Türkiye · Group D · FIFA #22
Türkiye World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Türkiye took a 26-man squad to World Cup 2026 and played in Group D. Türkiye went out in the group stage. Below: the full roster sorted by position, the face wall and the squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-07-23 16:02 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 22
- Group
- Group D
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Türkiye squad: face by face
Mert Günok
GK 
Altay Bayindir
GK 
Ugurcan Çakir
GK 
Zeki Çelik
DEF 
Merih Demiral
DEF 
Caglar Söyüncü
DEF 
Abdülkerim Bardakci
DEF 
Ozan Kabak
DEF 
Mert Müldür
DEF 
Ferdi Kadioglu
DEF 
Kaan Ayhan
DEF 
Samet Akaydin
DEF 
Salih Özcan
MID 
Orkun Kökçü
MID 
Arda Güler
MID 
Hakan Çalhanoglu
MID 
Ismail Yüksek
MID 
Irfan Can Kahveci
MID 
Kerem Aktürkoglu
FWD 
Deniz Gül
FWD 
Kenan Yildiz
FWD 
Yunus Akgün
FWD 22 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 27.2avg age
- 20youngest (Can Uzun)
- 37oldest (Mert Günok)
Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.
How Türkiye finished
Türkiye went out in the group stage. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group D table is on the group page.
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Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mert Günok | Goalkeeper | 37 |
| 12 | Altay Bayindir | Goalkeeper | 28 |
| 23 | Ugurcan Çakir | Goalkeeper | 30 |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik | Defender | 29 |
| 3 | Merih Demiral | Defender | 28 |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü | Defender | 30 |
| 13 | Eren Elmali | Defender | 25 |
| 14 | Abdülkerim Bardakci | Defender | 31 |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak | Defender | 26 |
| 18 | Mert Müldür | Defender | 27 |
| 20 | Ferdi Kadioglu | Defender | 26 |
| 22 | Kaan Ayhan | Defender | 31 |
| 25 | Samet Akaydin | Defender | 32 |
| 5 | Salih Özcan | Midfielder | 28 |
| 6 | Orkun Kökçü | Midfielder | 25 |
| 8 | Arda Güler | Midfielder | 21 |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu | Midfielder | 32 |
| 16 | Ismail Yüksek | Midfielder | 27 |
| 17 | Irfan Can Kahveci | Midfielder | 30 |
| 26 | Can Uzun | Midfielder | 20 |
| 7 | Kerem Aktürkoglu | Forward | 27 |
| 9 | Deniz Gül | Forward | 21 |
| 11 | Kenan Yildiz | Forward | 21 |
| 19 | Yunus Akgün | Forward | 25 |
| 21 | Baris Alper Yilmaz | Forward | 26 |
| 24 | Oguz Aydin | Forward | 25 |
Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group D fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 14 Jun 2026 | Türkiye vs Australia |
| Paraguay | 20 Jun 2026 | Türkiye vs Paraguay |
| United States | 26 Jun 2026 | Türkiye vs United States |
FIFA World Ranking
Türkiye are ranked 22 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 20th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.