# Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

## Euro 1996
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

## Euro 2000
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2008
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Switzerland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
## Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | F | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | C | Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | D | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |

## Euro 2020
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

## Euro 2024
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2032

Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

### Group stage
## Overall record

UEFA European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1960 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2032 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts |
| Total | Semi-finals | 6/17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 |
    *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

## Head-to-head record

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 030.43 |