Turkey national football team statistics and records: appearances
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| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rüştü Reçber | 120 | 12 Oct 1994 | 26 May 2012 |
| Hakan Şükür | 112 | 25 Mar 1992 | 17 Oct 2007 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 104 | 06 Sep 2013 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Bülent Korkmaz | 102 | 17 Oct 1990 | 17 Aug 2005 |
| Emre Belözoğlu | 101 | 23 Feb 2000 | 11 Oct 2019 |
| Arda Turan | 100 | 16 Aug 2006 | 06 Oct 2017 |
| Tugay Kerimoğlu | 94 | 27 May 1990 | 05 Jun 2007 |
| Alpay Özalan | 90 | 15 Feb 1995 | 16 Nov 2005 |
| Tuncay Şanlı | 79 | 19 Jun 2003 | 12 Oct 2010 |
| Mehmet Topal | 79 | 06 Feb 2008 | 20 Nov 2018 |
| Hamit Altintop | 79 | 28 Apr 2004 | 12 Nov 2014 |
| Burak Yilmaz | 76 | 12 Apr 2006 | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Ogün Temizkanoğlu | 76 | 27 May 1990 | 17 Apr 2002 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 73 | 31 Aug 2016 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Abdullah Ercan | 70 | 17 Apr 1991 | 23 May 2002 |
| Oğuz Çetin | 69 | 21 Sep 1988 | 05 Sep 1998 |
| Nihat Kahveci | 68 | 07 Oct 2000 | 12 Oct 2010 |
| Gökhan Gönül | 66 | 17 Nov 2007 | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Volkan Demirel | 66 | 28 Apr 2004 | 12 Jun 2015 |
| Fatih Akyel | 64 | 20 Aug 1997 | 05 Jun 2004 |
| Ozan Tufan | 64 | 29 May 2014 | 08 Oct 2021 |
| Merih Demiral | 62 | 20 Nov 2018 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Zeki Çelik | 60 | 05 Jun 2018 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Caner Erkin | 60 | 26 May 2006 | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Cağlar Söyüncü | 60 | 24 Mar 2016 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Arif Erdem | 60 | 31 Aug 1994 | 12 Feb 2003 |
| Servet Çetin | 58 | 30 Apr 2003 | 07 Oct 2011 |
| Selçuk Inan | 56 | 13 Oct 2007 | 09 Nov 2017 |
| Recep Çetin | 55 | 16 Mar 1988 | 30 Apr 1997 |
| Okan Buruk | 54 | 28 Oct 1992 | 22 May 2010 |
| Cenk Tosun | 53 | 15 Oct 2013 | 06 Jul 2024 |
| Fatih Terim | 51 | 30 Apr 1975 | 04 Apr 1984 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 51 | 27 May 2021 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Cengiz Ünder | 51 | 12 Nov 2016 | 12 Sep 2023 |
| Nuri Şahin | 50 | 08 Oct 2005 | 06 Oct 2017 |
| Gökdeniz Karadeniz | 50 | 30 Apr 2003 | 25 Jun 2008 |
| Hakan Balta | 49 | 12 Apr 2006 | 06 Oct 2016 |
| Yıldıray Baştürk | 49 | 21 Jan 1998 | 25 May 2008 |
| Orkun Kökçü | 49 | 06 Sep 2020 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Okay Yokuşlu | 47 | 17 Nov 2015 | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Ergün Penbe | 47 | 20 Apr 1994 | 06 Sep 2006 |
| Hami Mandıralı | 47 | 11 Nov 1987 | 27 Mar 1999 |
| Turgay Seren | 46 | 28 May 1950 | 16 Oct 1966 |
| Irfan Kahveci | 46 | 23 Mar 2018 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Yusuf Yazici | 45 | 11 Jun 2017 | 22 Jun 2024 |
| Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 44 | 23 Apr 1948 | 09 Oct 1963 |
| Mert Müldür | 44 | 11 Oct 2018 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Sabri Sarıoğlu | 44 | 07 Oct 2006 | 11 Nov 2011 |
| Cemil Turan | 44 | 17 Jan 1969 | 01 Apr 1979 |
| Umit Özat | 42 | 16 Aug 2000 | 12 Nov 2005 |
| Tayfun Korkut | 42 | 15 Nov 1995 | 09 Sep 2003 |
| Tayfur Havutçu | 42 | 31 Aug 1994 | 31 Mar 2004 |
| Şeref Has | 41 | 16 Nov 1956 | 28 Nov 1967 |
| Oğuzhan Özyakup | 40 | 15 Nov 2013 | 02 Jun 2019 |
| Umit Davala | 39 | 09 Apr 1996 | 28 Apr 2004 |
| Umut Bulut | 39 | 05 Jun 2007 | 28 May 2018 |
| Gökhan Keskin | 39 | 11 Nov 1987 | 08 Mar 1995 |
| Halil Altintop | 39 | 18 Feb 2004 | 15 Nov 2011 |
| Hasan Şaş | 38 | 22 Apr 1998 | 01 Mar 2006 |
| Uğurcan Çakir | 38 | 30 May 2019 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Rıza Çalımbay | 37 | 09 Sep 1981 | 18 Nov 1992 |
| Mehmet Aurélio | 37 | 16 Aug 2006 | 07 Oct 2011 |
| Ibrahim Üzülmez | 37 | 12 Feb 2003 | 05 Jun 2009 |
| Colin Kâzim-Richards | 37 | 05 Jun 2007 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Can Bartu | 36 | 16 Nov 1956 | 16 Nov 1969 |
| Metin Oktay | 36 | 18 Dec 1955 | 11 Dec 1968 |
| Mert Günok | 36 | 24 May 2012 | 19 Nov 2024 |
| Sergen Yalçın | 36 | 12 Oct 1994 | 11 Oct 2003 |
| Turgay Semercioğlu | 35 | 23 Nov 1975 | 04 Mar 1987 |
| Gökhan Zan | 35 | 01 Mar 2006 | 11 Oct 2011 |
| Metin Tekin | 35 | 29 Jan 1983 | 29 Mar 1995 |
| Emre Aşık | 35 | 27 Oct 1993 | 22 May 2010 |
| Bariş Yilmaz | 34 | 13 Nov 2021 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Enes Ünal | 34 | 31 Mar 2015 | 16 Nov 2024 |
| Hasan Ali Kaldirim | 34 | 29 Feb 2012 | 14 Oct 2020 |
| Tolunay Kafkas | 33 | 21 Dec 1994 | 18 Feb 1998 |
| Mevlut Erdinc | 33 | 26 Mar 2008 | 09 Oct 2016 |
| Ogün Altiparmak | 33 | 08 Oct 1961 | 11 Dec 1968 |
| Naci Erdem | 33 | 23 Jun 1954 | 09 Oct 1965 |
| Hakan Ünsal | 33 | 31 Aug 1996 | 18 Aug 2004 |
| Engin İpekoğlu | 32 | 29 Mar 1989 | 17 Nov 1999 |
| Unal Karaman | 32 | 16 Dec 1987 | 09 Oct 1996 |
| Volkan Babacan | 32 | 13 Oct 2014 | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Mehmet Özdilek | 31 | 27 May 1990 | 11 Oct 1997 |
| Tanju Çolak | 31 | 04 Apr 1984 | 04 Sep 1991 |
| Kenan Karaman | 31 | 09 Nov 2017 | 16 Nov 2021 |
| Ismail Yüksek | 31 | 22 Sep 2022 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Sedat Özden | 31 | 23 Mar 1977 | 16 Oct 1985 |
| Yusuf Altıntaş | 31 | 30 Mar 1983 | 27 Mar 1991 |
| Ibrahim Toraman | 30 | 20 Nov 2002 | 12 Oct 2010 |
| Senol Güneş | 30 | 31 Oct 1976 | 25 Mar 1987 |
| Erdoğan Arıca | 30 | 07 Sep 1977 | 29 Oct 1986 |
| Ferdi Kadioğlu | 30 | 04 Jun 2022 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Arda Güler | 29 | 19 Nov 2022 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Orhan Çıkırıkçı | 29 | 21 Aug 1991 | 31 Aug 1996 |
| Mustafa Ertan | 29 | 20 Nov 1949 | 14 May 1961 |
| Ercan Aktuna | 29 | 27 Sep 1964 | 14 Nov 1971 |
| Ahmet Berman | 29 | 18 Dec 1955 | 02 Dec 1962 |
| Ozan Kabak | 29 | 17 Nov 2019 | 01 Jun 2026 |
| Hüseyin Çimşir | 28 | 04 Sep 2004 | 22 Aug 2007 |