Football: Turkey squad announced for EURO 2020 quals

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey's national football team squad was announced for the upcoming international fixture on Friday.

Manager Senol Gunes announced a 33-strong squad for the international friendlies against Greece and Uzbekistan, as well as UEFA EURO 2020 qualifications Group H matches against France and Iceland.

The highlights of the newly called up squad are Nazim Sangare, Cengiz Umut Meras and Omer Ali Sahiner, who got their first nods for the national squad.

Here is the squad for the upcoming international fixture:

Goalkeepers: Fehmi Mert Gunok (Medipol Başakşehir), Gokhan Akkan (Caykur Rizespor), Sinan Bolat (Royal Antwerp), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor).

Defenders: Mehmet Zeki Celik (Lille), Nazim Sangare (Antalyaspor), Ozan Muhammed Kabak (Stuttgart), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Kaan Ayhan (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Merih Demiral (Sassuolo), Cengiz Umut Meras (Bursaspor), Emre Tasdemir (Galatasaray), Hasan Ali Kaldirim (Fenerbahce).

Midfielders: Abdulkadir Omur, Yusuf Yazici (Trabzonspor), Cengiz Under (Roma), Deniz Turuc (Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor), Dorukhan Tokoz, Oguzhan Ozyakup (Beşiktaş), Emre Belozoglu, Irfan Can Kahveci, Mahmut Tekdemir (Medipol Basaksehir), Okay Yokuslu (Celta Vigo), Efecan Karaca, Ozan Tufan (Aytemiz Alanyaspor), Yunus Malli (Wolfsburg), Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan), Omer Ali Sahiner (Atiker Konyaspor).

Forwards: Burak Yilmaz, Guven Yalcin (Besiktas), Cenk Tosun (Everton), Enes Unal (Real Valladolid), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Dusseldorf).