Turkey women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | Crescent Stars (Ay-Yıldızlılar) | ||
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Association | Turkish Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Necla Güngör | ||
Captain | Didem Karagenç | ||
Most caps | Didem Karagenç (61) | ||
Top scorer | Yağmur Uraz (22) | ||
FIFA code | TUR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 69 ![]() | ||
Highest | 54 (March 2017) | ||
Lowest | 72 (December 2006) | ||
First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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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.
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.[2] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
The biggest loss of the Turkey women's national team was against Germany with 1–12 in a friendly match on 14 February 1999.[6] The team's biggest win was with 9–0 against Georgia at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying match on 23 November 2006.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.
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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
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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
2021
14 June 2021 Friendly | Turkey ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: TFF Riva Facility Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
12 July 2021 Friendly | Albania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Elbasan, Albania |
18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
15 July 2021 Friendly | Albania ![]() | 1-4 | ![]() | Tirana, Albania |
18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Referee: Mirela Cemeri (Albania) |
16 September 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H | Turkey ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Alanya, Turkey |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Maika Vanderstiche (France) |
21 September 2021 Friendly | Ukraine ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Kyiv, Ukraine |
19:00 UTC+3 | Boychenko ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bannikov Stadium Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine) |
21 October 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H | Turkey ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
18:00 UTC+3 | Uraz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania) |
26 October 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H | Serbia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Metalac Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary) |
26 November 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H | Germany ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Braunschweig, Germany |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia) |
2022
23 February 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Turkey ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | İzmir |
--:-- | Report |
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Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland) |
7 April 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Plovdiv |
--:-- | Report | Stadium: Plovdiv Stadium Referee: Tanja Račić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
12 April 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Israel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Petah Tikva |
--:-- | Report | Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
3 September 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification– UEFAGroup H | Turkey ![]() | v | ![]() | TBC |
--:-- | Report | Stadium: TBC |
All-time records
As of 12 April 2022[10] The following table shows Turkey women's all-time international record:
Period | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1995–2022 | 141 | 48 | 15 | 78 | 214 | 356 |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 23 February 2022
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach(es) | ![]() |
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Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Director of football development | ![]() |
Manager history
- As of 12 April 2022
Name | Period | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref |
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Atılay Canel | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 | |
Hamdi Aslan | 2006-2010 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 57.1 | |
Yücel Uyar | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 12.5 | |
Nur Mustafa Gülen | 2011-2012 2013-2014 Total | 4 8 12 | 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 | 4 5 9 | 1 9 10 | 16 23 39 | -15 -14 -29 | 0 37.5 25 | |
Ogün Temizkanoğlu | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 | |
Suat Okyar | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 50 | |
Talat Tuncel | 2015-2019 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 36.4 | |
Necla Güngör Kıragası | 2020- | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 44.4 |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Bulgaria and Israel, respectively on 7 April 2022 and 12 April 2022.
- Caps and goals are correct as of 12 April 2022 after the match against Israel.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Selda Akgöz | 9 June 1993 | 31 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Fatma Şahin | 15 December 1990 | 23 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Ezgi Çağlar | 3 July 1991 | 13 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Didem Karagenç (C) | 16 October 1993 | 61 | 3 | ![]() | |
DF | Berna Yeniçeri | 27 January 1996 | 39 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | İpek Kaya | 28 October 1994 | 38 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Kezban Tağ | 17 September 1993 | 13 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Ece Tekmen | 23 February 2002 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Dilan Yeşim Taşkın | 17 October 2001 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Ümran Özev | 1 January 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Ebru Topçu | 27 August 1996 | 57 | 16 | ![]() | |
MF | Arzu Karabulut | 30 January 1991 | 39 | 5 | ![]() | |
MF | Emine Ecem Esen | 3 May 1994 | 29 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Ece Türkoğlu | 14 April 1999 | 26 | 5 | ![]() | |
MF | Busem Şeker | 19 July 1998 | 16 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Elif Keskin | 12 January 2002 | 16 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Birgül Sadıkoğlu | 23 March 2000 | 14 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Büşra Kuru | 24 October 2001 | 9 | 1 | ![]() | |
MF | Cansu Gürel | 30 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Seda Nur İncik | 6 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Yağmur Uraz | 19 February 1990 | 46 | 22 | ![]() | |
FW | Kader Hançar | 12 November 1999 | 13 | 3 | ![]() | |
FW | Melike Öztürk | 1 April 2001 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Gamze Nur Yaman | 25 April 1999 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Kevser Gündoğdu | 7 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Gülbin Hız | 11 June 1994 | 23 | 3 | ![]() |
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DF | Medine Erkan | 10 September 1995 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Yaşam Göksu | 25 September 1995 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Fatoş Yıldırım | 28 March 1994 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Beyza Kocatürk | 9 December 1996 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Eda Karataş | 15 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Meltem Karadağ | 7 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Ecem Cumert | 7 February 1998 | 20 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Derya Arhan | 25 January 1999 | 13 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | İlayda Civelek | 6 July 1998 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Miray Cin | 5 July 2001 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Cansu Nur Kaya | 28 February 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Tuğba Karataş | 17 March 1992 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Didem Dülber | 21 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Nur Yaren Özpolat | 11 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Zeynep Gamze Koçer | 15 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Benan Altıntaş | 10 November 2001 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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Gallery
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Turkey women's national football team in the home match against Estonia on 4 October 2019: Akgöz (1), Kaya (17), Pekel (10), Topçu (16), Hançar (19), Karagenç (3), Cümert (6), Altunkulak (14), Yeniçeri (2), Uzungüney (9), Kara (5).
Records
Most capped players
- Players in bold are still active.[11]
As of 12 April 2022
# | Name | Position | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Didem Karagenç | DF | 2010–present | 61 | 3 |
2 | Ebru Topçu | FW | 2013–present | 57 | 16 |
3 | Esra Erol | DF | 2001–2020 | 55 | 8 |
4 | Bilgin Defterli | FW | 1999–2014 | 52 | 16 |
5 | Çiğdem Belci | DF | 2006–2020 | 48 | 0 |
6 | Yağmur Uraz | FW | 2006–present | 46 | 22 |
7 | Fatma Kara | MF | 2009–2020 | 45 | 5 |
8 | Melahat Eryurt | FW | 1995–2002 | 39 | 18 |
Arzu Karabulut | MF | 2011–present | 39 | 5 | |
Berna Yeniçeri | DF | 2014–present | 39 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
- Bold indicates still active players.[11]
As of 12 April 2022
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Rate |
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1 | Yağmur Uraz | 2006–present | 22 | 46 | 0.48 |
2 | Melahat Eryurt | 1995–2002 | 18 | 39 | 0.46 |
3 | Bilgin Defterli | 1999–2014 | 16 | 52 | 0.31 |
Ebru Topçu | 2013–present | 16 | 57 | 0.28 | |
5 | Seyhan Gündüz | 1997–2002 | 12 | 30 | 0.4 |
6 | Reyhan Şeker | 2006–2012 | 10 | 21 | 0.48 |
7 | Selen Altunkulak | 2017–2019 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
Esra Erol | 2001–2020 | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | |
9 | Melike Pekel | 2017–2019 | 7 | 26 | 0.27 |
10 | Ece Türkoğlu | 2016–present | 5 | 26 | 0.19 |
Arzu Karabulut | 2011–present | 5 | 39 | 0.13 | |
Fatma Kara | 2009–2020 | 5 | 45 | 0.11 |
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Goals | Result | Place | Date |
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Melahat Eryurt | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 5-2 | ![]() | 9 February 1998 |
Melahat Eryurt | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 8-0 | ![]() | 11 February 1998 |
Yağmur Uraz | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 6-0 | ![]() | 26 February 2015 |
Melike Pekel | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 9-1 | ![]() | 8 April 2017 |
Selen Altunkulak | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 9-1 | ![]() | 8 April 2017 |
Centuriate goals
Rank | Player | Club | Against | Result | Place | Date |
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1st | Nazan Bulut | ![]() | ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 9 May 1996 |
100th | Bilgin Defterli | ![]() | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 16 May 2009 |
200th | Benan Altıntaş | ![]() | ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 12 July 2021 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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qual. | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not Qualify | qual. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -9 | ||||||||
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qual. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | |||||||||
![]() | Did not Participate | qual. | Did not Participate | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not Qualify | qual. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -13 | ||||||||
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qual. | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | -19 | |||||||||
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qual. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | |||||||||
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qual. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -11 | |||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 117 | -59 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1984 | Did not Participate | qual. | Did not Participate | ||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() | Did not Qualify | qual. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | -20 | ||||||||
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qual. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | |||||||||
![]() | Did not Participate | qual. | Did not Participate | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not Qualify | qual. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | ||||||||
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qual. | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 48 | -44 | |||||||||
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qual. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -21 | |||||||||
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qual. | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -19 | |||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 41 | 143 | -102 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA World Rankings
Last update 13 July 2021.[12]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Turkey's FIFA world rankings | |||||||||||
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Rank | Year | Games Played |
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Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||||
69 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | ![]() | 72 | ![]() |
See also
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Kadın Futbolu" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- "Özel Maç Kadınlar Milli - Türkiye 0-8 Romanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Avrupa Şampiyonası 1997 Grup Eleme - Macaristan 6-0 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Dünya Şampiyonası 1999 Grup Eleme - Gürcistan 0-1 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Özel Maç - Türkiye 1-12 Almanya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "Avruğpa Şampiyonası 2008 Grup Eleme Türkiye 9-0 Gürcistan" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Kadınlar Milli - A Milli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Türkiye'de kadın futbolu daha işin başında". Deutsche Welle (in Turkish). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Turkey [Women] » Historical results". World Football. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Türkiye Kadın A Milli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol federasyonu. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- "Turkey Women's Ranking". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
- (in English) Official website, TFF.org
- (in English) FIFA profile, FIFA.com