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The Turkey women's national football team () represents
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in international
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. The team was established in 1995, and compete in the qualification for
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and the
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qualifying of
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. It has been recognized as Türkiye by the FIFA and UEFA since 2022. The
Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Foo ...
(TFF) is the sports organizing body responsible for forming the women's teams in four age categories as the women's national A team, the women's U-19 national team, the girls' U-17 national team and the girls' U-15 national team. The women's U-19 national team was formed firstly in 2001, and participate at qualifications for the
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. The girls' U-17 national team was founded in 2006. They play in the qualifications of the
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. Established in 2009 with the main objective to develop players for future, the girls' U-15 national team take part at the
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and various tournaments.


History

The first recorded international match of the Turkey women's national team was the friendly game against
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held at
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in
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, Turkey on 8 September 1995, which ended in a 0–8 defeat for the Turkish nationals. The team took part at the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying round and debuted in the away match against
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on 4 October 1995, losing 0–6. The nationals won their first match against
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at the
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round on 25 September 1997 after eleven losses. The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against
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with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999. The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against
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at the
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match on 23 November 2006. The women's national team were not formed in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 because the women's football in Turkey was suspended during this period. Turkey put up its best performance in the
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, as Turkey acquired an important draw over
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and three wins, though the team still failed to qualify at the end.


Team image


Nicknames

The Turkey women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''Crescent Stars'' (Ay-Yıldızlılar)".


Home stadium

Turkey play their home matches on
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, a facility of the
Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Foo ...
(TFF) for camp and training purposes of all Turkey national football teams. It is located in Riva,
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district of
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, Turkey.


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last international official tournament, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend


2024

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Official Turkey Results – TFF.orgTurkey Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.comWorldfootball.net


2025


All-time records

The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record :


Matches by year


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history


Players


Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the
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matches in April *''Caps and goals are correct as of 3 June 2025 after the match against
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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. ;Notes *PRE = Preliminary squad/standby. *INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. *COV = The player is not part of the current squad due to has been tested positive for
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Gallery

File:TurkeyWomensNationalFootballTeam2014.JPG, Turkey women's national football team in the home match against
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on 17 September 2014: Çağlar (12), Uraz (11), Esra Erol (17), Göksu (4), Elgalp (18), Defterli (9), Karabulut (7), Belci (5), Karagenç (3), Çorlu (2), Kara (10). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational (23).JPG, Turkey women's national football team in the home match against
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
on 8 April 2016: Akgöz (1), Nurlu (7), Topçu (16), Yağ (20), Pekel(10), Esra Ero (9), Demir (18), Tezkan (4), Güvenç (3), Korkmaz (8), Kaya (17). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational2018 (15).jpg, Turkey women's national football team in the home match against
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on 7 April 2018: Şahin (12), Alpavut (4), Topçu (16), Kara (11), Işık (18), Karagenç (3), Altunkulak (14), Korkmaz (8), Çınar (17), Cümert (6), Karabuşut (7). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational2019 (9).jpg, Turkey women's national football team in the home match against
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on 4 October 2019: Akgöz (1), Kaya (17), Nurdoğan (7), Pekel (10), Topçu (16), Hançar (19), Karagenç (3), Cümert (6), Altunkulak (14), Yeniçeri (2), Uzungüney (9), Kara (5).


Records


Most capped players

*Players in bold are still active.


Top goalscorers

*Bold indicates still active players.


Hat-tricks


Centuriate goals


Competitive record


FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
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Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


UEFA Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


UEFA Women's Nations League


FIFA World Rankings

''Last update 13 July 2021.'' Best Ranking   Worst Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Mover  


See also

* List of Turkey women's international footballers *
Turkey women's national under-17 football team The Turkey women's national under-17 football team () is the national under-17 football team of Turkey and is governed by the Turkish Football Federation. Current squad Head coach: Aytürk Kıyıcı Results and fi ...
*
Turkey women's national under-19 football team The Turkey women's national under-19 football team () is the national under-19 football team of Turkey and is governed by the Turkish Football Federation. Current squad Head coach: Begüm Üresin Achievements ...
* Turkey women's national under-21 football team * Turkey women's national football team (
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Turkish Women's Cup The Turkish Women's Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kadınlar Kupası) is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Turkey. The tournament is also known as ''Alanya Gold City Cup'', as the tournament is held at the Gold City in Alanya, Turkey ...
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Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team (), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (), the governing body for ...
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Turkey national under-21 football team The Turkey national Under-21 football team (), 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 tw ...
*
Turkey national under-19 football team The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year. The Under-19 ...
*
Turkey national under-17 football team The Turkey national under-17 football team is the national under-17 association football, football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held ev ...
* Turkish football clubs in European competitions


Notes


References


External links


Official website
TFF.org
FIFA profile
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