07.11.2025 21:00
The squad of our national team, which will face Bulgaria on November 15 in Bursa and Spain away on November 18 in the final matches of Group E in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, has been announced. Aral Şimşir has been called up for the first time, while İrfan Can Kahveci, who has been excluded from the squad at Fenerbahçe, is also among the players called up.
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The Turkish National Team, which will face Bulgaria on November 15 in Bursa and Spain away on November 18 in the last matches of Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, has announced its squad.
TWO SURPRISES IN THE SQUAD
Aral Şimşir has been called up to the A National Team for the first time, while İrfan Can Kahveci, who has been sidelined at Fenerbahçe, is also among the names called up.
BERKE ÖZER NOT INCLUDED IN THE SQUAD
Berke Özer, who left the camp during the previous matches, causing a crisis, is not included in the national team. Kaan Ayhan, Emirhan Topçu, and Yusuf Sarı are also back in the candidate squad. Can Uzun, who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt and is currently injured, was not called up to the candidate squad.
Here is the A National Team squad:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır, Mert Günok, Muhammed Şengezer, Uğurcan Çakır.
Defense: Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Çağlar Söyüncü, Emirhan Topçu, Eren Elmalı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Merih Demiral, Mert Müldür, Samet Akaydin, Zeki Çelik
Midfield: Atakan Karazor, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, İsmail Yüksek, Kaan Ayhan, Orkun Kökçü, Salih Özcan.
Attack: Aral Şimşir, Arda Güler, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Deniz Gül, İrfan Can Kahveci, Kenan Yıldız, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Oğuz Aydın, Yusuf Sarı.
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