Turkey national football team

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The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye millî futbol takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represent Turkey in men's international football matches. The team are controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923, and have been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962. The team played their first official international game in 1923 and have represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in the Summer Olympics a total of six times (1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1960) and reached the quarter-finals twice, in 1948 and 1952. The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They have qualified for the FIFA World Cup four times (1950, 1954, 2002, and 2026...

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