Turkey's Euro 2024 squad is steadily taking shape, with Vincenzo Montella's side gearing up for this summer's huge tournament in Germany.
Turkey were tipped as dark horses at the last Euros, only to crash out in the group stage – losing all three games and scoring just one goal in the process.
It goes without saying, then, that having topped their qualifying group for Euro 2024, much better will be demanded from the Euro 2008 and 2002 World Cup semi-finalists. They've been drawn in Group F with Portugal, the Czech Republic and first-time qualifiers Georgia.
As with every team involved, FourFourTwo will bring you all the latest on Turkey as we report live from the European Championship.
Turkey's squad
Turkey Euro 2024 squad: The squad for the March friendlies against Hungary and Austria
GK: Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor)
GK: Mert Gunok (Besiktas)
GK: Okan Kocuk (Samsunspor)
GK: Muhammed Sengezer (Istanbul Basaksehir)
DF: Zeki Celik (Roma)
DF: Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli)
DF: Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce)
DF: Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce)
DF: Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim)
DF: Cenk Ozkacar (Valencia)
DF: Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahce)
DF: Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax)
MF: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)
MF: Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray)
MF: Orkan Kokcu (Benfica)
MF: Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)
MF: Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce)
MF: Abdulkadir Omur (Trabzonspor)
MF: Arda Guler (Real Madrid)
MF: Can Uzun (Nurnberg)
FW: Yusuf Yazici (Lille)
FW: Cengiz Under (Fenerbahce)
FW: Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce)
FW: Enes Unal (Bournemouth on loan from Getafe)
FW: Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray)
FW: Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray)
FW: Yunus Akgun (Leicester on loan from Galatasaray)
FW: Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)
FW: Semih Kilicsoy (Besiktas)
Turkey Euro 2024 squad numbers
Squad numbers are yet to be confirmed for Euro 2024.
Appointed less than 12 months before Euro 2024, replacing Stefan Kuntz, Vincenzo Montella has no time to waste.
This is the former Roma and Italy striker's first job in international management, having previously taken charge of Turkish Super Lif outfit Adana Demirspor, Sevilla and AC Milan – among others.
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Turkey's star player
Hakan Calhanoglu
Hakan Calhanoglu (Image credit: Getty Images)
Turkey's captain and main man in the middle of the park, Hakan Calhanoglu is one the deadliest strikers of a dead ball around, posing a serious goal threat whenever he stands over a free-kick.
The Inter Milan star has featured for his country at the last two Euros, and he'll be hoping to do so once more in the land of his birth.
FAQs
How many players are Turkey allowed to take to Euro 2024?
UEFA confirmed in February that each competing nation will be able to name a final squad of 23 players in their Euro 2024 squads, including a mandatory three goalkeepers.
After a couple of tournaments featuring 26-player teams, UEFA have now reverted from the expanded squad.
National managers were allowed to bring 26 players to 2021's European Championship for the first time at a major tournament, as a special measure brought in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the fixture congestion, the expanded squads returned for the World Cup. Without those same issues, 23-player squads have made a return.
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Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
