Turkey women's national football team

Turkey
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)
AssociationTurkish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNecla Güngör
CaptainDidem Karagenç
Most capsEbru Topçu (66)
Didem Karagenç (63)
Top scorerYağmur Uraz (25)
FIFA codeTUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Increase 1 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest54 (March 2017)
Lowest72 (December 2006)
First international
 Turkey 0–8 Romania Romania
(Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995)
Biggest win
 Turkey 9–0 Georgia Georgia (country)
(Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Turkey 1–12 Germany Germany
(Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999)
Turkey attacking Belarus with Bilgin Defterli on 17 September 2014.
Turkey's attack being stopped by Sara Däbritz (white/black) of Germany at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5 match on 8 April 2016.
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Turkey 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.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[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.[7]

The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against Germany with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999.[8] The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against Georgia at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match on 23 November 2006.[9]

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.[10][11]

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
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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
Main article: Turkey women's national football team results
Turkey women's national team (red/black) vs Estonia (blue/black) in the friendly match at TFF Riva Facility on 7 April 2018.

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2022
25 June 2022 Friendly Turkey  2–0  Azerbaijan İstanbul, Turkey
17:00
  • Türkoğlu 63'
  • Nigar 75' (o.g.)
 Stadium: TFF Riva Facility
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (ROM)
28 June 2022 Friendly Turkey  2–2  Azerbaijan İstanbul, Turkey
18:00
Stadium: TFF Riva Facility
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (ROM)
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H Turkey  0–3  Germany Bursa, Turkey
--:--  Report
Stadium: Timsah Park
Referee: Maria Marotta (ITA)
12 November Friendly Turkey  7–0  Jordan İzmir, Turkey
--:-- UTC+3
15 November Friendly Turkey  5–0  Jordan Manavgat, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Emirhan Otel Spor Kompleksi 1 Nolu Saha

2023
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) Turkish Women's Cup Turkey  v  South Africa Alanya, Turkey
Stadium: Miracle Sport Complex
18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) Turkish Women's Cup Venezuela  v  Turkey Alanya, Turkey
Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
21 February 2022 (2022-02-21) Turkish Women's Cup Turkey  v  Slovenia Alanya, Turkey
Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex
8 April Friendly Turkey  1–0  Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
16:00 Şeker 5' Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: a
Referee: Teona Sturua (GEO)
11 April Friendly Turkey  0–0  Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
16:00 Stadium: Dalga Arena
Referee: Kristina Mariana Trandafir (ROM)

All-time records

As of 11 April 2023[12] The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record:

Period Pl W D L GF GA
1995–2023149521780231365

Matches by year

As of 11 April 2023[10]

YearTotalOfficialFriendly
1995422
1996642
1997541
1998862
1999633
2000330
2001743
2002642
2006330
2007220
2008550
2009550
2010660
2011954
2012550
2013330
2014770
2015954
2016330
2017734
2018404
20191055
2020651
2021954
2022954
2023202
Total14910247

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 11 April 2023
Position Name
Head coach Turkey Necla Güngör Kıragası
Assistant coach(es) Turkey Begüm Üresin
Turkey Hilal Başkol
Goalkeeping coach Turkey Sinan Sevim
Director of football development Turkey Oğuz Çetin

Manager history
Main article: List of Turkey women's national football team managers
As of 11 NApril 2023
NamePeriodPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref
Atılay Canel2002200237–40
Hamdi Aslan2006–20102112365633+2357.1
Yücel Uyar20118125825–1712.5
Nur Mustafa Gülen2011–20124004116−150
2013–20148305923–1437.5
Ogün Temizkanoğlu20122002113–120
Suat Okyar2014210138–550
Talat Tuncel2015–201933125165165–1436.4
Necla Güngör Kıragası2020–26124104542+346.2

Players
Main article: List of Turkey women's international footballers

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Jordan, respectively on 12 November and 11 April 2023.
  • Caps and goals are correct as of 15 November 2022 after the match against Jordan.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Selda Akgöz (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 35 0 Turkey Fomget
1GK Ezgi Çağlar (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 15 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
1GK Gamze Nur Yaman (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 10 0 Turkey Galatasaray
1GK Handan Kurğa (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 2 0 Turkey Galatasaray
1GK Senem Pınar Özer (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 0 0 Turkey Hatayspor
2DF Didem Karagenç (C) (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 63 3 Turkey Beşiktaş
2DF Berna Yeniçeri (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 39 0 Turkey Galatasaray
2DF İpek Kaya (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 41 0 France ASJ Soyaux-Charente
2DF İlayda Civelek (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 19 1 Turkey Galatasaray
2DF Kezban Tağ (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 19 1 Turkey ALG Spor
2DF Ece Tekmen (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 13 0 Turkey ALG Spor
2DF Cansu Nur Kaya (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 7 0 Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor
2DF Eda Karataş (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 8 0 Turkey ALG Spor
2DF Fatoş Yıldırım (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 3 0 Turkey FOMGET
2DF Cansu Gürel (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 1 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
2DF Ümran Özev (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 1 0 Turkey FOMGET
3MF Ebru Topçu (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 66 18 Turkey Galatasaray
3MF Arzu Karabulut (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 42 5 Turkey ALG Spor
3MF Emine Ecem Esen (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 34 1 Turkey Galatasaray
3MF Ece Türkoğlu (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 28 6 United States Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
3MF Busem Şeker (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 22 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3MF Elif Keskin (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 20 2 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük
3MF Büşra Kuru (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 12 1 Germany SC Sand
3MF Miray Cin (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 10 1 Germany MSV Duisburg
3MF Zeynep Kerimoğlu (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 4 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3MF Beyza Kara (2003-06-02) 2 June 2003 2 0 Turkey Beşiktaş
3MF Meryem Cennet Çal (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 0 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
3MF Zeynep Gamze Koçer (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 0 0 Turkey Beşiktaş
4FW Yağmur Uraz (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 51 25 Turkey Galatasaray
4FW Birgül Sadıkoğlu (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 19 2 Turkey Galatasaray
4FW Kader Hançar (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 18 5 Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Duygu Yılmaz (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 21 0 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
DF Gülbin Hız (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 27 3 Turkey ALG Spor v.  Portugal, 6 September 2022
DF Dilan Yeşim Taşkın (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 3 1 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük v.  Germany, 3 September 2022
DF Ferda İpek Çevik (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 1 0 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
DF Didem Dülber (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 0 0 Turkey Galatasaray v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Halle Houssein (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 0 0 England West Ham United FC Training camp, November 2022
MF Dilan Bora (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 0 0 Turkey ALG Spor Training camp, August 2022
MF Ecem Cumert (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 21 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Derya Arhan (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 14 3 Turkey Galatasaray v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Seda Nur İncik (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 1 0 Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Dilara Soley Deli (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 0 0 Belgium R. Charleroi SC v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Sümeyra Kıvanç (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 1 0 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
MF Başak İçinözbebek (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 0 0 Turkey FOMGET v.  Azerbaijan, 28 June 2022
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 COVID-19.

Records
Main article: List of Turkey women's international footballers

Most capped players
Ebru Topçu
  • Players in bold are still active.[13]

As of 11 April 2023

#NamePositionCareerCapsGoals
1Ebru TopçuFW2013–present6618
2Didem KaragençDF2010–present633
3Esra ErolDF2001–2020558
4Bilgin DefterliFW1999–20145216
5Yağmur UrazFW2006–present5125
6Çiğdem BelciDF2006–2020480
7Fatma KaraMF2009–2020455
8Arzu KarabulutMF2011–present425
9İpek KayaDF2015–present410
10Berna YeniçeriDF2014–present390

Top goalscorers
Yağmur Uraz
  • Bold indicates still active players.[13]

As of 15 November 2022

#NameCareerGoalsCapsRate
1Yağmur Uraz2006–present25510.49
2Ebru Topçu2013–present18660.27
Melahat Eryurt1995–200218390.46
4Bilgin Defterli1999–201416520.31
5Seyhan Gündüz1997–200212300.4
6Reyhan Şeker2006–201210210.48
7Selen Altunkulak2017–20198120.67
Esra Erol2001–20208550.15
9Melike Pekel2015–20197260.27
10Ece Türkoğlu2016–present6280.21

Hat-tricks
PlayerClubAgainstGoalsResultPlaceDate
Melahat Eryurt Turkey Dinarsuspor Israel35–2 ISR, Netanya9 February 1998
Melahat Eryurt Turkey Dinarsuspor Israel38–0 ISR, Netanya11 February 1998
Yağmur Uraz Turkey Konak Belediyespor Georgia36–0 TUR, Trabzon26 February 2015
Melike Pekel France FC Metz Luxembourg39–1 FAR, Tórshavn8 April 2017
Selen Altunkulak France FC Metz Luxembourg39–1 FAR, Tórshavn8 April 2017

Centuriate goals
RankPlayerClubAgainstResultPlaceDate
1stNazan BulutTurkey Gürtaşspor Hungary1–2 TUR, İstanbul9 May 1996
100thBilgin DefterliGermany FFC Brauweiler Pulheim Macedonia4–0 GEO, Tbilisi16 May 2009
200thBenan AltıntaşTurkey Fomget Gençlik ve Spor Albania1–2 ALB, Elbasan12 July 2021

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD QGPWD*LGFGAGD
China 1991Did not participate qual.Declined participation
Sweden 1995 qual.
United States 1999Did not qualify qual.6123615−9
United States 2003 qual.81071027−17
China 2007Did not participate qual.Declined participation
Germany 2011Did not qualify qual.82151023−13
Canada 2015 qual.104061231−19
France 2019 qual.3201133+10
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 qual.10316926–17
Total—––––––– —451342860125−65
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total—–––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD QGPWD*LGFGAGD
1984Did not participate qual.Declined participation
Norway 1987 qual.
West Germany 1989 qual.
Denmark 1991 qual.
Italy 1993 qual.
Germany 1995 qual.
Norway Sweden 1997Did not qualify qual.6006121−20
Germany 2001 qual.62131320−7
England 2005Did not participate qual.Declined participation
Finland 2009Did not qualify qual.3201112+9
Sweden 2013 qual.10019448−44
Netherlands 2017 qual.8116324−21
England 2022 qual.10127928−19
Total—––––––– —43653241143–102
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Rankings

Last update 13 July 2021.[14]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Turkey's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played		 Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
 6920212200 69Increase 372Decrease 0

See also

References
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