Turkey World Cup 2026 Squad Provisional

26-man squad

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Here's how Turkey shape up for the 2026 World Cup: a provisional list of 26 players.

The headline names include Hakan Çalhanoğlu (105 caps) of Inter Milan, Kaan Ayhan (73 caps) of Galatasaray S.K. (football) and Merih Demiral (62 caps) of Al-Ahli Saudi.

The squad is built from 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 5 midfielders and 9 forwards.

Experience-wise this is a deeply experienced group, with 7 players on 50+ caps, and the squad carries 970 international appearances between them, led by Hakan Çalhanoğlu on 105.

Follow Turkey through the tournament: data-driven previews and odds comparison for every fixture on the World Cup hub. Note this is a provisional list, the final 26 may differ once Turkey confirm it.

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Goalkeepers 3

Mert Günok Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 37 caps

Altay Bayındır Manchester United F.C. · 12 caps

Uğurcan Çakır Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 39 caps

Defenders 9

Zeki Çelik AS Roma · 61 caps

Merih Demiral Al-Ahli Saudi FC · 62 caps

Çağlar Söyüncü Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 60 caps

Eren Elmalı Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 23 caps

Abdülkerim Bardakcı Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 27 caps

Ozan Kabak TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · 30 caps

Mert Müldür Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 45 caps

Ferdi Kadıoğlu Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. · 30 caps

Samet Akaydin Çaykur Rizespor · 19 caps

Midfielders 5

Salih Özcan Borussia Dortmund · 30 caps

Orkun Kökçü Beşiktaş J.K. · 50 caps

Hakan Çalhanoğlu Inter Milan · 105 caps

İsmail Yüksek Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 32 caps

Kaan Ayhan Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 73 caps

Forwards 9

Kerem Aktürkoğlu Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 52 caps

Arda Güler Real Madrid CF · 29 caps

Deniz Gül FC Porto · 8 caps

Kenan Yıldız Juventus FC · 28 caps

İrfan Can Kahveci Kasımpaşa S.K. · 47 caps

Yunus Akgün Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 19 caps

Barış Alper Yılmaz Galatasaray S.K. (football) · 35 caps

Oğuz Aydın Fenerbahçe S.K. (football) · 11 caps

Can Uzun Eintracht Frankfurt · 6 caps

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