The Turkish national cricket team represents Turkey in international cricket. They were granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2008, and became associate member in 2017.
History An official national cricket league for Turkey was created in 2004, following on from previous ad hoc tournaments. The sport was introduced by Pakistani expatriates studying at Bilkent University and Middle East Technical University in Ankara. By 2009 the national league had five teams in Ankara and one team in Istanbul, and had begun to spread to native Turkish players.
In September 2009 Turkey took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division 5 in Corfu, Greece. This was their first international cricket tournament. Turkey recorded their first win in international cricket against BulgariaICC Database icc-europe.org during the tournament, although this could not stop them finishing sixth and last.
2018-Present In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Turkey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.
Turkey played their first T20I match against Luxembourg on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.
On 24 June 2023, Turkey registered their first win in T20Is against Croatia, in the 2023 Bulgaria Quadrangular Series. Turkey defeated Croatia by 8 wickets, by chasing a target of 84.
Squad Mecit Ozturk Gokhan Alta (c) Ilyas Ataullah Cagri Bayraktar Hasan Cakir Zafer Durmaz Shamsullah Ehsan Ishak Elec Emin Kuyumcu Deniz Mutu Romeo Nath (wk) Tunahan Turan Ali Turkmen Tunahan Ulutuna Dr Mohsin Azam
Records
International Match Summary — Turkey
Last updated 29 July 2026. Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 29 3 25 0 1 29 August 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 147 v. Bulgaria on 24 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia. Highest individual score: 52, Ishak Elec v. Bulgaria on 24 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia. Best individual bowling figures: 4/31, Ishak Elec v. Isle of Man on 18 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava.
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4052. Last updated 29 July 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 2 0 2 0 0 31 August 2019 3 1 2 0 0 24 June 2023 12 July 2025 2 1 0 0 1 24 June 2023 24 June 2023 1 0 1 0 0 15 July 2022 1 0 1 0 0 30 August 2019 1 0 1 0 0 9 July 2026 1 0 1 0 0 13 July 2026 3 0 3 0 0 15 June 2024 2 0 2 0 0 11 July 2025 1 0 1 0 0 12 July 2026 2 0 2 0 0 18 July 2022 1 1 0 0 0 28 July 2026 28 July 2026 1 0 1 0 0 13 June 2024 2 0 2 0 0 29 August 2019 1 0 1 0 0 10 July 2026 3 0 3 0 0 29 August 2019 2 0 2 0 0 15 July 2022
See also List of Turkey Twenty20 International cricketers
References
External links Turkish Cricket Board