Turkey women's national football team

The Turkey women's national football team () represents Turkey in international women's football. The team was established in 1995, and compete in the qualification for UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA qualifying of FIFA Women's World Cup. It has been recognized as Türkiye by the FIFA and UEFA since 2022.

The Turkish Football Federation (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 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The girls' U-17 national team was founded in 2006. They play in the qualifications of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Established in 2009 with the main objective to develop players for future, the girls' U-15 national team take part at the Youth Olympic Games and various tournaments.

History

The first recorded international match of the Turkey women's national team was the friendly game against Romania held at Zeytinburnu Stadium in Istanbul, 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 Hungary on 4 October 1995, losing 0–6.

The nationals won their first match against Georgia at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification round on 25 September 1997 after eleven losses.

The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against Germany with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999. The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against Georgia at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 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 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, as Turkey acquired an important draw over Portugal 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 TFF Riva Facility, a facility of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for camp and training purposes of all Turkey national football teams. It is located in Riva, Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2025

2026

All-time records The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record : Period 1995–2023 151 53 18 80 236 367

Matches by year

Year Total Official Friendly1995 4 2 21996 6 4 21997 5 4 11998 8 6 21999 6 3 32000 3 3 02001 7 4 32002 6 4 22006 3 3 02007 2 2 02008 5 5 02009 5 5 02010 6 6 02011 9 5 42012 5 5 02013 3 3 02014 7 7 02015 9 5 42016 3 3 02017 7 3 42018 4 0 42019 10 5 52020 6 5 12021 9 5 42022 9 5 42023 10 6 42024 10 8 22025 10 8 22026 2 2 0Total 179 126 53

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

PositionNameHead coach Necla Güngör KıragasıAssistant coach(es) Begüm Üresin Hilal BaşkolGoalkeeping coach Sinan SevimDirector of football development Oğuz Çetin

Manager history

Name Period Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % RefAtılay Canel 2002 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0 Hamdi Aslan 2006–2010 21 12 3 6 56 33 +23 Yücel Uyar 2011 8 1 2 5 8 25 −17 Nur Mustafa Gülen 2011–2012 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0 2013–2014 8 3 0 5 9 23 −14 Ogün Temizkanoğlu 2012 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0 Suat Okyar 2014 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 Talat Tuncel 2015–2019 33 12 5 16 51 65 −14 Necla Güngör Kıragası 2020– 50 29 6 15 93 57 +36

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches against Northern Ireland and Malta on 5 and 9 June 2026, respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2026, after the match against Malta. Turkish Player Search

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.

Notes

= Withdrew due to injury

= Preliminary squad / standby = Retired from the national team

= Withdrew due to non-injury issue

Gallery

Records

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances

Rank PlayerCareer Caps Goals 1 Ebru Topçu 2013–present 100 272Didem Karagenç 2010–present 74 33Yağmur Uraz 2006–2024 66 284Selda Akgöz 2015–present 62 05Arzu Karabulut 2011–present 60 76Ece Türkoğlu 2016–present 57 127Gülbin Hız 2011–present 56 58Esra Erol 2001–2020 55 89Busem Şeker 2017–present 53 810Bilgin Defterli 1999–2014 52 16İlayda Civelek 2020–present 52 2

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Career Goals Caps Avg.1 Yağmur Uraz 2006–present 28 66 2 Ebru Topçu 2013–present 27 100 3 Melahat Eryurt 1995–2002 18 39 4 Bilgin Defterli 1999–2014 16 52 5 Seyhan Gündüz 1997–2002 12 30 Ece Türkoğlu 2016–present 12 57 7 Selen Altunkulak 2017–present 11 20 Kader Hançar 2018–present 11 39 9Reyhan Şeker 2006–2012 10 21 Melike Pekel 2015–present 10 41

Hat-tricks Player Club Against Goals Result Place DateMelahat Eryurt Dinarsuspor 3 5–2 , Netanya 9 February 1998Melahat Eryurt Dinarsuspor 3 8–0 , Netanya 11 February 1998Yağmur Uraz Konak Belediyespor 3 6–0 , Trabzon26 February 2015Melike Pekel FC Metz 3 9–1 , Tórshavn 8 April 2017Selen Altunkulak FC Metz 3 9–1 , Tórshavn 8 April 2017

Centuriate goals Rank Player Club Against Result Place Date1st Nazan Bulut Gürtaşspor 1–2 , Istanbul 9 May 1996100th Bilgin Defterli FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 4–0 , Tbilisi 16 May 2009200th Benan Altıntaş Fomget Gençlik ve Spor 1–2 , Elbasan 12 July 2021

Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification recordYear Result GP W D* L GF GA GDQ GP W D* L GF GA GD 1991 Did not participatequal.Declined participation 1995qual. 1999 Did not qualifyqual.6123615−9 2003qual.81071027−17 2007 Did not participatequal.Declined participation 2011 Did not qualifyqual.82151023−13 2015qual.104061231−19 2019qual.3201133+10 2023qual.10316926–17 2027 To be determinedqual. To be determined 2031 To be determinedqual. To be determined 2035 To be determinedqual. To be determinedTotal—––––––– — 45 13 4 28 60 125 −65 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYear Result GP W D* L GF GA GD 1996 Did not qualify 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Unable to qualify 2028 To be determined 2032Total—––––––– *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying recordYear Result Pld W D* L GF GA GDQ Pld W D* L GF GA GD P/R Rnk1984Did not participatequal.Declined participation 1987qual. 1989qual. 1991qual. 1993qual. 1995qual. 1997Did not qualifyqual.6006121−20 – 2001qual.62131320−7 2005Did not participatequal.Declined participation 2009Did not qualifyqual.3201112+9 – 2013qual.10019448−44 2017qual.8116324−21 2022qual.10127928−19 2025qual.8314911−224thTotal —–––––––—43653241143–102 24th *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League recordSeasonDivisionGroup2023–24C21st660016033rd2025B2(1) 8 4 0 4 10 7 26thTotal 14 10 0 4 26 7 33rd and 26th

Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs(1) Tournament in progress

FIFA World Rankings Last update 13 July 2021.

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

RankYearGamesPlayedWonLostDrawnBestWorstRankMoveRankMove 69 2021 2 2 0 0 69 3 72 0

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