Milli Takımlar

The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA,https://web.archive.org/web/20231013032834/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/member-associations/turkiyehttps://web.archive.org/web/20220526085222/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/tur/ represents Turkey in men's international football matches.
== History ==
=== Early years ===
The Turkish national team's first game was against Romania in 1923, a 2–2 draw.https://web.archive.org/web/20180819001703/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/2324/znta.html Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered the first big star of Turkish football. Turkey's first official match was at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing to Czechoslovakia, with Bekir Refet scoring the first two goals in an official game.
=== 1950s ===
Turkey, despite winning a 7-0 victory over Syria, which was the biggest win for the national football team at the time, was forced to withdraw from the 1950 World Cup due to financial issues.
Turkey qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. They initially lost 4-1 to Spain but won 1–0 and tied 2–2 in a replay. Turkey was grouped with Hungary and West Germany, but never played Hungary due to the tournament format. Turkey won a 7–0 match over South Korea and lost the play-off to West Germany 7–2. In 1956, Turkey played Hungary in a friendly match in Istanbul, defeating them 3–1.https://web.archive.org/web/20240219135420/http://www.macanilari.com/19.Subat.1956_1955-1958.Turk.Milli.Takim._Ozel.Mac_.Dostluk.Maci.Turkiye.3-1.Macaristan-195519589506--.html Lefter Küçükandonyadis scored two goals during the tournament.
=== 1960s ===
The Turkish Football Federation, founded on April 25, 1923, is the governing body for football in Turkey and a member of FIFA and UEFA since 1962.https://archive.today/20200902113708/https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=356
On April 24, 1968, Turkey lost to Poland 8–0, which was the biggest loss for the national football team at the time.https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13960
=== 1970s ===
Turkey struggled in the 1970s World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, but was too short to qualify for UEFA Euro 1972 and Euro 1976.
=== 1980s ===
Turkey experienced two of their worst defeats in this decade, with two 8-0 scores against England.https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8227https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=8713
=== 1990s ===
In 1990, Sepp Piontek led Turkey's national team, introducing new players. His tenure ended in 1993 when Fatih Terim took over, leading Turkey to qualify for Euro 1996, marking its first major tournament since 1954.
Turkey made their debut and qualified for Euro 1996, defeating both Switzerland and Sweden 2–1. Despite a strong performance, they lost all matches without scoring a goal. However, they received the fair play award for Özalan.
=== 2000s ===
Turkey finished second in their qualifying group for the 2002 World Cup, losing to Sweden in the match that would decide the number-one spot. They played the play-offs against Austria, which they defeated 6–0 on aggregate, and Japan in the second round.https://web.archive.org/web/20110511134302/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/japan_v_turkey/default.stm They beat Senegal 1–0 on a golden goal to reach the semi-finals, but a 1–0 defeat against Brazil forced them to play the third-place match.https://web.archive.org/web/20120731025831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/brazil_v_turkey_semi_final/default.stmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190905093557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/senegal_v_turkey/default.stmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110511134224/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/south_korea_v_turkey/default.stm The Turks won the bronze medal with a 3–2 victory over South Korea, with Hakan Şükür scoring Turkey's first goal in 10.8 seconds, the fastest goal in World Cup history.https://web.archive.org/web/20151005123353/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2014/6/world-cup-rewind-hakan-%C5%9Fuekuer-scores-the-tournament%E2%80%99s-fastest-ever-goal-57884/
In 2003, Turkey finished third at the FIFA Confederations Cup, defeating the United States and Cameroon in the group stage. They lost to France in the semi-finals and then defeated Colombia in the third-place match. Tuncay, the second-best player, scored three goals and an assist, earning him the Silver Shoe Award and Silver Ball Award.
Turkey secured their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C, and were placed alongside Switzerland, Portugal, and the Czech Republic in Group A. Turkey defeated Switzerland in the group stages for the second time.https://web.archive.org/web/20080618003533/http://www.fifa.com/confederationcup/news/newsid=804461.html Turkey defeated Croatia in the quarter-final in penalties 3-1.https://web.archive.org/web/20141205081727/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363499.stm Turkey faced Germany in the semi-finals with 14 outfield players due to injuries and suspensions. Despite scoring first and drawing 2-2, they finished third by default after losing 3-2 with a last-minute goal by Philipp Lahm. Turkey's victory over Croatia in penalties was a result of late Turkish goal-scoring.https://web.archive.org/web/20081102220824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363524.stm To date, this is Turkey's best result in the European Championship.
=== 2010s ===
Turkey celebrated its 500th match on November 14, 2012, playing a friendly against Denmark in Istanbul, which ended in a 1-1 draw.https://web.archive.org/web/20150112042152/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-marks-500th-match.aspx?pageID=238&nID=34580&NewsCatID=362
Fatih Terim resigned after an off-field incident,https://web.archive.org/web/20180131202706/http://www.goal.com/en/news/fatih-terim-turkey-brawl/pznglloa6a3a1mhubqlunvndw and former Romanian manager Mircea Lucescu took over after Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Kosovo, and Ukraine were placed for 2018 World Cup qualifying.
=== 2020s ===
Turkey qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA playoffs against Portugal,https://web.archive.org/web/20231219170453/https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/football/turkey-to-face-portugal-in-2022-fifa-world-cup-playoffs-semifinalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20231219170453/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/22524/12572039/world-cup-play-offs-portugal-face-turkey-while-italy-take-on-north-macedonia-in-crucial-semi-finals but lost 3-1 in a game where Burak Yılmaz missed a crucial penalty, resulting in their failure to qualify. Yılmaz announced his international retirement after the match.https://web.archive.org/web/20231219170453/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/burak-yilmaz-retires-loss-portugal-wc-qualifiers/article38461827.ecehttps://web.archive.org/web/20231022164129/https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/football/turkey-forward-burak-yilmaz-quits-national-team-after-penalty-drama
=== 2030s ===
Turkey and Italy have both automatically qualified as co-hosts for the UEFA Euro 2032, marking a significant milestone in the country's football history.https://web.archive.org/web/20240606175633/https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0286-192e549c1d40-e31d3ee8a335-1000--hosts-appointed-for-uefa-euro-2028-and-2032/
== Trivia ==
* Turkey has established several significant rivalries, with Croatiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20180702064431/https://apnews.com/24dbb8d918284353a71c83db96f89d23 and Greece being the most prominent, and a smaller rivalry against Armenia.https://theathletic.com/4341316/2023/03/25/armenia-turkey-euro-2024-genocide/
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