The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year. The Under-19 UEFA tournament originally began as the FIFA Junior Tournament between 1948 and 1954. It has since been renamed a number of times, most notably referred to as the UEFA European U-18 Championship between 1981 and 2001. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948. In addition, every even year, the top five teams from the respective UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship compete in the FIFA U-20 World Cup the following year.
Competitive record
UEFA European U-19 Championship record*
*The tournament originally began in 1948 and has had a number of different names. The tournament was renamed as the UEFA European U-19 Championship in 2002, but importantly the overall statistics are collated from 1948. **Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out. ***Silver background colour indicates that Turkey finished as runner-up. Q - Denotes qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup held the following year.
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Turkish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
*Award was shared with other players.
Results and fixtures
2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualifiers
Elite Round – Group 1
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches. Match dates: 22–28 March 2023 Opposition: , , Caps and goals correct as of:''' 24 November 2022, after the match against
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Turkey under-19 squad and remain eligible: