Istanbul
The national team has officially announced its 26-man squad for Euro 2024. Led by Inter Milan star Çalhanoglu, young talents such as Güler and Yildiz are also listed. The team will be tasked with competing for Euro honors and is in Group F alongside Portugal, the Czech Republic and Georgia.
Turkey's 26-man roster is as follows:
Goalkeeper:
Baindel (Manchester United) Gounok (Besiktas) Chakir (Trabzonspor)
Linebacker:
Muldoon (Fenerbahçe) Çelik (Roma) Bardak (Galatasaray) Kaplan (Ajax) Demiral (Jeddah National) Arkadin (Fenerbahçe) Kadioglu (Fenerbahçe)
Center field:
Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce) Kahn Ayhan (Galatasaray) Jokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) Kokou (Benfica) Özgjan (Borussia Dortmund)
Forward:
Cavic (Fenerbahce) Yunus Akkun (Galatasaray) Yildiz (Juventus) Akturkoglu (Galatasaray) Güller (Real Madrid) Barris Yilmaz (Galatasaray) Bertou Yıldırım (Rennes) Tosun (Besiktas) Semeh Kirisso (Besiktas) Yazıcı (Lille)
This Turkish team is equipped with strong players in all positions, from the goalkeeper to the strikers there are a number of stars playing in Europe's top leagues, showing the intention and planning of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) in building this team.
Turkey's first match in the Europa League group stage will be against Georgia on June 19 at 0:00 GMT. As part of Group F, Turkey will face strong opponents, including Portugal and the Czech Republic. This match against Georgia will be an important step in their quest to get out of the group.
Turkish fans have high hopes for this team and hope that they will be able to achieve good results in this year's European Cup and show the style and strength of Turkish soccer. Let's wait and see if they can create a brilliant performance in the Euro Cup.
