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with the Turkey national team.

Most appearancesEdit

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Rüştü Reçber is Turkey's most-capped player with 120 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Rüştü Reçber 120 0 Template:Nowrap
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 Hakan Çalhanoğlu 97 21 2013–present
7 Tugay Kerimoğlu 94 2 1990–2007
8 Alpay Özalan 90 4 1995–2005
9 Hamit Altıntop 82 7 2004–2014
10 Mehmet Topal 81 2 2008–2018

Top goalscorersEdit

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Hakan Şükür is Turkey's top scorer with 51 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Hakan Şükür 51 112 {{#expr:51/112 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
2 Burak Yılmaz 31 77 {{#expr:31/77 round 2}} 2006–2022
3 Tuncay Şanlı 22 80 {{#expr:22/80 round 2}} 2002–2010
4 Lefter Küçükandonyadis 21 46 {{#expr:21/46 round 2}} 1948–1963
Cenk Tosun 21 53 {{#expr:21/53 round 2}} 2013–present
Hakan Çalhanoğlu 21 97 {{#expr:21/97 round 2}} 2013–present
7 Metin Oktay 19 36 {{#expr:19/36 round 2}} 1956–1968
Cemil Turan 19 44 {{#expr:19/44 round 2}} 1969–1979
Nihat Kahveci 19 68 {{#expr:19/68 round 2}} 2000–2011
10 Arda Turan 17 100 {{#expr:17/100 round 2}} 2006–2017

Most clean sheetsEdit

Rank Player Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career
1 Rüştü Reçber 58 120 {{#expr:58/120 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
2 Volkan Demirel 22 63 {{#expr:22/63 round 2}} 2004–2014
3 Turgay Şeren 16 46 {{#expr:16/46 round 2}} 1950–1966
4 Volkan Babacan 15 35 {{#expr:15/35 round 2}} 2014–2018
Mert Günok 15 37 {{#expr:15/37 round 2}} 2012–present
6 Ömer Çatkıç 10 19 {{#expr:10/19 round 2}} 2000–2005
Engin İpekoğlu 10 32 {{#expr:10/32 round 2}} 1989–1999
Uğurcan Çakır 10 31 {{#expr:10/31 round 2}} 2019–present
9 Sabri Dino 7 12 {{#expr:7/12 round 2}} 1969–1975
Sinan Bolat 7 12 {{#expr:7/12 round 2}} 2009–2019

Centuriate goalsEdit

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

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Goal no. Date Scorer Opponent Result
1st 26 October 1923 Zeki Rıza Sporel Template:Fb 2–2
100th 23 June 1954 Mustafa Ertan Template:Fb 2–7
200th 14 February 1973 Osman Arpacıoğlu Template:Fb 4–0
300th 27 February 1991 Uğur Tütüneker Template:Fb 1–1
400th 27 March 1999 Sergen Yalçın Template:Fb 2–0
500th 9 October 2004 Fatih Tekke Template:Fb 4–0
600th 5 September 2009 Arda Turan Template:Fb 4–2
700th 3 September 2015 Selçuk İnan Template:Fb 1–1
800th 13 November 2021 Kerem Aktürkoğlu Template:Fb 6–0

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World CupEdit

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[[FIFA World Cup|Template:White]] record [[FIFA World Cup qualification|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1934 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1938 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1950 Qualified but withdrew 1 1 0 0 7 0
Template:Flagicon 1954 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 10 11 Squad 3 1 1 1 4 6
Template:Flagicon 1958 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1962 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 4 4
Template:Flagicon 1966 6 1 0 5 4 19
Template:Flagicon 1970 4 0 0 4 2 13
Template:Flagicon 1974 6 2 2 2 5 3
Template:Flagicon 1978 6 2 1 3 9 5
Template:Flagicon 1982 8 0 0 8 1 22
Template:Flagicon 1986 8 0 1 7 2 24
Template:Flagicon 1990 8 3 1 4 12 10
Template:Flagicon 1994 10 3 1 6 11 19
Template:Flagicon 1998 8 4 2 2 21 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Third place 3rd 7 4 1 2 10 6 Squad 12 8 3 1 24 8
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not qualify 14 7 5 2 27 13
Template:Flagicon 2010 10 4 3 3 13 10
Template:Flagicon 2014 10 5 1 4 16 9
Template:Flagicon 2018 10 4 3 3 14 13
Template:Flagicon 2022 11 6 3 2 28 19
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 10 5 1 4 20 17 139 53 27 59 204 206

UEFA European ChampionshipEdit

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[[UEFA European Championship|Template:White]] record [[UEFA European Championship qualifying|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1960 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 1964 2 0 0 2 0 7
Template:Flagicon 1968 6 1 2 3 3 8
Template:Flagicon 1972 6 2 1 3 5 13
Template:Flagicon 1976 6 2 2 2 5 10
Template:Flagicon 1980 6 3 1 2 5 5
Template:Flagicon 1984 8 3 1 4 8 16
Template:Flagicon 1988 6 0 2 4 2 16
Template:Flagicon 1992 6 0 0 6 1 14
Template:Flagicon 1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad 8 4 3 1 16 8
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad 10 5 4 1 16 7
Template:Flagicon 2004 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 19 8
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 9 Squad 12 7 3 2 25 11
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2012 Did not qualify 12 5 3 4 13 14
Template:Flagicon 2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 10 5 3 2 14 9
Template:Flagicon 2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad 10 7 2 1 18 3
Template:Flagicon 2024 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 8 Squad 8 5 2 1 14 7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2028 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2032 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 6/19 23 7 2 14 22 38 128 56 31 41 166 159

UEFA Nations LeagueEdit

[[UEFA Nations League|Template:White]] record
Season Division Group Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
2018–19 B 2 4 1 0 3 4 7 Template:Same position 22nd
2020–21 B 3 6 1 3 2 6 8 Template:Fall 29th
2022–23 C 1 6 4 1 1 18 5 Template:Rise 35th
2024–25 B 4 8 5 2 1 15 7 Template:Rise 23rd
Total 24 11 6 7 43 27 22nd

FIFA Confederations CupEdit

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[[FIFA Confederations Cup|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1995
Template:Flagicon 1997
Template:Flagicon 1999
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2001
Template:Flagicon 2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 8 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2005 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2009
Template:Flagicon 2013
Template:Flagicon 2017
Total Third place 1/10 5 2 1 2 8 8

Olympic GamesEdit

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For 19681988 see this page. Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Squad
Template:Flagicon 1924 Round 1 13th 1 0 0 1 2 5 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1928 14th 1 0 0 1 1 7 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1936 15th 1 0 0 1 0 1 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1948 Quarter-finals 6th 2 1 0 1 5 3 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1952 8th 2 1 0 1 3 8 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1956 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1960 Round 1 14th 3 0 1 2 3 10 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1964 Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 1968
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1976
Template:Flagicon 1980
Template:Flagicon 1984 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 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 GamesEdit

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[[Mediterranean Games|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1951 Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 1955
Template:Flagicon 1959 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 7 4
Template:Flagicon 1963 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 12 7
Template:Flagicon 1967 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 5 7
Template:Flagicon 1971 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 4 1
Template:Flagicon1975 Group stage 7th 4 0 2 2 1 5
Template:Flagicon 1979 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2
Template:Flagicon 1983 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 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 CupEdit

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[[Mediterranean Cup|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 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 CupEdit

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[[Balkan Cup|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1929–31 Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 1931 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 5
Template:Flagicon 1932 Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 1933
Template:Flagicon 1934–35
Template:Flagicon 1935
Template:Flagicon 1936
Template:Flagicon 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 CupEdit

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[[ECO Cup|Template:White]] record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1965 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 3 1
Template:Flagicon 1967 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 8 4
Template:Flagicon 1969 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 8 2
Template:Flagicon 1970 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0 4 2
Template:Flagicon 1974 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 3 2
Template:Flagicon 1993 Did not participate
Total 3 titles 5/6 16 9 7 0 26 11

Head-to-head recordEdit

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The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, Template:As of

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Opponents Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Fb 12 6 2 4 13 14 -1
Template:Fb 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2
Template:Fb 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
Template:Fb 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Template:Fb 18 8 1 9 25 25 0
Template:Fb 8 6 1 1 11 3 +8
Template:Fb 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1
Template:Fb 11 3 5 3 17 18 -1
Template:Fb 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1
Template:Fb 6 0 2 4 3 10 -7
Template:Fb 22 7 6 9 34 39 -5
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Template:Fb 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Template:Fb 12 2 6 4 11 15 -4
Template:FbTemplate:Refn 22 7 3 12 22 46 -24
Template:Fb 10 2 5 3 9 12 -3
Template:Fb 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
Template:Fb 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3
Template:Fb 11 0 2 9 1 33 -32
Template:Fb 8 5 3 0 17 4 +13
Template:Fb 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3
Template:Fb 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3
Template:Fb 15 5 4 6 24 22 +2
Template:Fb 6 1 1 4 5 13 -8
Template:Fb 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9
Template:FbTemplate:Refn 22 4 4 14 16 52 -36
Template:Fb 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
Template:Fb 14 9 2 3 22 11 +11
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Template:Fb 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5
Template:Fb 20 7 2 11 26 36 -10
Template:Fb 15 4 3 8 18 26 -8
Template:Fb 7 5 2 0 14 2 +12
Template:Fb 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7
Template:Fb 6 4 0 2 9 12 -3
Template:Fb 16 0 5 11 10 29 -19
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Template:Fb 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
Template:Fb 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Template:Fb 10 4 5 1 22 15 +7
Template:Fb 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Template:Fb 9 7 1 1 18 9 +9
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Template:Fb 6 5 1 0 15 4 +11
Template:Fb 13 11 2 0 35 3 +32
Template:Fb 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1
Template:Fb 15 4 4 7 15 23 -8
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 8 5 2 1 14 9 +5
Template:Fb 12 5 2 5 12 12 0
Template:Fb 11 5 3 3 15 16 -1
Template:Fb 5 4 1 0 20 10 +10
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Template:Fb 18 3 3 12 13 41 -28
Template:Fb 10 2 0 8 9 22 -13
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Template:Fb 14 3 6 5 16 27 -11
Template:Fb 26 5 7 14 24 49 -25
Template:FbTemplate:Refn 22 3 3 16 12 39 -27
Template:Fb 4 3 1 0 16 1 +15
Template:Fb 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Template:Fb 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5
Template:Fb 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
Template:Fb 7 4 2 1 13 4 +9
Template:Fb 11 1 4 6 5 17 -12
Template:FbTemplate:Refn 12 1 5 6 16 28 -12
Template:Fb 12 5 4 3 15 14 +1
Template:Fb 16 8 3 5 22 23 -1
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Template:Fb 5 1 4 0 6 3 +3
Template:Fb 9 4 3 2 11 9 +2
Template:Fb 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
Template:Fb 12 4 4 4 11 12 -1
Total (91) 639 250 150 239 875 911 -36

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HonoursEdit

Major competitionsEdit

RegionalEdit

FriendlyEdit

  • ECO Cup
    • Champions (3): 1967, 1969, 1974
    • Runners-up (2): 1965, 1970

SummaryEdit

Competition Template:Gold1 Template:Silver2 Template:Bronze3 Total
FIFA World Cup 0 0 1 1
FIFA Confederations Cup 0 0 1 1
UEFA European Championship 0 0 0Template:Efn 0
Total 0 0 2 2

DecorationEdit

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See alsoEdit

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NotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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Bibliography

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External linksEdit

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