Turkey
Nickname(s)	Türko, Ay-Yıldızlılar
Association	Turkish Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Fatih Terim, (2005-)
Asst coach	Müfit Erkasap
Captain	Nihat Kahveci
Most caps	Rüştü Reçber (116)
Top scorer	Hakan Şükür (51)
FIFA code	TUR
FIFA ranking	20
Highest FIFA ranking	5 (June 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	67 (October 1993)
Elo ranking	21
Highest Elo ranking	9 (November 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking	82 (November 1985)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Turkey 2 - 2 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; October 26, 1923)
Biggest win
Turkey 7 - 0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea (Geneva, Switzerland; June 20, 1954) Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino (Istanbul, Turkey; November 10, 1996)
Biggest defeat
Poland 8 - 0 Turkey (Chorzow, Poland; April 24, 1968) Turkey 0 - 8 England (Istanbul, Turkey; November 14, 1984) England 8 - 0 Turkey (London, England; October 14, 1987)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1954)
Best result	third place, 2002
European Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2000
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2003)
Best result	3rd, 2003

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Turkey has a footballing tradition that features both highs and lows. 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 due to a withdrawal.

The team's highest achievement was reaching 3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Turkey also reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2000 and reached 3rd place at the 2003 Confederations Cup. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003

Currently, Turkey are competing in Euro 2008 and have eliminated Switzerland co-hosts of the tournament. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland ^[1] This is the second time that Turkey have done this since eliminating co-hosts Belgium in Euro 2000. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by ^[2]

Contents 1 History 1.1 World Cups 1950 and 1954 1.2 '60s to '90s 1.3 Euro 1996 and 2000 1.4 World Cup 2002 1.5 Confederations Cup 2003 and Euro 2004 1.6 World Cup 2006 1.7 Euro 2008 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Confederations Cup record 4.1 RCD Cup/ECO Cup record 4.2 Euro 2008 4.2.1 Final round 5 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 Players 6.1 Goalkeepers 6.2 Defenders 6.3 Midfielders 6.4 Strikers 6.5 Recent Call-ups 6.6 Famous former players 6.7 Most capped players 6.8 Top Turkish Goal Scorers 6.9 Coaching staff 7 Past managers 8 National stadiums 9 Memorable Matches 10 Trivia 11 Cups squads 12 External links 13 References

History

World Cups 1950 and 1954

Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup beating Syria 7-0 but they withdrew due to financial problems. The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 24 to July 16, was the fourth staging of the World Cup and the first staged in 12 years due to World Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية

Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Turkish team first lost 4-1 to Spain but a 1-0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion they tied 2-2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was put in a group along with Hungary and West Germany. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( However the Turks 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. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Turkey lost the play-off to West Germany 7-2. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since

'60s to '90s

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. The 1970s saw Turkey holding back in the World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, but the team was a point too short to qualify for Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia.

The 1980s saw Turkey two 8-0 defeats to England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Yet the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final game.

Euro 1996 and 2000

Turkey qualified for the Euro 96, beating both Switzerland and Sweden 2-1, but then they lost all their matches without scoring a single goal. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. However, they did go home with an award: the fair-play award, given to Alpay Özalan. Alpay Fehmi Özalan (born 29 May 1973 in İzmir) is a Turkish football player

Turkey qualified for Euro 2000 after winning a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. Turkey lost their first match 2-1 to Italy, they 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 European Championship that a host nation had been eliminated in the first round, brought Turkey into the last eight of the tournament where Portugal won the quarter-final match 2-0. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup.

World Cup 2002

The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2-1 defeat against Brazil. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international Turkey passed the group stage with a 3-0 win against China.

Turkey then faced home team Japan, beating them 1-0. The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. 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 Brazil forced them to play the third place match, and a bronze medal was the prize after a 3-2 victory over South Korea. The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 10. Hakan Şükür (born September 1, 1971 in Sakarya, Turkey) is a former Turkish footballer who played as a Striker 8 seconds, even when the South Koreans kicked off first. It was the fastest goal in World cup history. ^[3]

Confederations Cup 2003 and Euro 2004

In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached third place at the 2003 Confederations Cup in which they drew 2-2 against Brazil. The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3-2 in the semi-final match. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. Turkey defeated Colombia 2-1 to win third place. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol.

The Turkish team failed to qualify for Euro 2004 on play-offs due to a loss to Latvia after finishing second in their group. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Latvian national football team ( Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia

World Cup 2006

The Turkish team once again narrowly missed out on the finals after failing to win a play-off, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland There were scenes of violence after the game on and off the pitch.

Euro 2008

Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in 6 years by finishing second behind Greece in Group C. Standings and results for Group C of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament They were placed alongside Switzerland, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group A. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was split into the Czech Republic Group A of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups competing of nations at UEFA Euro 2008. In their first match they played Portugal and were level until the hour mark when Pepe scored to give Portugal the lead. Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, best known as Pepe (born February 26, 1983 in Maceió, Brazil) is a Brazilian born They doubled the lead in stoppage time through Raul Meireles and therefore Turkey suffered a 2-0 defeat. Raul José Trindade Meireles (spelling Raúl is common but wrong (born 17 March 1983 in Porto) is a Portuguese football

Turkey defeated Switzerland 2-1 in their second match in a rainy encounter with goals from Semih Şentürk (header into the top right corner) and Arda Turan (deflected from defender and went into the middle of the Swiss goal). Semih Şentürk (born April 29 1983, in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for the Turkcell Super Arda Turan (born January 30, 1987 in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional footballer This mathematically eliminated all chances of the host nation Switzerland's qualifying for the second round. This was the second time in the history of the European cup that a host nation did not qualify for the second round. The first such nation was Belgium 8 years earlier which also was eliminated after losing to the Turkish team.

World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Withdrew during qualifying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Qualified but withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Round 1	9	3	1	0	2	10	11
1958	Withdrew during qualifying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Dit Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Third place	3	7	4	1	2	10	6
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/18		10	5	1	4	20	17

European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1960	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did Not Quality	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	5
2000	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	3	4
2004	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	In Progress	2	1	0	1	2	3
2012		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/13	9	2	1	6	5	12

Confederations Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Third place	5	2	1	2	8	7
2005	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/7	5	2	1	2	8	7

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

Year	Round
1965	Runners-Up
1967	Champions
1969	Champions
1970	Runners-Up
1974	Champions
1993	Did not enter

Euro 2008

Final round

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Czech Republic	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
Turkey	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

2008-06-07 18:00 CET	Switzerland	0 - 1	Czech Republic	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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2008-06-07 20:45 CET	Portugal	2 - 0	Turkey	Stade de Genève, Geneva

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2008-06-11 18:00 CET	Czech Republic	1 - 3	Portugal	Stade de Genève, Geneva

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2008-06-11 20:45 CET	Switzerland	1 - 2	Turkey	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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2008-06-15 20:45 CET	Switzerland	v	Portugal	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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2008-06-15 20:45 CET	Turkey	v	Czech Republic	Stade de Genève, Geneva

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 9 Sep '09 5 Sep '09 28 Mar '09 10 Oct '09 6 Sep '08 11 Oct '08 – 28 Mar '09 6 Sep '08 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 15 Oct '08 1 Apr '09 – 10 Sep '08 14 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 1 Apr '09 14 Oct '09 10 Oct '09 – 11 Oct '08 15 Oct '08 10 Sep '08 5 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 9 Sep '09 – 28 Mar '09 14 Oct '09 10 Sep '08 11 Oct '08 5 Sep '09 1 Apr '09 –

Players

EURO 2008 squad (23 player)
Date announced	28 May 2008

Goalkeepers

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Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 23 GK Volkan Demirel October 27, 1981 23 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. 1 GK Rüştü Reçber May 10, 1973 116 0 Beşiktaş JK 12 GK Tolga Zengin October 10, 1983 2 0 Trabzonspor

Defenders

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Volkan Demirel (born October 27 1981 in İstanbul) is a Turkish footballer and currently is a member of Fenerbahçe Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Rüştü Reçber (born May 10, 1973 in Korkuteli, Antalya) is a Turkish football Goalkeeper, who is currently Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Tolga Zengin (born October 10, 1983 in Hopa, Turkey) is a Turkish Goalkeeper currently playing for Trabzonspor Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 13 DF Emre Güngör 1 August 1984 1 0 Galatasaray S.K. 3 DF Hakan Balta 23 March 1983 10 1 Galatasaray S.K. 20 DF Sabri Sarıoğlu 26 July 1984 16 1 Galatasaray S.K. 2 DF Servet Çetin 17 March 1981 31 1 Galatasaray S.K. 16 DF Uğur Boral 14 April 1982 8 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. 4 DF Gökhan Zan 7 September 1981 21 0 Beşiktaş J.K. 15 DF Emre Aşık 13 December 1973 29 2 Galatasaray S.K.

Midfielders

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Fehmi Emre Güngör (born on August 1, 1984 in Istanbul) is a highly rated Turkish defender. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hakan Kadir Balta (born March 23, 1983 in Berlin, Germany) is a German -born Turkish football player who plays Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Sabri Sarıoğlu (born July 26, 1984 in Çarşamba) is a Turkish football player in Midfield position Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Servet Çetin (born March 17, 1981 in Tuzluca - Iğdır Province, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer playing Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Uğur Boral (born April 14, 1982 in Tokat, Turkey) is a professional football player Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gökhan Zan, born 7 September, 1981 in Antakya, Turkey, is a Turkish football defender Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Emre Aşık (born December 13, 1973 in Bursa) is a Turkish football player who mainly plays in defense Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 5 MF Emre Belözoğlu (captain) 7 September 1980 57 4 Newcastle United 22 MF Hamit Altıntop 8 December 1982 44 2 FC Bayern Munich 18 MF Kâzım Kâzım (Colin Kazim-Richards) 26 August 1986 6 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. 19 MF Ayhan Akman 23 February 1977 11 0 Galatasaray S.K. 17 MF Tuncay Şanlı 16 January 1982 56 15 Middlesbrough F.C. 14 MF Arda Turan 30 January 1987 20 2 Galatasaray S.K. 6 MF Mehmet Topal 3 March 1986 6 0 Galatasaray S.K. 7 MF Mehmet Aurelio 15 December 1977 21 1 Fenerbahçe S.K. 11 MF Tümer Metin 14 October 1974 25 7 Fenerbahçe S.K. 10 MF Gökdeniz Karadeniz 11 January 1980 48 6 Rubin Kazan

Strikers

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Emre Belözoğlu (born 7 September 1980 in Istanbul) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Fenerbahçe. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Hamit Altıntop (born December 8, 1982 in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany) is a Turkish national footballer. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Colin Kazim-Richards, also known as Colin Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım in Turkey, (born August 26 1986 in Leytonstone, Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ayhan Akman (born February 23, 1977 in İnegöl, Turkey) is a Turkish football player Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tuncay Şanlı (born January 16, 1982 in Sakarya) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Arda Turan (born January 30, 1987 in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional footballer Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mehmet Topal (born 3 March 1986) is a Turkish football player currently playing for Galatasaray. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres or simply Marco (Mehmet Aurélio (born December 15, 1977, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian - Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tümer Metin (born October 14, 1974) is a Turkish international footballer Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Gökdeniz Karadeniz (born 11 January 1980 in Giresun) is a Turkish football player for the team Rubin Kazan. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) FC Rubin Kazan (Футбольный клуб Рубин Казань is a Russian football club based in the city of Kazan ( Tatarstan Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 8 FW Nihat Kahveci 23 November 1979 57 15 Villarreal CF 9 FW Semih Şentürk 29 April 1983 6 2 Fenerbahçe S.K. 21 FW Mevlüt Erdinç 25 February 1987 5 0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Call-ups

Pos. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979 in Istanbul He has also played in the Champions League with Real Sociedad and represented Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Semih Şentürk (born April 29 1983, in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for the Turkcell Super Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Mevlüt Erdinç (aka Mevlut Erding in France (born 25 February 1987 in Saint-Claude) is a French - Turkish professional Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. Player Date of Birth Caps Goals Club GK Aykut Erçetin 1982-09-14 1 0 Galatasaray S.K. GK Hakan Arıkan 1982-08-17 4 0 Beşiktaş J.K. GK Özden Öngün 1981-10-27 1 0 Çaykur Rizespor GK Orkun Uşak 1980-11-05 1 0 Galatasaray S.K. DF Yasin Çakmak 1985-01-06 1 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. DF Can Arat 1984-01-21 8 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. DF Ümit Özat 1976-10-30 41 1 1.FC Köln DF Tolga Seyhan 1977-01-17 18 2 Trabzonspor DF Bekir İrtegün 1984-04-20 0 0 Gaziantepspor DF Volkan Yaman 1982-08-27 4 0 Galatasaray S.K. MF Hüseyin Çimşir 1979-05-26 33 0 Trabzonspor MF Yusuf Şimşek 1975-07-20 1 0 Bursaspor MF Serdar Kurtuluş 1987-07-23 1 0 Beşiktaş J.K. MF Selçuk Şahin 1981-01-31 15 0 Fenerbahçe S.K. MF Zafer Yelen 1986-08-30 0 0 Hansa Rostock FW Umut Bulut 1983-03-15 1 0 Trabzonspor FW Ümit Karan 1976-10-01 10 3 Galatasaray SK FW Fatih Tekke 1980-04-22 20 8 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg FW Hasan Kabze 1982-05-26 7 2 Rubin Kazan

Famous former players

Pos. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Hakan Arıkan (born in 17 August 1982, Karamürsel, Kocaeli) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club Özden Öngün (born September 10, 1978) is a Turkish Goalkeeper currently playing for Turkish club Konyaspor. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish sports club based in Rize. Çaykur Rizespor is currently playing in the Turkish Super Lig. Orkun Uşak (born November 5, 1980) is the goalkeeper of the Turkish football giants Galatasaray. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Yasin Çakmak (born January 6, 1985 in Rize, Turkey) is a Turkish football player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Can Arat (born January 21, 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a defender playing for the Turkish Premier Super League club Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ümit Özat (born October 30, 1976) is a Turkish Football player and is captain of the 1 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Tolga Seyhan (born January 17, 1977) is a Turkish footballer playing for the club Shakhtar Donetsk. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Bekir İrtegün (born April 20, 1984 in Elazığ, Turkey) is a Turkish football player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Gaziantepspor is a Turkish Sports club based in Gaziantep in southern Turkey In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Volkan Yaman (born August 27, 1982 in Munich) is a Germany born Turkish professional football player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Hüseyin Çimşir was born on May 26, 1979 in Araklı, Trabzon. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Yusuf Şimşek (born July 20, 1975 in Elmalı - Antalya, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Bursaspor (officially Bursaspor Kulübü is a professional Turkish Football (soccer team based in Bursa. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Serdar Kurtuluş (born 23 July 1987 in Bursa) is a Turkish footballer playing for the club Beşiktaş J Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Selçuk Şahin (born January 31, 1981 in Tunceli, Turkey) is a footballer, who currently plays for the Turkish Premier Super Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Zafer Yelen (born August 30, 1986 in Berlin, Germany) is a German -born Turkish footballer. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and FC Hansa Rostock is a German football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Umut Bulut (born March 15, 1983 in Yeşilhisar, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Trabzonspor Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Ümit Karan (born October 1, 1976 in Germany) is a Turkish football player playing as a striker. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Fatih Tekke (born September 9, 1977) is a Turkish football player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hasan Salih Kabze, born on May 26, 1982 in Ankara, Turkey is a Turkish football player as Striker. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place FC Rubin Kazan (Футбольный клуб Рубин Казань is a Russian football club based in the city of Kazan ( Tatarstan Player Date of Birth Caps Goals Club GK Turgay Şeren 1932-05-15 46 0 Retired GK Şenol Güneş 1952-06-01 31 0 Retired DF Bülent Korkmaz 1968-11-24 102 2 Retired DF Alpay Özalan 1973-05-29 90 4 1.FC Köln DF Ogün Temizkanoglu 1969-10-06 76 5 Retired DF Fatih Terim 1953-09-04 51 2 Retired DF Hakan Ünsal 1973-05-14 33 0 Retired DF İbrahim Üzülmez 1974-03-10 33 0 Beşiktaş JK MF Abdullah Ercan 1971-12-08 71 0 Retired MF Oğuz Çetin 1963-02-15 70 3 Retired MF Recep Çetin 1965-10-01 56 1 Retired MF Okan Buruk 1973-10-19 55 8 Galatasaray SK MF Ergün Penbe 1972-05-17 47 0 Gaziantepspor MF Tayfur Havutçu 1970-04-23 45 6 Retired MF Tayfun Korkut 1974-04-02 42 1 Retired MF Tugay Kerimoğlu 1970-08-24 94 2 Blackburn Rovers MF Erol Bulut 1975-01-30 2 0 Metalurh Donetsk MF Ümit Davala 1973-07-30 41 4 Retired MF Rıdvan Dilmen 1962-08-15 24 5 Retired MF Sergen Yalçın 1972-10-05 37 5 Retired MF Mehmet Özdilek 1966-04-01 31 0 Retired MF Ertuğrul Sağlam 1969-11-19 26 11 Retired MF Can Bartu 1936-01-30 26 6 Retired MF Kaya Köstepen 1934-12-12 7 1 Retired MF Sabri Dino 1945-01-30 26 0 Retired MF Muzzy Izzet 1974-10-31 9 0 Retired MF Hasan Şaş 1976-08-01 40 2 Galatasaray SK FW Arif Erdem 1972-01-02 60 11 Retired FW Hami Mandıralı 1968-07-20 49 8 Retired FW Lefter Küçükandonyadis 1925-01-01 46 20 Retired FW Cemil Turan 1947 44 19 Retired FW Metin Oktay 1936-02-02 36 19 Retired FW Tanju Çolak 1963-11-10 31 9 Retired FW İlhan Mansız 1975-08-10 21 7 Retired FW Oktay Derelioğlu 1975-12-17 18 9 Retired FW Zeki Rıza Sporel 1898-02-28 16 15 Retired

Most capped players

As of May 29, 2008, the ten players with the most caps for Turkey are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1. Turgay Şeren (born May 15, 1932) is the former legendary Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Şenol Güneş (born 1 June 1952 in Trabzon) is a former Turkish footballer and now a manager Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968 in Malatya) is a retired Turkish football Centre back. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Alpay Fehmi Özalan (born 29 May 1973 in İzmir) is a Turkish football player Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ogün Temizkanoğlu (born October 6, 1969) is a former Turkish football player Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, (born September 4, 1953 in Adana, Turkey) is one of the most successful football players Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hakan Ünsal (born May 14, 1973 in Sinop) is a retired Turkish football player Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring İbrahim Üzülmez (born 10 March, 1974 in Kocaeli, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Beşiktaş J Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (commonly Beşiktaş, bɛʃɪktɑːʃ ( English: Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) is a professional Sports club For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Abdullah Ercan (born December 8, 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish football player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Oğuz Çetin (born 15 February 1963 in Adapazarı, Turkey) was a well-known football player in the Turkish Premier Super League. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Recep Çetin (born in October 1 1965 in Karasu) was a Turkish football player Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Okan Buruk also known as Okan (born 19 October 1973 Istanbul) is a Turkish football player who is currently playing Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ergün Penbe, (born May 17, 1972 in Zonguldak) is a former Turkish football player in Midfielder positions currently with Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Gaziantepspor is a Turkish Sports club based in Gaziantep in southern Turkey For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tayfur Havutçu was born in Hanau in 23 April, 1970. He is a Turkish retired footballer. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tayfun Korkut (born April 2, 1974 in Stuttgart) is former a Turkish footballer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Erol Bulut (born 30 January, 1975 in Bad Schwalbach) is a Turkish - German football player playing in the Left Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain FC Metalurh Donetsk (ФК «Металург» Донецьк ФК «Металлург» Донецк Metallurg Donetsk) is a Ukrainian football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ümit Davala (born 30 July 1973 Mannheim, Germany) is a football coach who is currently free agent Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Rıdvan Dilmen (born on August 14, 1962 in Aydın) is a Turkish [[football (soccer|footballer]] that played in the Turkish Super Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın (born October 5, 1972 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football attacking midfielder. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mehmet Özdilek (Born 0141966 Samsun) Nicknamed Şifo. He began his football life at Ladikspor/Samsun Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ertuğrul Sağlam (born November 19, 1969 in Zonguldak) is a Turkish football coach and former player Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Can Bartu (born on 30 January 1936 in İstanbul) is a former Turkish Basketball and football player Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Muzzy Izzet (born Mustafa Kemal Izzet; October 31, 1974 in Mile End, London) is a former footballer who played for Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Hasan Gökhan Şaş (born 1 August 1976 in Karataş, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Arif Erdem (born 1972 is a retired Turkish striker He played 349 league matches for Galatasaray and scored 105 goals Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hami Mandıralı, born on July 20, 1968 in Arsin, a coastal town east of Trabzon, Turkey. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lefter Küçükandonyadis ( Greek: Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης, Lefteris Antoniadis) born 1925 in Istanbul, is a legendary Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cemil Turan, born 1947 in Istanbul, was Turkish football player and a topscorer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Metin Oktay (born 2 February 1936 in İzmir, Turkey - 13 September 1991 in İstanbul Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Tanju Çolak (born 1963 in Samsun, Turkey) was a successful Turkish footballer in the Striker position Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing İlhan Mansız (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria, West Germany) is a retired Turkish football Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Oktay Derelioğlu (born 17 December, 1975) was a Turkish football player Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898-1969 was a famous Turkish football player Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common	Rüştü Reçber (*)	1993 - present	116	0
2. Rüştü Reçber (born May 10, 1973 in Korkuteli, Antalya) is a Turkish football Goalkeeper, who is currently	Hakan Şükür (*)	1992 - present	112	51
3. Hakan Şükür (born September 1, 1971 in Sakarya, Turkey) is a former Turkish footballer who played as a Striker	Bülent Korkmaz	1990 - 2005	102	2
4. Bülent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968 in Malatya) is a retired Turkish football Centre back.	Tugay Kerimoğlu	1990 - 2007	94	2
5.	Alpay Özalan (*)	1995 - 2005	90	4
6. Alpay Fehmi Özalan (born 29 May 1973 in İzmir) is a Turkish football player	Ogün Temizkanoglu	1990 - 2002	76	5
7. Ogün Temizkanoğlu (born October 6, 1969) is a former Turkish football player	Abdullah Ercan	1992 - 2003	71	0
8. Abdullah Ercan (born December 8, 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish football player	Oğuz Çetin	1988 - 1998	70	3
9. Oğuz Çetin (born 15 February 1963 in Adapazarı, Turkey) was a well-known football player in the Turkish Premier Super League.	Fatih Akyel (*)	1997 - present	64	0
10. Fatih Akyel (born December 26, 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish football player who is currently playing for	Arif Erdem	1994 - 2003	60	11

• (*) - still active

Top Turkish Goal Scorers

#	Player	Period	Goals (Caps)
1	Hakan Şükür (*)	1992-2007	51 (112)
2	Lefter Küçükandonyadis	1948-1963	20 (46)
3	Cemil Turan	1969-1979	19 (44)
4	Metin Oktay	1969-1979	19 (36)
5	Zeki Rıza Sporel	1923-1934	15 (15)
6	Nihat Kahveci (*)	2000-	15 (56)
7	Tuncay Şanlı (*)	2002-	15 (54)
8	Arif Erdem	1993-2004	11 (60)
9	Ertuğrul Sağlam	1993-1998	11 (26)

Coaching staff

Head Coach	Fatih Terim
Assistant Coaches	Müfit Erkasap
	Oğuz Çetin
	Metin Tekin
Team Doctor	Mehmet Candan
Masseurs	Yusuf Calik
	Metin Kalemci
	Muammer Balik
Goalkeepers Coach	Eser Özaltındere
Administrative Responsible	Şükrü Hanedar

Past managers

Ali Sami Yen 1923 Billy Hunter 1924-1926 Bela Tóth 1927-1932 Fred Pegnam 1932 James Elliot 1936-1937 Ignác Molnár 1948 Ulvi Yenal 1948 Peter Molloy 1948-1949 Cihat Arman 1949 Peter Molloy 1950 Jimmy McCormick 1950-1951 Rebii Erkal 1951 Sadri Usuoğlu 1952 Sandro Puppo 1952-1954 Gündüz Kılıç 1954 Žarko Mihajlović 1955

Giovanni Varglien 1955-1956 Cihat Arman 1956 László Székely 1957 Leandro Remondini 1958-1959 Ignác Molnár 1960 Sandro Puppo 1960-1962 Şeref Görkey 1962 Ljubiša Spajić 1962 Bülent Eken 1963 Cihat Arman 1964 Sandro Puppo 1965 Doğan Andaç 1965 Sandro Puppo 1965-1966 Adnan Suvari 1966-1969 Abdullah Gegić 1969 Cihat Arman 1970-1971

Nicolae Petrescu 1971 Coşkun Özari 1972-1976 Doğan Andaç 1976 Metin Türel 1977-1978 Sabri Kiraz 1978-1980 Özkan Sümer 1981 Fethi Demircan 1981 Coşkun Özari 1982-1984 Candan Tarhan 1984 Yılmaz Gökdel 1984-1985 Kálmán Mézsöly 1985 Coşkun Özari 1985-1986 Mustafa Denizli 1987 Tınaz Tırpan 1988-1989 Fatih Terim 1990 Sepp Piontek 1990-1993

Fatih Terim 1993-1996 Mustafa Denizli 1996-2000 Şenol Güneş 2000-2004 Ünal Karaman 2004 Ersun Yanal 2004-2005 Fatih Terim 2005-present

National stadiums

• In Istanbul;
  • Atatürk Olympic Stadium (capacity: 81,283) - last match against Germany on 8 October 2005 with 2-1 result
  • Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (capacity: 52,509 - last match against Switzerland on 16 December 2005 with 4-2 result
  • Inönü Stadium (capacity: 32,145) - last match against Sweden on 6 February 2008 with 0-0 result
  • Ali Sami Yen Stadium (capacity: 22,500) - last match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 21 December 2007 with 1-0 result
• In Ankara;
  • 19 Mayıs Stadium (capacity: 21,250) - last match against Moldova on 20 August 2003 with 2-0 result
• In Izmir;
  • Izmir Atatürk Stadium (capacity: 58,008) - last match against Czech Republic on 1 March 2006 with 2-2 result
• In Bursa;
  • Bursa Atatürk Stadium (capacity: 19,700) - last match against Macedonia on 6 June 2001 with 3-3 result
• In Trabzon;
  • Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium (capacity: 29,500) - last match against Georgia on 4 September 2004 with 1-1 result
• In Gaziantep;
  • Kamil Ocak Stadium (capacity: 14,325) - last match against Denmark on 18 February 2004 with 0-1 result
• In Denizli;
  • Denizli Atatürk Stadium (capacity: 15,000) - last match against Belarus on 18 August 2004 with 1-2 result

Memorable Matches

• 1951 West Germany - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Rebii Erkal
• 1954 Turkey- Spain 1-0 Coach: Sandro Puppo
• 1954 Spain - Turkey 2-2 Coach: Sandro Puppo
• 1956 Turkey- Hungary 3-1 Coach: Eşfak Aykaç
• 1970 West Germany - Turkey 1-1 Coach: Cihat Arman
• 1995 Turkey- Sweden 2-1 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 1995 Switzerland - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 1997 Turkey- Netherlands 1-0 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
• 1998 Turkey- Germany 1-0 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
• 2000 Belgium - Turkey 0-2 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
• 2001 Turkey- Austria 5-0 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2002 Brazil - Turkey 2-1 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2002 China - Turkey 0-3 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2002 Senegal - Turkey 0-1 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2002 Brazil - Turkey 1-0 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2002 South Korea - Turkey 2-3 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2003 Brazil - Turkey 2-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2003 France - Turkey 3-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2003 Colombia - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş
• 2005 Turkey- Switzerland 4-2 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 2006 Italy - Turkey 1-1 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 2007 Greece - Turkey 1-4 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 2007 Norway - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Fatih Terim
• 2008 Switzerland - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Fatih Terim

Trivia

• Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal ever in (10. Arif Erdem (born 1972 is a retired Turkish striker He played 349 league matches for Galatasaray and scored 105 goals Hakan Şükür (born September 1, 1971 in Sakarya, Turkey) is a former Turkish footballer who played as a Striker Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lefter Küçükandonyadis ( Greek: Λευτέρης Αντωνιάδης, Lefteris Antoniadis) born 1925 in Istanbul, is a legendary Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cemil Turan, born 1947 in Istanbul, was Turkish football player and a topscorer Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Metin Oktay (born 2 February 1936 in İzmir, Turkey - 13 September 1991 in İstanbul Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Zeki Rıza Sporel (1898-1969 was a famous Turkish football player Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979 in Istanbul He has also played in the Champions League with Real Sociedad and represented 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tuncay Şanlı (born January 16, 1982 in Sakarya) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Middlesbrough in the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arif Erdem (born 1972 is a retired Turkish striker He played 349 league matches for Galatasaray and scored 105 goals Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ertuğrul Sağlam (born November 19, 1969 in Zonguldak) is a Turkish football coach and former player Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, (born September 4, 1953 in Adana, Turkey) is one of the most successful football players Müfit Erkasap is a Turkish football coach mostly known as the assistant coach of Fatih Terim at Galatasaray SK and Fiorentina. Oğuz Çetin (born 15 February 1963 in Adapazarı, Turkey) was a well-known football player in the Turkish Premier Super League. Metin Tekin (born 1964 in İzmit, Turkey) is a retired professional football player. Ali Sami Yen, born in Kandilli Istanbul, Turkey on March 20, 1886, is best known as the founder of Galatasaray Sports Club. For other uses see William Hunter. 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• Turkey's highest FIFA World Ranking was 5th place. (June 2004)
• Nuri Şahin is the youngest player ever to have played and scored for the Turkish national team, ironically scoring against Germany, as he has both Turkish and German citizenships. Nuri Sahin (born September 5, 1988 in Lüdenscheid, West Germany) is a German -born Turkish footballer who plays
• Turkey has now won four consecutive matches against host nations in major tournaments, after beating Belgium in UEFA Euro 2000, both Japan and South Korea in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and Switzerland in UEFA Euro 2008. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

Cups squads

World Cups squads

• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• 1954 FIFA World Cup

Euro Cups squads

• 1996 UEFA Euro Cup
• 2000 UEFA Euro Cup
• 2008 UEFA Euro Cup

Confederations Cup squads

• 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup

External links

• Turkish soccer(Football) latest news
• (Turkish) Official Site of Turkish Football Federation
• (Turkish) Turkish Football Statistics
• Unofficial site with extensive national team information
• RSSSF.com - Caps and goals leaders for Turkey
• RSSSF.com - Turkey national team coaches

References

• Fifa.com Rankings - Turkey
• Turkish Football Federation (Turkish)

Below are the squads for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Korea and Japan. Below are the squads for the 1954 FIFA World Cup tournament in Switzerland. Here are the squads for the 1996 European Football Championship tournament in England, that took place between 8 June and 30 June, 1996 Below are the squads for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands, that took place between 10 June and 2 July, The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Squads who participated in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A Colombia Head coach Francisco Maturana France The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football

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