Turkey's national Under-21 football team ( tr, Ümit Milli Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.

History

This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old. Also in existence are teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under 17s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as

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has done recently. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record

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Toulon Tournament

* 2002 Toulon Tournament - 8th place *

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- 7th place *

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- 6th place * 2012 Toulon Tournament - 2nd place * 2018 Toulon Tournament - 3rd place

Results and fixtures

2020

2021

2022

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

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matches. * Match dates: 17 and 21 November 2022 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent. *^SEN = Player have been called up to the senior team. *^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.

Former squads

* 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Turkey

Former players

* Abdullah Ercan * Alpay Özalan * Arda Turan *

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* Bülent Korkmaz *

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* Emre Aşık * Emre Belözoğlu * Fatih Terim * Gökhan Töre * Gökhan Zan * Hakan Şükür * Halil Altıntop * Mehmet Topal * Mehmet Topuz * Nihat Kahveci *

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* Saffet Sancaklı *

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* Tuncay Şanlı * Ümit Özat *

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* Yıldıray Baştürk

Former Coaches

* 1957-1959: Şeref Görkey * 1960-1962: Şeref Görkey * 1976-1977:

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* 1981-1982: Şeref Görkey * 1984-1984:

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* 1990-1993: Fatih Terim * 1993-1996: Erdoğan Arıca * 1996-1998: Rıza Çalımbay * 1998-2005:

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* 2005-2006:

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* 2006-2006: Tolunay Kafkas * 2006-2007:

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* 2007-2008: Ümit Davala * 2008-2010: Hami Mandıralı * 2010-2012:

* 2013-2018: Abdullah Ercan * 2018-2018: Alpay Özalan * 2018-2020:

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* 2020-''present'': Tolunay Kafkas

Notes

References

External links

Turkish Football Federation Site
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