Türkiye — 2026 World Cup Squad
Tournament complete: Spain won the 2026 World Cup on 19 July. The squad on this page is as it was named, kept unedited as a permanent record; its international break fixtures are added separately and updated as results come in.
Türkiye took a 26-player squad to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, headlined by Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Arda Güler with Uğurcan Çakır in goal. Below is the squad as named, with positions, clubs and Perfect Eleven ratings — then spin up your own dream XI free.
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4 fixtures, 1 with a result so far. Kick-off times are Eastern Time (ET); a score appears once two published sources confirm it. All 205 international fixtures and results →
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 25 Sep 14:45 ET | Türkiye v France UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 1 · Kocaeli Stadium, Kocaeli | 0–1 |
| Mon 28 Sep 14:45 ET | Türkiye v Italy UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 2 · Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Bursa | no score yet |
| Fri 2 Oct 14:45 ET | Belgium v Türkiye UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 3 · Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liege | no score yet |
| Mon 5 Oct 14:45 ET | Italy v Türkiye UEFA Nations League A · Matchday 4 · Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | no score yet |
Türkiye at the 2026 World Cup
Spend ninety minutes watching this Turkey side and you stop counting goals and start counting passes. Vincenzo Montella has built something that wants the ball, keeps the ball, and dares you to chase it. The pulse comes from Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who has quietly become one of the most complete deep-lying midfielders in Europe at Inter Milan; everything routes through his right boot. Ahead of him, Arda Güler brings Real Madrid's gloss and a passing imagination that turns half-chances into clear ones.
What lifts the whole thing, though, is youth that plays without fear. Kenan Yıldız carries Juventus swagger and a left foot that bends games his way, while Kerem Aktürkoğlu attacks the opposite flank like a man with a grudge against full-backs. Behind that, Uğurcan Çakır offers steady hands in goal and Abdülkerim Bardakcı holds the line with the calm of a captain.
The real test is nerve. Güler and Yıldız are being asked to deliver a knockout run Turkey hasn't tasted since 2002. Survive Group D, and suddenly nobody wants to draw them.
| Player | Pos | Club | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uğurcan Çakır | GK | GALATASARAY | 87 |
| Mert Günok | GK | FENERBAHÇE | 80 |
| Altay Bayındır | GK | MAN UNITED | 78 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | CB | GALATASARAY | 83 |
| Merih Demiral | CB | AL-AHLI | 82 |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | CB | FENERBAHÇE | 81 |
| Zeki Çelik | RB | AS ROMA | 80 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | LB | BRIGHTON | 79 |
| Mert Müldür | RB | FENERBAHÇE | 78 |
| Eren Elmalı | LB | GALATASARAY | 78 |
| Ozan Kabak | CB | HOFFENHEIM | 77 |
| Samet Akaydın | CB | ÇAYKUR RIZESPOR | 73 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | CDM | INTER MILAN | 91 |
| Orkun Kökçü | CM | BEŞIKTAŞ | 82 |
| Salih Özcan | CDM | DORTMUND | 81 |
| Kaan Ayhan | CDM | GALATASARAY | 80 |
| İsmail Yüksek | CDM | FENERBAHÇE | 78 |
| Arda Güler | CAM | REAL MADRID | 87 |
| Kenan Yıldız | LW | JUVENTUS | 86 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | LW | FENERBAHÇE | 84 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | RW | GALATASARAY | 83 |
| Can Uzun | CAM | EINTRACHT | 81 |
| Yunus Akgün | RW | GALATASARAY | 80 |
| Deniz Gül | ST | PORTO | 80 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | CAM | KASIMPAŞA | 77 |
| Oğuz Aydın | RW | FENERBAHÇE | 77 |