Turkey national football team
| Nickname(s) | Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars) Bizim Çocuklar (The Our Boys) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Vincenzo Montella | ||
| Captain | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | ||
| Most caps | Rüştü Reçber (120) | ||
| Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | TUR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 27 1 (3 April 2025) | ||
| Highest | 5 (June 2004) | ||
| Lowest | 67 (October 1993) | ||
| First international | |||
| Turkey 2–2 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; 26 October 1923) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Turkey 7–0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; 20 November 1949) Turkey 7–0 South Korea (Geneva, Switzerland; 20 June 1954) Turkey 7–0 San Marino (Istanbul, Turkey; 10 November 1996) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Poland 8–0 Turkey (Chorzów, Poland; 24 April 1968) Turkey 0–8 England (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 November 1984) England 8–0 Turkey (London, England; 14 October 1987) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2002) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2008) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1924) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1948, 1952) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2003) | ||
| Website | tff.org | ||
The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), 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.
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, 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.