Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

Turkey has been in 5 UEFA European Championships (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, and 2020). Their best performance was reaching the semi-finals in 2008.

Semih Şentürk has scored 3 goals for Turkey in the UEFA Euro Championships, more than any other player.

Euro 1996

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 –5 0
11 June 1996
Turkey  0–1  Croatia
14 June 1996
Portugal  1–0  Turkey
19 June 1996
Turkey  0–3  Denmark

Euro 2000

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1
11 June 2000
Turkey  1–2  Italy
15 June 2000
Sweden  0–0  Turkey
19 June 2000
Turkey  2–0  Belgium

Quarter-finals

24 June 2000
Turkey  0–2  Portugal

Euro 2008

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 3
4   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
7 June 2008
Portugal  2–0  Turkey
11 June 2008
Switzerland  1–2  Turkey
15 June 2008
Turkey  3–2  Czech Republic

Quarter-finals


20 June 2008
Croatia  1(1)–1(3) (p.)  Turkey

Semi-finals

25 June 2008
Germany  3–2  Turkey

Euro 2016

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1
12 June 2016
Turkey  0–1  Croatia
17 June 2016
Spain  3–0  Turkey
21 June 2016
Czech Republic  0–2  Turkey

Euro 2020

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
11 June 2021
Turkey  0–3  Italy
16 June 2021
Turkey  0–2  Wales
20 June 2021
Switzerland  3–1  Turkey

Overall

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
2004 Did not qualify
2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
2020 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
2024 To be determined
Total Semi-finals 5/16 18 4 2 12 14 30
* Means that the match finished with a penalty shootout.

Scorers

These players have scored goals for Turkey in a UEFA Championship.

3 goals

  • Semih Şentürk

2 goals

1 goal