Turkey's national football team has unveiled a 35-player roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, set to be hosted jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The comprehensive squad was selected by head coach Vincenzo Montella and includes players from various positions.

The Turkish team will compete in Group D against the United States, Australia, and Paraguay. To prepare for the tournament, they are scheduled to play friendly matches against North Macedonia on June 1 in Istanbul and Venezuela on June 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The team will start their training at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Team Training and Education Complex on May 22.

The 2026 World Cup will take place from June 11 to July 19 and will feature the joint hosting of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The 35-player squad includes:

Goalkeepers:

  • Altay Bayındır (Manchester United)
  • Ersin Destanoğlu (Beşiktaş)
  • Mert Günok (Fenerbahçe)
  • Muhammed Şengezer (RAMS Başakşehir)
  • Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray)

Defenders:

  • Abdülkerim Bardakcı (Galatasaray)
  • Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen)
  • Çağlar Söyüncü (Fenerbahçe)
  • Eren Elmalı (Galatasaray)
  • Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton & Hove Albion)
  • Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli)
  • Mert Müldür (Fenerbahçe)
  • Mustafa Eskihellaç (Trabzonspor)
  • Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim)
  • Samet Akaydin (Çaykur Rizespor)
  • Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal)
  • Zeki Çelik (Roma)

Midfielders:

  • Atakan Karazor (Stuttgart)
  • Demir Ege Tıknaz (Braga)
  • Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter)
  • İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe)
  • Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray)
  • Orkun Kökçü (Beşiktaş)
  • Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards:

  • Aral Şimşir (Midtjylland)
  • Arda Güler (Real Madrid)
  • Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray)
  • Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt)
  • Deniz Gül (Porto)
  • İrfan Can Kahveci (Kasımpaşa)
  • Kenan Yıldız (Juventus)
  • Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Fenerbahçe)
  • Oğuz Aydın (F