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Nickname(s)	Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)
Association	Turkish Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Necla Güngör Kıragası
Captain	Didem Karagenç
Most caps	Ebru Topçu (77)
Top scorer	Yağmur Uraz (28)
FIFA code	TUR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	60 2 (13 December 2024)
Highest	54 (March 2017)
Lowest	75 (December 2007)
First international
Turkey 0–8 Romania  (Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995)
Biggest win
Turkey 9–0 Georgia  (Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006)
Biggest defeat
Turkey 1–12 Germany  (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999)

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 international official tournament, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2024

25 February Friendly	Turkey	1–2	Greece	Manavgat, Turkey
15:30	Uraz 12'	Report	Kapnisi 49' Spyridonidou 90+5'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Complex

28 February Friendly	Romania	0–1	Turkey	Manavgat, Turkey
		Report	Abrahamsson 54'	Stadium: Emirhan Sport Complex

5 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	Zürich
	Calligaris 30', 78' Bühler 52'	Report	Türkoğlu 80'	Stadium: Letzigrund Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)

9 April Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	2–1	Hungary	Istanbul
	Türkoğlu 80' Cin 87'	Report	Csányi 45+1'	Stadium: Pendik Stadyumu Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	1–0	Azerbaijan	Erzincan
	Topçu 43' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Erzincan 13 Şubat Şehir Stadium

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	1–0	Turkey	Baku
	Mirzaliyeva 89'	Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	0–2	Switzerland	İzmit
TBC		Report	Schertenleib 58' Crnogorčević 65'	Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium

16 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Hungary	1–4	Turkey	Győr
	Kaján] 66'		Şeker 14' Keskin 55' Sadıkoğlu 51' Hançar 79'	Stadium: Gyirmóti Stadion

25 October 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Turkey	1–1	Ukraine	Esenler Stadium, Istanbul
17:00 (18:00 UTC+3)	Keskin 51'	Report	Apanaschenko 31'	Attendance: 1,688 Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)

29 October 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Ukraine	2–0	Turkey	Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău (Moldova)
17:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Karataş 14' (o.g.) Shmatko 34'	Report		Attendance: 438 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

• Official Turkey Results – TFF.org
• Turkey Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
• Worldfootball.net

All-time records

The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record As of 17 July 2023:

Matches by year

As of 5 December 2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 17 July 2023

Position	Name
Head coach	Necla Güngör Kıragası
Assistant coach(es)	Begüm Üresin
	Hilal Başkol
Goalkeeping coach	Sinan Sevim
Director of football development	Oğuz Çetin

Manager history

As of 31 May 2024

Players

Current squad

• The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Ukraine in October 2024, respectively.
• Caps and goals are correct as of 17 July 2023 after the match against Estonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Selda Akgöz	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 31)	35	0	FOMGET
	1GK	Gamze Nur Yaman	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)	12	0	Galatasaray
	1GK	Fatma Şahin	(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 34)	23	0	Beşiktaş
	2DF	Sejde Abrahamsson	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)	2	1	Club YLA
	2DF	Didem Karagenç	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)	65	3	Beşiktaş
	2DF	İlayda Civelek	(1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 (age 26)	21	1	Fenerbahçe
	2DF	Ümran Özev	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	2	0	FOMGET
	2DF	Gülbin Hız	(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 30)	30	3	Fenerbahçe
	2DF	Fatma SAKAR				FC Union Berlin
	2DF	Dilara Soley Deli	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Sporting Huelva
	3MF	Eda Karataş	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29)	10	0	ALG Spor
	3MF	Ebru Topçu	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28)	67	20	Galatasaray
	4FW	Arzu Karabulut	(1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33)	44	5	ALG Spor
	2DF	Halle Houssein Şensizoğlu	(2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 20)			West Ham United
	3MF	Derya Arhan	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)	14	3	Beylerbeyi
	3MF	Ece Türkoğlu	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	30	7	Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
	3MF	Meryem Cennet Çal	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Fenerbahçe
	3MF	Elif Keskin	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22)	24	2	Beşiktaş
	4FW	Miray Cin	(2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23)	12	1	MSV Duisburg
	3MF	Birgül Sadıkoğlu	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	23	2	FOMGET
	4FW	Melike Öztürk	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Fatih Karagümrük
	3MF	Busem Şeker	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 (age 26)	26	3	Fenerbahçe
	4FW	Kader Hançar	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)	18	5	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	Göknur Güleryüz	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Fenerbahçe	v.  Hungary,16 July 2024
DF	Yaşam Göksu	(1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 (age 29)	11	0	Fenerbahçe	v.  Hungary, 9 April 2024
DF	Cansu Nur Kaya	(2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.  Lithuania, 26 September 2023
DF	Ece Tekmen	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)	15	0	Beşiktaş	v.  Lithuania, 26 September 2023
DF	Büşra Kuru	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23)	14	1	SC Sand	v.  Azerbaijan, 4 June 2024
DF	Narin Yakut	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Fatih Karagümrük	v.  Azerbaijan, 4 June 2024
DF	İlayda Cansu Kara				Fenerbahçe	v.  Hungary,16 July 2024
DF	Kezban Tağ				Beşiktaş	v.  Hungary,16 July 2024
MF	Emine Ecem Esen	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	38	2	Galatasaray	v.  Hungary, 9 April 2024
MF	Rojin Polat	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Sydney Uni SFC	v.  Romania, 28 February 2024
MF	Başak İçinözbebek	(1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Fomget GSK	v.  Azerbaijan, 4 June 2024
FW	Zeynap Kerimoğlu	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Fenerbahçe	v.  Romania, 28 February 2024
FW	Neslihan Demirdögen	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.  Georgia, 5 December 2023
FW	Yağmur Uraz	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34)	55	25	Fenerbahçe	v.  Azerbaijan, 4 June 2024
FW	Zeynep Kerimoğlu	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Fenerbahçe	v.  Azerbaijan, 4 June 2024
Notes = Preliminary squad/standby. = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. = The player is not part of the current squad due to has been tested positive for COVID-19.

Gallery

• Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Belarus on 17 September 2014: Çağlar (12), Uraz (11), Esra Erol (17), Göksu (4), Elgalp (18), Defterli (9), Karabulut (7), Belci (5), Karagenç (3), Çorlu (2), Kara (10).
• Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Germany on 8 April 2016: Akgöz (1), Nurlu (7), Topçu (16), Yağ (20), Pekel(10), Esra Ero (9), Demir (18), Tezkan (4), Güvenç (3), Korkmaz (8), Kaya (17).
• Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Estonia on 7 April 2018: Şahin (12), Alpavut (4), Topçu (16), Kara (11), Işık (18), Karagenç (3), Altunkulak (14), Korkmaz (8), Çınar (17), Cümert (6), Karabuşut (7).
• Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Estonia on 4 October 2019: Akgöz (1), Kaya (17), Nurdoğan (7), Pekel (10), Topçu (16), Hançar (19), Karagenç (3), Cümert (6), Altunkulak (14), Yeniçeri (2), Uzungüney (9), Kara (5).

Records

Most capped players

• Players in bold are still active.

As of 17 July 2023

Top goalscorers

• Bold indicates still active players.

As of 5 December 2023

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Goals	Result	Place	Date
Melahat Eryurt	Dinarsuspor	Israel	3	5–2	ISR, Netanya	9 February 1998
Melahat Eryurt	Dinarsuspor	Israel	3	8–0	ISR, Netanya	11 February 1998
Yağmur Uraz	Konak Belediyespor	Georgia	3	6–0	TUR, Trabzon	26 February 2015
Melike Pekel	FC Metz	Luxembourg	3	9–1	FAR, Tórshavn	8 April 2017
Selen Altunkulak	FC Metz	Luxembourg	3	9–1	FAR, Tórshavn	8 April 2017

Centuriate goals

Rank	Player	Club	Against	Result	Place	Date
1st	Nazan Bulut	Gürtaşspor	Hungary	1–2	TUR, Istanbul	9 May 1996
100th	Bilgin Defterli	FFC Brauweiler Pulheim	Macedonia	4–0	GEO, Tbilisi	16 May 2009
200th	Benan Altıntaş	Fomget Gençlik ve Spor	Albania	1–2	ALB, Elbasan	12 July 2021

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Q	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not participate									qual.	Declined participation
1995										qual.
1999	Did not qualify									qual.	6	1	2	3	6	15	−9
2003										qual.	8	1	0	7	10	27	−17
2007	Did not participate									qual.	Declined participation
2011	Did not qualify									qual.	8	2	1	5	10	23	−13
2015										qual.	10	4	0	6	12	31	−19
2019										qual.	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10
2023										qual.	10	3	1	6	9	26	–17
2027	To be determined									qual.	To be determined
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		—	45	13	4	28	60	125	−65

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	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
2032
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Q	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
1984	Did not participate									qual.	Declined participation
1987										qual.
1989										qual.
1991										qual.
1993										qual.
1995										qual.
1997	Did not qualify									qual.	6	0	0	6	1	21	−20	–
2001										qual.	6	2	1	3	13	20	−7
2005	Did not participate									qual.	Declined participation
2009	Did not qualify									qual.	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	–
2013										qual.	10	0	1	9	4	48	−44
2017										qual.	8	1	1	6	3	24	−21
2022										qual.	10	1	2	7	9	28	−19
2025										qual.	8	3	1	4	9	11	−2		24th
Total	—	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		—	43	6	5	32	41	143	–102	24th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2023–24	C	2	1st	6	6	0	0	16	0		33rd
2025	B	2	To be determined
Total				6	6	0	0	16	0	33rd

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

FIFA World Rankings

Last update 13 July 2021.

  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
	69	2021	2	2	0	0	69	3	72	0

See also

• List of Turkey women's international footballers
• Turkey women's national under-17 football team
• Turkey women's national under-19 football team
• Turkey women's national under-21 football team
• Turkey women's national football team (Results)
• Women's football in Turkey
• Turkish Women's Cup
• Turkey national football team
• Turkey national under-21 football team
• Turkey national under-19 football team
• Turkey national under-17 football team

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

References

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External links

• (in English) Official website, TFF.org
• (in English) FIFA profile, FIFA.com

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