Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
overview of 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| UEFA European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1960
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1964
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| 1968
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| 1972
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 1976
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| 1980
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| 1984
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| 1988
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| 1992
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 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 change
These players have scored goals for Turkey in a UEFA Championship.