# Turkey national football B team

The Turkey national football B team or Turkey national under-23 football team, also known as the Turkey A2 national football team, is a reserve team for the Turkey national football team. It features players from the A2 Ligi. The team played their first match in 2002 at the 2003 Future Cup. They have played 23 matches, winning eleven, drawing eight, and losing four. The team is currently coached by Mehmet Yıldırım.

## History

The A2 team was seldom used from the foundation in 2002 until 2008.
When Guus Hiddink took over the senior squad, he re-introduced the reserve squad. The team came together for their first camp in Istanbul in November 2010. The team played their first matches against Belarus in February 2011.
The team participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament from 23 May to 1 June. They finished in second place after losing the final to Mexico. They also won the 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy.
At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the team took the bronze medal defeating the squad of Saudi Arabia 2–1. The team won its first gold medal in the tournament at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.

## Results and statistics
### Olympic Games

Olympic Games record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2028 | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided |
| 2032 | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided | to be decided |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record :
| Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1955 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1959 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 1967 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1971 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1979 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1987 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1991–present | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team | See Turkey national under-20 football team |
| Total | Runners-up | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 |

### Most appearances and goals
#### Appearances

| Player | Caps | Goals |
| Tevfik Köse | 8 | 3 |
| Ferhat Kiraz | 8 | 0 |
| Kemal Tokak | 8 | 0 |
| Kağan Söylemezgiller | 7 | 0 |
| Necati Ateş | 6 | 3 |

#### Goals

| Player | Goals | Caps |
| Yakup Alkan | 5 | 5 |
| Veysel Sarı | 4 | 4 |
| Ersen Martin | 3 | 5 |
| Necati Ateş | 3 | 6 |
| Tevfik Köse | 3 | 8 |
| Erdi Güncan | 3 | 5 |
| Melih Rahman Nişancı | 1 | 5 |
| Okan Baydemir | 1 | 5 |
| İbrahim Hırçın | 1 | 5 |
| Samet Katanalp | 1 | 5 |
| Oğuzhan Durmuş Çeşmeli | 1 | 5 |
| Ali Say | 1 | 5 |
| Orkun Dervişler | 1 | 5 |

## Squads
### Current squad

The squad as of 28 July 2022, which participated at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey from 8 August to 16 August 2022.
Head coach: Mehmet Yıldırım
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Utku Yuvakuran | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) | Beşiktaş |
| 1GK | İrfan Can Eğribayat | (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26) | Göztepe |
| 1GK | Ataberk Dadakdeniz | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | Antalyaspor |
| 1GK | Batuhan Şen | (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 25) | Galatasaray |
| 2DF | Ahmet Gülay | (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) | Alanyaspor |
| 2DF | Fatih Kuruçuk | (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) | Bandırmaspor |
| 2DF | Muhammet Taha Şahin | (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 24) | Manisa FK |
| 2DF | Tayyip Talha Sanuç | (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) | Adana Demirspor |
| 2DF | İsmail Çokçalış | (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) | Adana Demirspor |
| 2DF | Kazımcan Karataş | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | Galatasaray |
| 2DF | Arda Kızıldağ | (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26) | Gaziantep |
| 3MF | Kartal Kayra Yılmaz | (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 24) | Beşiktaş |
| 3MF | Polat Yaldır | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | Samsunspor |
| 3MF | Ali Kaan Güneren | (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) | Ankaragücü |
| 3MF | Mehmet Özcan | (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) | Bandırmaspor |
| 3MF | Tuğbey Akgün | (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21) | none |
| 3MF | Burak Kapacak | (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26) | Fenerbahçe |
| 3MF | Barış Alper Yılmaz | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) | Galatasaray |
| 3MF | Adem Eren Kabak | (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) | Konyaspor |
| 3MF | Celil Yüksel | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) | Samsunspor |
| 4FW | Muhammed Gümüşkaya | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | Fenerbahçe |
| 4FW | Metehan Altunbaş | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) | Adanaspor |
| 4FW | Umut Nayir | (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31) | Giresunspor |

## Honours

* International Challenge Trophy: 2011–13
* Future Team Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05
* Islamic Solidarity Games: gold in 2022, bronze in 2013