Turkey World Cup 2026 Squad Provisional

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 — 7 players have 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.