Turkey national football team
| Association | Turkish Football Federation | |
| Confederation | UEFA | |
| Coach | Fatih Terim | |
| Most caps | Rüştü Reçber (119) | |
| Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (51) | |
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 2 | |
| First Apps | 1954 | |
| Best result | 3rd (2002) | |
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Turkish team during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.
Nuri Şahin is the youngest player to have made a goal.
The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is worked by the Turkish Football Federation. They are in association with UEFA.
Turkey has a footballing tradition that has been good and bad. In World Cup competition Turkey has qualified three times for the 1950, 1954, and 2002 editions. Turkey failed to make an appearance for the 1950 World Cup because they withdrew.
Turkey made it to the semi-finals during the UEFA Euro 2008, but then lost to Germany.
Current Squad[change | change source]
2011[change | change source]
- Goalkeepers:
- Defenders:
- Midfielders:
- Forwards:
Most appearances[change | change source]
Updated on October 1, 2011
| # | Name | Caps | Goals |
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| 1 | Rüştü Reçber | 120 | 0 |
| 2 | Hakan Şükür | 112 | 51 |
| 3 | Bülent Korkmaz | 102 | 2 |
| 4 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 94 | 2 |
| 5 | Alpay Özalan | 90 | 4 |
| 6 | Tuncay Şanlı | 80 | 22 |
| 7 | Emre Belözoğlu | 78 | 8 |
| 8 | Ogün Temizkanoglu | 76 | 5 |
| 9 | Abdullah Ercan | 71 | 0 |
| 10 | Oğuz Çetin | 70 | 3 |
- Players in bold are still active.
Top scorers[change | change source]
Updated on October 1, 2011
| # | Name | Goals | Caps |
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| 1 | Hakan Şükür |
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| 2 | Tuncay Şanlı |
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| 3 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis |
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| 4 | Metin Oktay |
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| 5 | Cemil Turan |
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| 6 | Nihat Kahveci |
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| 7 | Zeki Rıza Sporel |
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| 8 | Arda Turan |
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| 9 | Ertuğrul Sağlam |
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| 10 | Arif Erdem |
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- Players in bold are still active.
Recent Games[change | change source]
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
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| November 15, 2012 |  Croatia |
0 – 0 |  Turkey |
| February 29, 2012 | Turkey |
1 – 2 |  Slovakia |
| May 24, 2012 |  Georgia |
1 – 3 | Turkey |
| May 29, 2012 |  Bulgaria |
0 – 2 | Turkey |
| June 2, 2012 |  Portugal |
1 – 3 | Turkey |
| June 5, 2012 | Turkey |
2 – 0 |  Ukraine |
| August 15, 2012 |  Austria |
2 – 0 | Turkey |
- Green means that the team won.
- Yellow means the team had a draw.
- Red means the team lost.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Turkish soccer (football) latest news
- (Turkish) Official Site of Turkish Football Federation
- (Turkish) Turkish Football Statistics
