Turkey’s EURO 2024 Fixtures: Full Schedule and Team Details
The Turkish National Team has announced its extended squad for the EURO 2024 finals, set to be hosted in Germany from June 14th to July 14th. Head Coach Vincenzo Montella has named a list of 35 players as preparations begin for the tournament.
| Player | Club | Date of Birth | Senior Caps / Goals | Senior Debut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALKEEPERS | ||||
| Altay Bayındır | Manchester United | 14.04.1998 | 8/0 | 27.05.2021 |
| Doğan Alemdar | ES Troyes AC | 29.10.2002 | 2/0 | 07.06.2022 |
| Mert Günok | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 01.03.1989 | 28/0 | 24.05.2012 |
| Uğurcan Çakır | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 05.04.1996 | 27/0 | 30.05.2019 |
| DEFENDERS | ||||
| Mert Müldür | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 03.04.1999 | 22/1 | 11.10.2018 |
| Zeki Çelik | AS Roma | 17.02.1997 | 44/2 | 05.06.2018 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 07.09.1994 | 6/1 | 16.06.2023 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | AFC Ajax | 16.01.2003 | – | – |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 23.05.1996 | 55/2 | 24.03.2016 |
| Merih Demiral | Al-Ahli Saudi FC | 05.03.1998 | 42/2 | 20.11.2018 |
| Ozan Kabak | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 25.03.2000 | 25/2 | 17.11.2019 |
| Samet Akaydin | Panathinaikos FC | 13.03.1994 | 5/0 | 19.11.2022 |
| Cenk Özkaçar | Valencia CF | 06.10.2000 | 8/0 | 07.06.2022 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 07.10.1999 | 15/1 | 04.06.2022 |
| MIDFIELDERS | ||||
| Berat Özdemir | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | 23.05.1998 | 3/0 | 08.10.2021 |
| Can Uzun | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11.11.2005 | 1/0 | 22.03.2024 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | FC Internazionale Milano | 08.02.1994 | 84/18 | 06.09.2013 |
| İsmail Yüksek | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 26.01.1999 | 14/1 | 22.09.2022 |
| Kaan Ayhan | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 10.11.1994 | 56/5 | 31.08.2016 |
| Okay Yokuşlu | West Bromwich Albion FC | 09.03.1994 | 39/1 | 17.11.2015 |
| Orkun Kökçü | SL Benfica | 29.12.2000 | 26/2 | 06.09.2020 |
| Salih Özcan | Borussia Dortmund | 11.01.1998 | 17/0 | 29.03.2022 |
| FORWARDS | ||||
| Abdülkadir Ömür | Hull City AFC | 25.06.1999 | 13/0 | 30.05.2019 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 15.07.1995 | 31/2 | 23.03.2018 |
| Yunus Akgün | Leicester City FC | 07.07.2000 | 9/2 | 04.06.2022 |
| Kenan Yıldız | Juventus | 04.05.2005 | 5/1 | 12.10.2023 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 21.10.1998 | 28/5 | 27.05.2021 |
| Oğuz Aydın | Corendon Alanyaspor | 27.10.2000 | – | – |
| Arda Güler | Real Madrid CF | 25.02.2005 | 6/1 | 19.11.2022 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | Galatasaray A.Ş. | 23.05.2000 | 13/1 | 13.11.2021 |
| Bertuğ Yıldırım | Stade Rennais FC | 12.07.2002 | 3/2 | 08.09.2023 |
| Cenk Tosun | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 07.06.1991 | 50/20 | 15.10.2013 |
| Enes Ünal | AFC Bournemouth | 10.05.1997 | 33/3 | 31.03.2015 |
| Semih Kılıçsoy | Beşiktaş A.Ş. | 15.08.2005 | – | – |
| Yusuf Yazıcı | LOSC Lille | 29.01.1997 | 42/3 | 11.06.2017 |
The national team candidates will begin training in stages. The first group of players, who have completed their club matches, have already started their training at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva today. The second group of players will join the camp on Wednesday, May 29th, after their club duties this weekend. Arda Güler and Salih Özcan will join the camp in Italy after the UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid.
Berke Özer, a goalkeeper from Trendyol 1st League champion Eyüpspor, will participate in the national team training sessions between May 24-29 to support the initial training phase with a limited number of players and to allow players finishing club duties this weekend to have a rest before the national team camp.
Ahead of the EURO 2024 tournament, the Turkish National Team will play friendly matches against the reigning European Champions Italy and EURO 2024 finalist Poland.
After gathering fully in Istanbul on May 29th, the team will continue preparations in Riva until June 3rd. On this date, they will travel to Bologna via Turkish Airlines for the friendly match against Italy.
The Italy vs. Turkey match on June 4th will be hosted at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium, home of Serie A club Bologna FC 1909, and will kick off at 10:00 PM Turkish time (TSİ).
The Crescent-Stars will spend the period leading up to the Poland friendly match camping in Opalenica, Poland. They will travel from Bologna to Poznan the evening after the Italy match, and then to Warsaw, the capital, on June 9th, where the Poland-Turkey match will be played.
The Poland-Turkey match on June 10th will be played at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, the country’s largest football stadium, and will kick off at 9:45 PM Turkish time (TSİ).
To strengthen the collaboration between the Senior and U-21 National Teams, new practices will be implemented during the June camps, following joint work by the technical staffs of both teams.
The Senior National Team will camp with the U-21 National Team from June 5th to 11th. The Senior and U-21 teams will play two training matches against each other, one in Italy and one in Poland.
The Crescent-Stars will move from Poland to Germany on June 11th and continue their preparations at their central camp in Barsinghausen.
In EURO 2024, the Turkish National Team will compete in Group F. Their first two group matches will be in Dortmund, against Georgia on June 18th and against Portugal on June 22nd. The final group match will be against Czechia on June 26th in Hamburg.
Travel Schedule
| Date | Route | Departure | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 3 | Istanbul (IST) – Bologna (BLQ) | 16:30 | 18:10 (TSİ 19:10) |
| Wednesday, June 5 | Bologna (BLQ) – Poznan (POZ) | 20:00 (TSİ 21:00) | 22:40 (TSİ 23:40) |
| Sunday, June 9 | Poznan (POZ) – Warsaw (WAW) | 16:30 (TSİ 17:30) | 17:25 (TSİ 18:25) |
| Tuesday, June 11 | Warsaw (WAW) – Hannover (HAJ) | 16:30 (TSİ 17:30) | 18:20 (TSİ) |
Friendly Match Schedule
| Date | Time | Match | Stadium | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 4 | 22:00 (TSİ) | Italy – Turkey | Renato Dell’Ara (Bologna/Italy) | TRT SPOR |
| Monday, June 10 | 21:45 (TSİ) | Poland – Turkey | PGE Narodowy (Warsaw/Poland) | TRT SPOR |
Friendly Matches – Training and Press Conference Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 3 | 11:15 | TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities (Istanbul/Turkey) | 15 minutes open to the press |
| Monday, June 3 | 20:00 (TSİ) | Renato Dell’Ara Stadium (Bologna/Italy) | Press Conference |
| Sunday, June 9 | 12:15 (TSİ) | Remes Hotel (Opalenica/Poland) | 15 minutes open to the press |
| Sunday, June 9 | 19:15 (TSİ) | PGE Narodowy Stadium (Warsaw/Poland) | Press Conference |
EURO 2024 – Match Schedule
| Date | Time | Match | Stadium | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 18 | 19:00 (TSİ) | Turkey – Georgia | BVB Stadium (Dortmund/Germany) | TRT SPOR |
| Saturday, June 22 | 19:00 (TSİ) | Turkey – Portugal | BVB Stadium (Dortmund/Germany) | TRT SPOR |
| Wednesday, June 26 | 22:00 (TSİ) | Czechia – Turkey | Volksparkstadion (Hamburg/Germany) | TRT SPOR |
EURO 2024 – Official Press Conference and Training Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 17 | 12:00 (TSİ) | Sporthotel Fuchsbachtal | 15 minutes open to the press |
| Monday, June 17 | 20:45 (TSİ) | BVB Stadium | Training |
| Friday, June 21 | 12:00 (TSİ) | Sporthotel Fuchsbachtal | 15 minutes open to the press |
| Friday, June 21 | 20:45 (TSİ) | BVB Stadium | Training |
| Tuesday, June 25 | 12:00 (TSİ) | Sporthotel Fuchsbachtal | 15 minutes open to the press |
| Tuesday, June 25 | 18:45 (TSİ) | Volksparkstadion | Training |