Turkish National Football Team

The Turkish National Team is the football team that represents the country of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The squad is also known as the Crescent Stars. When playing at home, the squad wears a uniform consisting of red shirts and shorts. The Turkish National Soccer has not won any major international competition yet. The furthest that the squad went was reaching the semi-final in the 2002 World Cup. Currently, all time apperance leader Rüştü Reçber and Villarreal CF striker Nihat Kahveci are the superstars of the Turkish National Soccer Team.

The Turkish National Team was founded in 1923, right after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Thier first match was against Romania, and first international competition was the 1954 World Cup. The Crescent Stars participation in international football inspired the country of Turkey to create a national league in the 1960s, which introduced Turkish clubs into European Competitions. During the 1980’s the Turks had thier worst years, as they were defeated by England twice, by a score of 8-0. However, legendary Crescent Star players such as defender Bülent Korkmaz helped the team bounce back from their losses. The Turish National Football Team qualified for the 1996 Euro, beating Switzerland and Sweden by a score of 2-1.

Fatih Terim- a perfect match for the Turkish National Football team

The Turkish National Football Team is currently managed by Fatih Terim, who has been succesful on both the national and international level. He started his professional soccer career playing for several club team, and ended it at the age of 32. Terim started coaching the Crescent Stars in 1990, as an assistant coach, and became manager of the squad in 1993. The Turks qualified for the 1996 Euro under his leadership. He coached the club team Galatasaray, and won 4 consecutive Turkish League Titles and the UEFA Cup in 2000. Under his leadership, Turkey will be competed in the 2008 Euro Cup.

Turkey on OleOle.com

This OleOle community is for fans of the Turkish National Football Team. If you're a Turkey team supporter, this is right place to interact with other fans, contribute your opinion, and discuss everything from player rumours to Turkey games and results. Registered OleOle fans can completely customise the content on this page and also change the look and feel. Click the orange icons on the widget dock to add new widgets to the page, then just drag the widgets to move them around the page. Change the settings using the 'gear' icon on each widget and choose how much Turkey team news or information to display. Upload the Turkish logo or team crest (the official logo is subject to copyright). Click "Customise This Section" to add a new header banner, change the background colours or upload a Turkey wallpaper, or use team shirt colours to style the community and make your team proud.

Turkey Scores and Results

You'll find Turkish national team results and scores for all international competitions, tournaments and friendly matches. The Scores and Results widget has Turkey fixtures and match schedule, past results, as well as World Cup qualification standings. Click through to the OleOle MatchCentre and discuss live matches with other fans while the game is progressing. Or, start your own blog and YOU can be a match commentator - give other fans the play by play as you see it - the shots, the goals, the penalties. Live football scores is just the beginning - there are tons of ways for fans to support Turkey on OleOle.

Turkey Football Team News

Turkish supporters can also find the latest Turkey news on matches, player rosters, and match line-ups. Fans can contribute to the Turkey history and facts wiki, discuss and comment in the football forum, comment on football blogs, or fans can start and write their own soccer blog. If you're a passionate supporter and blog Turkey game previews, match highlights and live match blogs it might be featured on this community for all fans to read. Turkey supporters want to know about new players and who's been selected for the squad. Additionally, every fan can also browse the Turkey National Team pictures, videos and wallpaper galleries. If you've got some great photos or Turkish wallpapers you want others to see, it’s easy to upload and share them on OleOle - this community is for you!

Turkey Players

Stay in tune with that has made the Turkish squad, with current rosters, team picks, injury news and information on who's travelling with the team and who's not. Find player bios as well as statistics on wins, losses, and goals. The Turkey national squad becomes more and more important as the team moves further toward World Cup qualification. And, it's time consider buying World Cup tickets and qualification match tickets, and OleOle can help. OleOle has football tickets for some qualification matches leading to the Confederations Cup and World Cup 2010 in South Africa, and can point you to the official ticket agent for the next game venue. This Turkey National Team community has it all - OleOle is the world's destination for passionate soccer fans.