Euro 2020: Turkey factfile
- Previous Euro performance: Four participations, best result semi-finals in 2008
PARIS: Factfile on Turkey ahead of Euro 2020, which starts on June 11:
Honours: None
Previous Euro performance: Four participations, best result semi-finals in 2008
FIFA ranking: 29th
Nickname: The Crescent Stars
Coach: Senol Gunes
Star players: Burak Yilmaz, Hakan Calhanoglu
Main clubs: Fenerbahce, Galatasaray, Besiktas
How did they qualify: Second in Group H
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Turkey 2 Azerbaijan 1 (May 27)
Turkey 0 Guinea 0 (May 31)
Turkey v Moldova (June 3)
Provisional 30-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Mert Gunok (Istanbul Basaksehir), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce), Gokhan Akkan (Rizespor)
Defenders: Zeki Celik (Lille/FRA), Mert Muldur (Sassuolo/ITA), Merih Demiral (Juventus/ITA), Ozan Kabak (Liverpool/ENG), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester/ENG), Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo/ITA), Umut Meras (Le Havre/FRA), Ridvan Yilmaz (Besiktas)
Midfielders: Abdulkadir Omur (Trabzonspor), Cengiz Under (Leicester/ENG), Efecan Karaca (Alanyaspor), Halil Akbunar (Goztepe), Dorukhan Tokoz (Besiktas), Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Mahmut Tekdemir (Istanbul Basaksehir), Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), Orkun Kokcu (Feyenoord/NED), Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce), Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray), Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan/ITA), Yusuf Yazici (Lille/FRA)
Forwards: Burak Yilmaz (Lille/FRA), Enes Unal (Getafe/ESP), Halil Ibrahim Dervisoglu (Galatasaray), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Duesseldorf/GER), Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray)
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