Turkey women's national football team

Turkey
NicknameCrescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)
AssociationTurkish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNecla Güngör Kıragası
CaptainDidem Karagenç
Most capsEbru Topçu (77)
Top scorerYağmur Uraz (28)
FIFA codeTUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 58 (11 December 2025)[1]
Highest54 (March 2017)
Lowest75 (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 (Turkish: Türkiye kadın millî futbol takımı) 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

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

2025

21 February UEFA Nations League - B2 Republic of Ireland  1–0  Turkey Dublin, Republic of Ireland
22:30 Carusa 45+3' Report Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee:
Molnár (HUN)
Hegedus-Barath (HUN)
Bizder (HUN)
25 February UEFA Nations League - B2 Turkey  1–0  Greece Istanbul, Turkey
18:30 Keskin 33' Report Stadium: Pendik Stadium
Referee:
Bočková (SVK),
Pastoreková (SVK),
Valentová (SVK)
4 April UEFA Nations League - B2 Slovenia  3–0  Turkey Ljubljana, Slovenia
17:30 Kolbl 29'
Kramžar 36'
Prašnikar 65' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Športni park
Referee:
Beyer (FRA)
Maubacq (FRA)
Jourdain (FRA)
8 April UEFA Nations League - B2 Turkey  0–1  Slovenia Sivas, Turkey
19:00 Report Kramžar 62' Stadium: Yeni 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee:
Michel GER
Uerstfeĺd GER
Fritzius
GER
30 May UEFA Nations League - B2 Turkey  1–2  Republic of Ireland Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 Hançar 49' Report Şeker 80' (o.g.)
Murphy 89'		 Stadium: Esenler Stadium
Referee:
Georgieva (BUL)
Valeva (BUL)
Dumbalakova (BUL)
3 June UEFA Nations League - B2 Greece  0–1  Turkey Heraklion, Greece
20:00 Report Hançar 42' Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee:
Vanderstichel (FRA)
Brassard (FRA)
Boudina (FRA)
24 October 2025 UEFA Nations League play-off Kosovo  0–4  Turkey Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Report Hançar 5', 10'
Pekel 23'
şeker 81'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee:
Pachtova (CZE)
Ratajova (CZE)
Holakovská (CZE)
28 October 2025 UEFA Nations League play-off Turkey  3–0  Kosovo İzmir, Turkey
20:00 Pekel 22'
Hançar 29' (pen.)
Şeker 78'		 Report Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Referee:
Bočková (SVK)
Baranowska (POL)
Mostowska (POL)
28 November Friendly Albania  1-1  Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 Hilaj 20' Topçu 50' Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium
Referee:
Lutfaliyeva (AZE),
Nuriyeva(AZE),
Akbarzada (AZE)
1 December 2025 (2025-12-01) Friendly Turkey  2–0  Albania Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 Şeker 14'
Altunkulak 81'		 Stadium: THY Fielad
Referee:
Lutfaliyeva (AZE),
Nuriyeva(AZE),
Akbarzada (AZE)

2026

3 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Malta Turkey
7 March 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Northern Ireland  v  Turkey Northern Ireland
14 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Switzerland  v  Turkey Switzerland
18 April 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Switzerland Turkey
5 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Northern Ireland Turkey
9 June 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Malta  v  Turkey Malta

All-time records

The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record As of 17 July 2023:[12]

Period Pl W D L GF GA
1995–2023 151 53 18 80 236 367

Matches by year

As of 28 October 2025[10]

Year Total Official Friendly
1995 4 2 2
1996 6 4 2
1997 5 4 1
1998 8 6 2
1999 6 3 3
2000 3 3 0
2001 7 4 3
2002 6 4 2
2006 3 3 0
2007 2 2 0
2008 5 5 0
2009 5 5 0
2010 6 6 0
2011 9 5 4
2012 5 5 0
2013 3 3 0
2014 7 7 0
2015 9 5 4
2016 3 3 0
2017 7 3 4
2018 4 0 4
2019 10 5 5
2020 6 5 1
2021 9 5 4
2022 9 5 4
2023 10 6 4
2024 10 8 2
2025 8 8 0
Total 175 124 51

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

Main article: List of Turkey women's national football team managers
As of 29 October 2024
Name Period Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref
Atılay Canel 2002 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0 [1]
Hamdi Aslan 2006–2010 21 12 3 6 56 33 +23 57.1 [2]
Yücel Uyar 2011 8 1 2 5 8 25 −17 12.5 [3]
Nur Mustafa Gülen 2011–2012 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0 [4]
2013–2014 8 3 0 5 9 23 −14 37.5
Ogün Temizkanoğlu 2012 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0 [5]
Suat Okyar 2014 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 50
Talat Tuncel 2015–2019 33 12 5 16 51 65 −14 36.4 [6]
Necla Güngör Kıragası 2020– 50 29 6 15 93 57 +36 58

Players

Main article: List of Turkey women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Albania on 28 November and 1 December 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Selda Akgöz (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 0 ABB Fomget
12 1GK Ezgi Çağlar (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 0 Beşiktaş
23 1GK Gamze Nur Yaman (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 0 Trabzonspor
25 1GK Göknur Güleryüz 0 Fenerbahçe
2 2DF Didem Karagenç (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 Beşiktaş
3 2DF İlayda Cansu Kara Coastal Carolina
4 2DF Eda Karataş (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 Galatasaray
5 2DF Meryem Küçükbirinci (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 Hakkari
6 2DF Selin Cemal West Ham United U23
7 2DF İlayda Civelek (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 Beşiktaş
8 2DF Gülbin Hız (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 ABB Fomget
9 2DF Cansu Nur Kaya Fatih Vatan
10 2DF Elif Keskin (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 Galatasaray
11 3MF Ebru Topçu (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 Galatasaray
14 3MF Meryem Cennet Çal (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 Beşiktaş
15 3MF Başak İçinözbebek (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 ABB Fomget
17 3MF Derya Arhan (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 Yüksekova Spor
18 3MF Halle Rose Pembe Şensizoğlu (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 West Ham United
19 3MF Miray Cin (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 Borussia Mönchengladbach
20 3MF Ece Türkoğlu (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 Fenerbahçe
21 4FW Busem Şeker (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 Fenerbahçe
22 4FW Selen Gül Altunkulak Toulouse
9 4FW Birgül Sadıkoğlu (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 Trabzonspor
13 4FW Melike Öztürk (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 Galatasaray
24 4FW Melike Pekel (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995
26 4FW Kader Hançar (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 Club Tijuana

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
DF Ümran Özev (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 20 0 Fenerbahçe v.  Slovenia,8 April 2025
DF Sejde Abrahamsson (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 16 1 Club YLA v.  Slovenia,8 April 2025
DF Fatma Şakar (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 4 0 Union Berlin v.  Slovenia,8 April 2025
DF Yaşam Göksu (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 Fenerbahçe v.  Kosovo,28 October 2025
DF Kezban TağINJ (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 Beşiktaş v.  Kosovo,28 October 2025
MF Arzu Karabulut (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 ABB Fomget v.  Kosovo,28 October 2025
MF Halle Rose Pembe Şensizoğlu (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 West Ham United v.  Kosovo,28 October 2025
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

  • Players in bold are still active.[13]

As of 3 June 2025

# Name Position Career Caps Goals
1 Ebru Topçu MF 2013–present 90 23
2 Didem Karagenç FW 2010–11–present 72 3
3 Yağmur Uraz FW 2006–2024 66 28
4 Arzu Karabulut MF 2011–present 59 6
5 Esra Erol DF 2001–2020 55 8
Selda Akgöz GK 2015–present 55 0
7 Bilgin Defterli FW 1999–2014 52 16
8 Gülbin Hız DF 2011–present 50 5
9 Ece Türkoğlu MF 2016–present 49 14
10 Çiğdem Belci DF 2006–2020 48 0

Top goalscorers

  • Bold indicates still active players.[13]

As of 3 June 2025

# Name Career Goals Caps Rate
1 Yağmur Uraz 2006–present 28 66 0.42
2 Ebru Topçu 2013–present 23 90 0.26
3 Melahat Eryurt 1995–2002 18 39 0.46
4 Bilgin Defterli 1999–2014 16 52 0.31
5 Ece Türkoğlu 2016–present 14 49 0.29
6 Seyhan Gündüz 1997–2002 12 30 0.4
7 Reyhan Şeker 2006–2012 10 21 0.48
8 Selen Altunkulak 2017–2019 8 12 0.67
Esra Erol 2001–2020 8 55 0.15
Birgül Sadıkoğlu 2019–present 8 38 0.21
11 Melike Pekel 2015–present 7 34 0.21

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
2031 To be determined qual. To be determined
2035 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 [a] 24th
Total — – – – – – – – — 43 6 5 32 41 143 –102 24th
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

As of 25 February 2025

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 (1) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Total 8 7 0 1 17 1 33rd
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.[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
  69 2021 2 2 0 0 69 3 72 0

See also

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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.


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