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Ay-Yıldızlılar ''(Crescent-Stars)
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Turkish Football Federation
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UEFA ( Europe )
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Fatih Terim , ( 2005 -)
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Hakan Şükür
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Rüştü Reçber (114)
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Hakan Şükür (51)
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Atatürk Olympic Stadium
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August 1993
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June 2004
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October 1993
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November 2002
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November 1985
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Turkey 2 - 2 Romania <br/>( Istanbul , Turkey October 26 , 1923 )
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Turkey 7 - 0 Syria <br/>( Ankara , Turkey November 20 , 1949 )<BR> Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea <br/>( Geneva , Switzerland June 20 , 1954 )<BR> Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino <br/>( Istanbul , Turkey November 10 , 1996 )
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Poland 8 - 0 Turkey <br/>( Chorzow , Poland April 24 1968 )<BR> Turkey 0 - 8 England <br/>( Istanbul , Turkey November 14 , 1984 ) <BR> England 8 - 0 Turkey <br/>( London , England October 14 , 1987 )
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1954
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Third place, 2002
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European Championship
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1996
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The is the national football team of
Turkey and is controlled by the
Turkish Football Federation . They are affiliated with
UEFA .
The team's highest achievement was reaching 3rd place at the
2002 FIFA World Cup . Turkey also reached the quarter-finals at
Euro 2000 and reached 3rd place at the
2003 Confederations Cup .
Turkey qualified for the
1950 World Cup beating
Syria 7-0 but they withdrew due to financial problems.
Turkey then qualified for the
1954 World Cup after a play-off with
Spain . 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 . 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 . Turkey lost the play-off to
West Germany 7-2.
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 hold their own in World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, but the team was a point too short to qualify for
Euro 1972 and
Euro 1976 .
The 1980s saw Turkey two 8-0 defeats to
England . 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.
Turkey qualified for the .
Turkey qualified for
Euro 2000 after winning a play-off against the
Republic Of Ireland . 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 Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2-1 defeat against
Brazil . Turkey passed the group stage with a 3-0 win against China.
Turkey then faced home team
Japan , beating them 1-0. 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 .
Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 11 seconds, even when the South Koreans started the ball first. It was the fastest goal in World cup history.
Fastest Goals In WC History
In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached third place at the
2003 Confederations Cup in which they drew 2-2 against
Brazil . Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners
France 3-2 in the semi-final match. Turkey defeated
Colombia 2-1 to win third place.
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 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. There were scences of violence after the game on and off the pitch.
Turkey are included in
Their Qualifying Group with Greece, Norway, Malta, Hungary, Moldova and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The current squad.
TFF All match statistics are updated up to June 4, 2007.
As of
February 12 ,
2007 , the ten players with the most caps for Turkey are:
- 1951
- 1954 Turkey- (Italy)
- 1954 (Italy)
- 1956 Turkey- (Italy)
- 1970
- 1995 Turkey-
- 1995
- 1997 Turkey-
- 1998 Turkey-
- 2000
- 2001 Turkey-
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2006
- 2007
- 2007
- Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal ever in (10.8 seconds after kickoff) a World Cup finals match during the third-place game of the 2002 World Cup against South Korea.
- 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.
