The Turkish national team announces the squad for EURO 2024

The Turkish national team for Euro 2024, as selected by Vincenzo Montella, includes three notable players from Serie A: Hakan Calhanoglu, Kenan Yildiz, and Zeki Celik. Alongside them is the young star Arda Guler from Real Madrid.

Here is the squad breakdown by position:

Goalkeepers:
– Altay Bayindir (Manchester United)
– Doğan Alemdar (Troyes)
– Mert Günok (Besiktas)
– Uğurcan Cakır (Trabzonspor)

Defenders:
– Mert Müldür (Fenerbahce)
– Cağlar Soyuncu (Fenerbahce)
– Ferdi Kadioğlu (Fenerbahce)
– Zeki Çelik (Roma)
– Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray)
– Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax)
– Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli)
– Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim)
– Samet Akaydın (Panathinaikos)
– Cenk Özkacar (Valencia)

Midfielders:
– Berat Ozdemir (Trabzonspor)
– Can Uzun (Nürnberg)
– Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter)
– İsmail Yuksek (Fenerbahce)
– Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray)
– Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich)
– Orkun Kokcu (Benfica)
– Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards:
– Abdulkadir Omur (Hull City)
– İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce)
– Yunus Akgün (Leicester City)
– Kenan Yildiz (Juventus)
– Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray)
– Barış Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray)
– Oguz Aydin (Corendon Alanyaspor)
– Arda Guler (Real Madrid)
– Bertug Yildirim (Rennais)
– Cenk Tosun (Besiktas)
– Semih Kılıcsoy (Besiktas)
– Enes Ünal (Bournemouth)
– Yusuf Yazici (Lille)

Turkey aims to leverage these talents across all positions to advance deep into the Euro 2024 tournament. Despite not traditionally producing a multitude of star players, Turkey’s squad includes talents from top clubs in Europe, reflecting a blend of experience and emerging youth.

Key facts about Turkey at Euro 2024:
– Head Coach: Vincenzo Montella
– Team Captain: Hakan Calhanoglu
– Most capped player: Rustu Recber (119 caps)
– Top goalscorer: Hakan Sukur (51 goals)
– Euro appearances: 6 times
– Best Euro performance: Semi-finals (2008)
– Historical Euro performances: 1960-1992 (did not qualify), 1996 (group stage), 2000 (quarter-finals), 2008 (semi-finals), 2012 (did not qualify), 2016-2020 (group stage)

Group F fixtures for Turkey at Euro 2024:
– June 18, 23:00: Turkey vs Georgia
– June 22, 23:00: Turkey vs Portugal
– June 27, 02:00: Czech Republic vs Turkey