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Turkey women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Turkey

Summary

Women's national association football team representing Turkey

Field	Value
type	women
Name	Turkey
Badge	Roundel flag of Turkey.svg
Badge_size	180px
FIFA Trigramme	TUR
Nickname	Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar)
Association	Turkish Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Coach	Necla Güngör Kıragası
Captain	Didem Karagenç
Most caps	Ebru Topçu (77)
Top scorer	Yağmur Uraz (28)
FIFA Rank
FIFA max	54
FIFA max date	March 2017
FIFA min	75
FIFA min date	December 2007
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First game	0–8
(Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995)
Largest win	9–0
(Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006)
Largest loss	1–12
(Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999)

(Istanbul, Turkey; 8 September 1995) (Adana, Turkey; 23 November 2006) (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 February 1999)

Belarus]] with [[Bilgin Defterli]] on 17 September 2014.

Germany]] at the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 5]] match on 8 April 2016.

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

Main article: Turkey women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

;Legend

2025

Carusa Molnár (HUN) Hegedus-Barath (HUN) Bizder (HUN) Keskin Bočková (SVK),Pastoreková (SVK),Valentová (SVK) Kolbl Kramžar Prašnikar Beyer (FRA) Maubacq (FRA) Jourdain (FRA) Kramžar Michel GER Uerstfeĺd GER Fritzius GER Hançar Murphy Georgieva (BUL) Valeva (BUL) Dumbalakova (BUL) Hançar Vanderstichel (FRA) Brassard (FRA) Boudina (FRA) Pekel şeker Pachtova (CZE) Ratajova (CZE) Holakovská (CZE) Hançar Şeker Bočková (SVK) Baranowska (POL) Mostowska (POL) Lutfaliyeva (AZE), Nuriyeva(AZE), Akbarzada (AZE) Altunkulak
Lutfaliyeva (AZE), Nuriyeva(AZE), Akbarzada (AZE)

2026

All-time records

The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record :

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

Matches by year

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

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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

Manager history

Main article: List of Turkey women's national football team managers

Name	Period	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Atılay Canel	2002	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0	https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219&antId=1024
Hamdi Aslan	2006–2010	21	12	3	6	56	33	+23		https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=219&antID=1275666
Yücel Uyar	2011	8	1	2	5	8	25	−17		https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=219&antID=1275851
Nur Mustafa Gülen	2011–2012	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	0	https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219&antId=6625
2013–2014	8	3	0	5	9	23	−14
Ogün Temizkanoğlu	2012	2	0	0	2	1	13	−12	0	https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219&antId=21360
Suat Okyar	2014	2	1	0	1	3	8	−5
Talat Tuncel	2015–2019	33	12	5	16	51	65	−14		https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=219&antId=10865
Necla Güngör Kıragası	2020–	50	29	6	15	93	57	+36

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.

Caps and goals are correct as of 28 November 2025.
Source: Turkish Football Federation

Recent call-ups

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

Gallery

File:TurkeyWomensNationalFootballTeam2014.JPG|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). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational (23).JPG|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). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational2018 (15).jpg|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). File:TurkeyWomen'sNational2019 (9).jpg|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

Main article: List of Turkey women's international footballers

Most capped players

Players in bold are still active.

#	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.

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

Hat-tricks

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

Centuriate goals

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

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Qualification record	Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
China 1991	Did not participate	qual.	Declined participation
Sweden 1995	qual.
USA 1999	Did not qualify	qual.	6	1	2	3	6	15	−9
USA 2003	qual.	8	1	0	7	10	27	−17
China 2007	Did not participate	qual.	Declined participation
Germany 2011	Did not qualify	qual.	8	2	1	5	10	23	−13
Canada 2015	qual.	10	4	0	6	12	31	−19
France 2019	qual.	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023	qual.	10	3	1	6	9	26	–17
Brazil 2027	To be determined	qual.	To be determined
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031	To be determined	qual.	To be determined
United Kingdom 2035	To be determined	qual.	To be determined

:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record	Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Total		—		–		–		–		–		–		–		–
USA 1996	Did not qualify
AUS 2000
GRE 2004
CHN 2008
GBR 2012
BRA 2016
JPN 2020
FRA 2024	Unable to qualify
USA 2028	To be determined
AUS 2032

:*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
1984	Did not participate	qual.	Declined participation
Norway 1987	qual.
West Germany 1989	qual.
Denmark 1991	qual.
Italy 1993	qual.
Germany 1995	qual.
Norway Sweden 1997	Did not qualify	qual.		6	0	0	6	1	21	−20	–
	Germany 2001	qual.		6	2	1	3	13	20	−7
	England 2005	Did not participate	qual.	Declined participation
	Finland 2009	Did not qualify	qual.		3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	–
	Sweden 2013	qual.		10	0	1	9	4	48	−44
	NED 2017	qual.		8	1	1	6	3	24	−21
	ENG 2022	qual.		10	1	2	7	9	28	−19
	SUI 2025	qual.		8	3	1	4	9	11	−2		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	Total	8		7		0		1		17		1		colspan=2	33rd
2023–24	C	2		1st	6	6	0	0	16	0		33rd
2025	B	2		(1)	2	1	0	1	1	1	0

		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.

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

[](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
		2020
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		2016
		2015
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		2003

Notes

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