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 two-year UEFA European Under-21 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 Oğuzhan Özyakup 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 Summer Olympics record
Olympic Games recordYear 1992did not qualify19962000200420082012201620202024Total0/9000000
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Record Edition Round M W D L GF GA GD No host 1978did not qualify No host 1980 No host 1982 No host 1984 No host 1986 No host 1988 No host 1990 No host 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000Group stage3003211-9 2002did not qualify 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 To be determinedTotal:1/25 Group stage 3003211-9
UEFA Under-23 Qualification
#YearMWDLGFGAGD11972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship603308-821974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship200214-331976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship210124-2Total3/310136316-13
UEFA Under-21 Qualification
#YearMWDLGFGAGD11978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412158-321980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship4103211-931982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship411225-341984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-551986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship604237-461988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship412146-271990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6123411-781992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship6114611-591994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification106221510+5101996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification84221312+1111998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503168+8122000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8440114+7132002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification128222110+11142004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10721197+12152006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification12543159+6162007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification2020000172009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification10712198+11182011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105141311+2192013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8503137+6202015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification84131611+5212017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification832378-1222019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification105231410+4232021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification104151518-3242023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification8224711-4252025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification104152115+6262027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification0000000Total26/26192854265267219+48
Toulon Tournament 2002 Toulon Tournament - 8th place 2004 Toulon Tournament - 7th place 2008 Toulon Tournament - 6th place 2012 Toulon Tournament - 2nd place 2018 Toulon Tournament - 3rd place
Results and fixtures
2023
2024
Players
Current squad Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying games.
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H matches against Ukraine and Hungary on 26 September and 6 October 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 26 September 2026, after the match against Ukraine.
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.
Player records
Most appearances
The following is the top 10 most capped under-21 players:
RankNamePeriodCapsGoals1Berkant Göktan2910Kemal Aslan2953Serkan Aykut2412Erhan Albayrak247Nihat Kahveci241Feti Okuroğlu2407Serhat Akın2312Güngör Öztürk2329Mehmet Topuz222Hüseyin Çimşir221Ravil Tagir221Metin Uzun221Mehmet Nas220Şenol Yavaş220
Top goalscorers
The following is the top 10 under-21 players goalscorers RankPlayerPeriodGoalsCapsRatio1Serhat Akın1223Serkan Aykut12243Tuncay Şanlı1014Berkant Göktan10295Oktay Derelioğlu9146Halil Dervişoğlu8117Bertuğ Yıldırım711Erhan Albayrak7249Semih Kılıçsoy69 Bülent Uygun614Mustafa Özkan615Emrah Başsan617Enis Destan621Semih Şentürk621
Former squads 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squads – Turkey
Former players
Abdullah Ercan Alpay Özalan Arda Turan Arif Erdem Berkant Göktan Bülent Korkmaz Colin Kazim-Richards Emre Aşık Emre Belözoğlu Fatih Terim Gökhan Töre Gökhan Zan Hakan Şükür Halil Altıntop Mehmet Topal Mehmet Topuz Nihat Kahveci Necati Ateş Nuri Şahin Okan Buruk Saffet Sancaklı Semih Şentürk Sergen Yalçın Tuncay Şanlı Ümit Özat Volkan Demirel Yıldıray Baştürk
Former Coaches 1957–1959: Şeref Görkey 1960–1962: Şeref Görkey 1976–1977: Candan Tarhan 1981–1982: Şeref Görkey 1984–1984: Yılmaz Gökdel 1990–1993: Fatih Terim 1993–1996: Erdoğan Arıca 1996–1998: Rıza Çalımbay 1998–2005: Raşit Çetiner 2005–2006: Reha Kapsal 2006–2006: Tolunay Kafkas 2006–2007: Ünal Karaman 2007–2008: Ümit Davala 2008–2010: Hami Mandıralı 2010–2012: Raşit Çetiner 2013–2018: Abdullah Ercan 2018–2018: Alpay Özalan 2018–2020: Vedat İnceefe 2020–2023: Tolunay Kafkas 2023–2024: Levent Sürme 2024–2025 Gökhan Gönül 2025–present Egemen Korkmaz
See also Turkey national football team Turkey national under-20 football team Turkey national under-19 football team Turkey national under-17 football team Turkey national youth football team
Notes
References
External links
Turkish Football Federation Site