Turkey national football team results (1923–1960)

Turkey national football team results

This is a list of the Turkey national football team results from 1923 to 1960.

1920s

26 October 1923 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2  Romania Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel 32', 50' (Report) 20', 53' Gansl Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Czechoslovakia Anton Krátký
25 May 1924 1924 OG Czechoslovakia  5 – 2  Turkey France Stade Bergeyre, Paris
Sloup 21'
Sedláček 28', 37'
Novák 64'
Čapek 74'		 (Report) 63', 82' Refet Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Norway Peder Christian Andersen
17 June 1924 Friendly Finland  2 – 4  Turkey Finland Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Kelin 28'
Fallström 86'		 (Report) 3', 15', 37', 87' Sporel Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Finland Gösta Löfgren
19 June 1924 Friendly Estonia  1 – 4  Turkey Estonia Kalevi Keskstaadion, Tallinn
Üpraus 86' (Report) 24' Arca
67' Gürsoy
72', 75' Sporel		 Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Estonia Julius Reinans
22 June 1924 Friendly Latvia  1 – 3  Turkey Latvia LSB Stadions, Riga
Bārda 56' (Report) 11', 16', 68' Sporel Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Estonia August Silber-Sillak
29 June 1924 Friendly Poland  2 – 0  Turkey Poland Łódź City Stadium, Łódź
Balcer 42'
Reyman 43'		 (Report) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivancsics
16 November 1924 Friendly Soviet Union  3 – 0  Turkey Soviet Union Stadion Imeni Vorovskogo, Moscow
Butusov 14', 25'
Shpakovsky 70'		 (Report) Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Turkey Hamdi Emin Çap
10 April 1925 Friendly Turkey  2 – 1  Bulgaria Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Leblebi 31'
Arca 67'		 (Report) 74' Mutafchiev Attendance: 4,000
Referee: England W. H. Allen
1 May 1925 Friendly Romania  1 – 2  Turkey Romania Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest
Brauchler 72' (Report) 62' Sporel
85' Leblebi		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Romania Albert Rolton
15 May 1925 Friendly Turkey  1 – 2  Soviet Union Turkey İstiklâl Stadium, Ankara
Arca 3' (Report) 82' Selin
85' Butusov		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Turkey Hamdi Emin Çap
2 October 1925 Friendly Turkey  1 – 2  Poland Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel 5' (Report) 29' Adamek
67' Sperling		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Germany P.J. Bauwens
7 May 1926 Friendly Turkey  1 – 3  Romania Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Peykoğlu 71'[1] (Report) 54', 63' Semler
59' Matek		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: England W.H. Allen
12 September 1926 Friendly Poland  6 – 1  Turkey Poland Polish Army Stadium, Lemberg
Steuermann 50', 68', 71'
Batsch 27', 77'
Balcer 48'		 (Report) 86' Baydar Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Czech Republic František Cejnar
17 July 1927 Friendly Bulgaria  3 – 3  Turkey Bulgaria Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Liutskanov 37', 66'
Stoyanov 83'		 (Report) 2', 5' Yalınlı
75' Faruki		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Ede Vicenik
14 October 1927 Friendly Turkey  3 – 1  Bulgaria Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Sporel 25', 65'
Bekdik 85'		 (Report) 72' Manolov Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Romania Vasile Nicolaeviciu
8 April 1928 Friendly Yugoslavia  2 – 1  Turkey Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb
Babić 39'
Giler 41'		 (Report) 62' Yalınlı Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
15 April 1928 Friendly Romania  4 – 2  Turkey Romania Stadionul Gloria-CFR, Bistrița
Wetzer 40'
Uluğ 55' (o.g.)
Sepi 68'
Nagy-Csomag 83'		 (Report) 18' Faruki
73' Atak		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Josip Fabris
28 May 1928 1928 OG Egypt  7 – 1  Turkey Netherlands Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
El-Hassany 20' (pen.)
Riad 27'
Mokhtar 46', 50', 63'
El-Sayed Hooda 53'
El-Zobeir 86'		 (Report) 71' Refet Attendance: 2,744
Referee: France Marcel Slawik

1930s

27 September 1931 1931 Balkan C Bulgaria  5 – 1  Turkey Bulgaria Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Lozanov 4'
Panchev 50', 76', 80'
Stoyanov 50'		 (Report) 31' Yeten Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
2 October 1931 1931 Balkan C Yugoslavia  0 – 2  Turkey Bulgaria Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
(Report) 7' Erkal
25' Arıcan		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hungary Mihály Ivanicsics
17 April 1932 Friendly Turkey  1 – 2 Hungary Hungary B Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Almay 55' (Report) 80' (pen.) Bihámy
84' Kármán		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: England W. H. Allen
22 April 1932 Friendly Turkey  1 – 4 Hungary Hungary B Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Almay 35' (pen.) (Report) 17', 76' Gergely
61' Bihámy
89' Tunyogi		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: England W. H. Allen
4 November 1932 Friendly Turkey  2 – 3  Bulgaria Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Bilgiç 6'
Almay 52'		 (Report) 55' Staykov
63' Peshev
81' Angelov		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kingdom of Yugoslavia Bora Vasiliević
12 July 1936 Friendly Turkey  3 – 3  Yugoslavia Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Görkey 4'
Sel 42'
Arıcan 82'		 (Report) 15' Marjanović
35' Tomašević
76' Tirnanić		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hungary Klein Árpád
3 August 1936 1936 OG Norway  4 – 0  Turkey Germany Mommsenstadion, Berlin
Martinsen 30', 70'
Brustad 53'
Kvammen 80'		 (Report) Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Scarpi
1 August 1937 Friendly Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Turkey Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stadion Jugoslavija, Belgrade
Pleše 4'
Lešnik 51'
Božović 79'		 (Report) 63' Minkari Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Italy Rinaldo Barlassina

1940s

23 April 1948 Friendly Greece  1 – 3  Turkey Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Vikelidis 70' (Report) 9' Kırcan
30' Küçükandonyadis
74' Gülesin		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Italy Generoso Dattilo
30 May 1948 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1  Austria Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 15' Körner Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Italy Giovanni Galeati
2 August 1948 1948 OG Turkey  4 – 0  China United Kingdom Green Pond Road, Walthamstow
Kılıç 18' 61'
Saygun 72'
Küçükandonyadis 87'		 (Report) Attendance: 21,708
Referee: Austria Johann Beck
5 August 1948 1948 OG Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Turkey United Kingdom Lynn Road, Ilford
Čajkovski 21'
Bobek 60'
Wölfl 80'		 (Report) 33' Gülesin Attendance: 8,000
Referee: France Victor Sdez
28 November 1948 Friendly Turkey  2 – 1  Greece Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Eken 3', 19' (Report) 44' Fylaktos Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Italy Generoso Dattilo
20 March 1949 Friendly Austria  1 – 0  Turkey Austria Praterstadion, Vienna
Decker 45' (Report) Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
12 May 1949 1949 MC Egypt  2 – 3  Turkey Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
El-Attiyah 11'
Rahman 74'		 (Report 1)&(Report 2) 38' Kılıç
46' Esel
86' Gülesin		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Italy Agostino Gamba
16 May 1949 1949 MC Greece  1 – 2  Turkey Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Markopoulos 49' (Report) 33' Kılıç
44' Eken		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Egypt Mohammed El Sayed
20 May 1949 1949 MC Italy B Italy 3 – 2  Turkey Greece Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Baldini 3', 20'
Galassi 79'		 (Report) 10' Gülesin
18' Esel		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Greece Vasilis Diamantopoulos
20 November 1949 1950 WC Q. Turkey  7 – 0  Syria Turkey 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Cansever 12', 16', 87'
Eken 44'
Küçükandonyadis 66'
Keskin 67'
Kılıç 72'		 (Report) Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Italy Antonio Gamba

1950-1954

28 May 1950 Friendly Turkey  6 – 1  Iran Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Eken 16', 33', 38'
Deringör 21'
Küçükandonyadis 48', 87'		 (Report) 3' Khalili Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Egypt Mohammed El Sayed
28 October 1950 Friendly Israel  5 – 1  Turkey Israel Maccabiah Stadium, Tel Aviv
Glazer 41', 58', 71'
Gambash 27', 88'		 (Report) 64' Eken Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
3 December 1950 Friendly Turkey  3 – 2  Israel Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Deringör 41'
Açıksöz 64'
Küçükandonyadis 85'		 (Report) 36', 39' Glazer Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Italy Agostino Gamba
10 June 1951 Friendly Sweden  3 – 1  Turkey Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Sandin 57', 74'
Lundqvist 76'		 (Report) 50' Küçükandonyadis Attendance: 19,992
Referee: Finland Wolf Waldemar Karni
17 June 1951 Friendly West Germany  1 – 2  Turkey Germany Olympic Stadium, West Berlin
Haferkamp 66' (Report) 5' Adanır
85' Tokaç		 Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
14 November 1951 Friendly Turkey  1 – 0  Sweden Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Tucaltan 58' (Report) Attendance: 22,640
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
21 November 1951 Friendly Turkey  0 – 2  West Germany Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 56', 60' Morlock Attendance: 25,000
Referee: England Arthur Edward Ellis
1 June 1952 Friendly Turkey  1 – 5   Switzerland Turkey 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
İstanbulluoğlu 78' (Report) 19', 63' Riva
24', 76' Hügi
34' Pasteur		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Italy Ermano Silvano
8 June 1952 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Spain Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
25 May 1953 Friendly Switzerland  1 – 2  Turkey Switzerland Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Meier 19' (Report) 21', 75' İstanbulluoğlu Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Italy Giuseppe Carpani
5 June 1953 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2  Yugoslavia Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Sargun 61'
Kırcan 76'		 (Report) 31' Rajkov
88' Mitić		 Attendance: 22,467
Referee: Greece Kostas Tsitsis
11 December 1953 1953-1958 MG Turkey  0 – 1 Italy Italy B Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 10' Pesaola Attendance: 22,693
Referee: Germany Albert Dusch
6 January 1954 1954 WC Q. Spain  4 – 1  Turkey Spain Nuevo Estadio Chamartín, Madrid
Venancio 13'
Gaínza 48'
Alsua 65'
González 49'		 (Report) 31' Adanır Attendance: 110,000
Referee: France Raymond Vincenti
14 March 1954 1954 WC Q. Turkey  1 – 0  Spain Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Sargun 14' (Report) Attendance: 25,449
Referee: Germany Emil Schmetzer
17 March 1954 1954 WC TB Turkey  2 – 2 (AET)
TUR won after toss of a coin		  Spain Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Sargun 25'
Mamat 64'		 (Report) 11' Arteche
78' Escudero		 Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Italy Giorgio Bernardi
17 June 1954 1954 WC West Germany  4 – 1  Turkey Switzerland Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
18:00 (CET) Schäfer 14'
Klodt 52'
O. Walter 60'
Morlock 84'		 (Report) 2' Mamat Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Portugal Jose da Costa Vieira
20 June 1954 1954 WC Turkey  7 – 0  South Korea Switzerland Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
17:00 (CET) Mamat 10', 30'
Küçükandonyadis 24'
Sargun 37', 64', 70'
Keskin 76'		 (Report) Attendance: 3,541
Referee: Uruguay Esteban Marino
23 June 1954 1954 WC West Germany  7 – 2  Turkey Switzerland Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
18:00 (CET) O. Walter 7'
Schäfer 12', 79'
Morlock 30', 60', 77'
F. Walter 62'		 (Report) 21' Ertan
82' Küçükandonyadis		 Attendance: 17,000
Referee: France Raymond Vincenti
17 October 1954 Friendly Yugoslavia  5 – 1  Turkey Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo
Bobek 40', 41', 71'
Pašić 47'
Marković 78'		 (Report) 81' Sargun Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Austria Friedrich Seipelt

1955-1960

3 April 1955 1953-1958 MG Turkey  0 – 0 France France B Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 24,237
Referee: Italy Cesare Jonni
26 June 1955 1953-1958 MG Italy B Italy 1 – 1  Turkey Italy Stadio Comunale, Trieste
Bettini 18' (Report) 78' Küçükandonyadis Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Italy Armando Marchetti
18 December 1955 Friendly Turkey  3 – 1  Portugal Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Küçükandonyadis 51'
Oktay 57'
Bilge 72'		 (Report) 38' Hernâni Attendance: 22,313
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Romčević
25 December 1955 1953-1958 MG France B France 3 – 1  Turkey France Parc des Princes, Paris
Curyl 37', 85'
Schultz 65'		 (Report) 65' Oktay Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Spain Manuel Asensi Martín
19 February 1956 Friendly Turkey  3 – 1  Hungary Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Küçükandonyadis 6', 38'
Oktay 46'		 (Report) 81' Puskás Attendance: 28,241
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vasa Stefanović
25 March 1956 Friendly Portugal  3 – 1  Turkey Portugal Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
M. Vasques 33', 47'
Matateu 79'		 (Report) 89' Açıksöz Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Germany Albert Dusch
1 May 1956 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1  Brazil Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 19' Djalma Santos Attendance: 26,730
Referee: Italy Armando Marchetti
16 November 1956 Friendly Turkey  1 – 1  Poland Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Oktay 8' (Report) 2' Pol Attendance: 26,353
Referee: Austria Gustav Jiranek
25 November 1956 Friendly Czechoslovakia  1 – 1  Turkey Czechoslovakia Strahov Stadium, Prague
Feureisl 46' (Report) 43' Öztuna Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Austria Friedrich Mayer
5 April 1957 1953-1958 MG Egypt  0 – 4  Turkey Egypt Al Zamalek Stadium, Cairo
(Report) 3', 41', 65' Küçükandonyadis
72' Kiremitçi		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Italy Giulio Campanati
19 May 1957 Friendly Poland  0 – 1  Turkey Poland Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw
(Report) 42' Beratligil Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Austria Alfred Grill
6 November 1957 Friendly Spain  3 – 0  Turkey Spain Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Kubala 18', 38' (pen.), 80' (Report) Attendance: 23,578
Referee: Portugal Francisco Gonçalves Guerra
8 December 1957 Friendly Turkey  1 – 1  Belgium Turkey 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Bartu 18' (Report) 18' Jurion Attendance: 38,569
Referee: Italy Riccardo Cesare Pieri
4 May 1958 Friendly Netherlands  1 – 2  Turkey Netherlands Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Wilkes 37' (Report) 56', 57' Oktay Attendance: 60,000
Referee: England Reg Leafe
26 October 1958 Friendly Belgium  1 – 1  Turkey Belgium Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Piters 58' (Report) 80' Oktay Attendance: 28,703
Referee: France Pierre Schwinte
2 November 1958 1960 ENC Q Romania  3 – 0  Turkey Romania Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Oaidă 62'
Constantin 77'
Dinulescu 81'		 (Report) Attendance: 67,200
Referee: Switzerland Gottfried Dienst
7 December 1958 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Bulgaria Turkey 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) Attendance: 31,917
Referee: Austria Josef Stoll
18 December 1958 Friendly Turkey  1 – 0  Czechoslovakia Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Has 77' (Report) Attendance: 26,853
Referee: Austria Carl Erich Steiner
26 April 1959 1960 ENC Q Turkey  2 – 0  Romania Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
Küçükandonyadis 13' (pen.), 54' (Report) Attendance: 27,991
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boris Nedelkovski
10 May 1959 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Netherlands Turkey Mithat Paşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 28,467
Referee: Italy Concetto Lo Bello
8 June 1960 Friendly Turkey  4 – 2  Scotland Turkey 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Küçükandonyadis 33', 52'
Oktay 9'
Birol 63'		 (Report) 12' Caldow
72' A. Young		 Attendance: 22,507
Referee: Austria Carl Erich Steiner
27 November 1960 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 1  Turkey Bulgaria Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Kolev 50'
Iliev 78'		 (Report) 19' Oktay Attendance: 12,994
Referee: Denmark Leo Helge

Other unofficial games

18 September 1931 Friendly Turkey  6 – 2 Turkey İstanbulspor Turkey Fenerbahçe Stadium, Istanbul
Yeten (4)
Arıcan
Seyit 		(Report) Unknown
pen.' Unknown		 Referee: England Fred Pegnam
8 April 1932 Friendly Turkey  10 – 5 Turkey Beşiktaş Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Referee: England Fred Pegnam
10 April 1932 Friendly Turkey  3 – 1 Turkey Galatasaray and Vefa XI Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Bilgiç 40', 60'
Sporel 65'		 (Report) 70' Unknown
15 April 1932 Friendly Turkey  6 – 0 Turkey Galatasaray and Beşiktaş XI Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
5 April 1935 Friendly Turkey  3 – 0 Turkey Galatasaray Turkey Taksim Stadium, Istanbul
Akel 35'
Minkari 65'
Kural 85'		 (Report)
8 July 1948 Friendly Turkey  2 – 2 Italy Triestina Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
13 March 1949 Friendly Fenerbahçe Turkey 1 – 3  Turkey Turkey Fenerbahçe Stadium, Istanbul
Deringör 38' (Report) 11' Keskin
77' Artun
87' Açıksöz		 Referee: Turkey Mehmet Reşat Nayır
27 April 1952 Friendly Turkey  1 – 1 Brazil Corinthians Turkey Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
6 May 1952 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1 Brazil Corinthians Turkey Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report)
20 December 1953 Friendly Turkey  3 – 1 Brazil Cruzeiro Turkey Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
3 October 1954 Friendly Fenerbahçe Turkey 2 – 2  Turkey Turkey İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
29 May 1955 Friendly Turkey  2 – 4 Brazil Fluminense Turkey Dolmabahçe Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)
26 April 1956 Friendly Turkey  4 – 1 Turkey Emniyet Turkey Fenerbahçe Stadium, Istanbul
Kırklar 11'
Nemli 16'		 (Report)
5 December 1958 Friendly Gençlerbirliği Turkey 2 – 9  Turkey Turkey Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Aklamuz 8'
Yüksel 17'		 (Report) 22', 24', 85' Bartu
37', 51' Has
43', 64', 68' Küçükandonyadis
53' Özacar		 Referee: Turkey Cezmi Başar
15 November 1960 Friendly Turkey  5 – 1 Turkey Beyoğluspor Turkey Dolmabahçe Stadium, Istanbul
(Report)

Notes

  1. ^ According to RSSSF, this goal belongs to Sabih Arca 74'