Türkiye line up in Group D for World Cup 2026, with Vincenzo Montella's projected squad ranked by national-team minutes. Track the players carrying Europe's UEFA side, from Real Madrid's Arda Güler to Juventus forward Kenan Yıldız, plus the domestic core around Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. Follow minutes, form, and selection as the picture sharpens.
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Projected 26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arda Güler | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 753 | Locked |
| 2 | Kenan Yıldız | Forward | Juventus | 745 | Locked |
| 3 | Muhammed Aktürkoğlu | Forward | Fenerbahçe | 728 | Locked |
| 4 | İsmail Yüksek | Midfielder | Fenerbahçe | 639 | Locked |
| 5 | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Defender | Galatasaray | 630 | Locked |
| 6 | Uğurcan Çakır | Goalkeeper | Galatasaray | 630 | Locked |
| 7 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | Midfielder | Inter | 560 | Locked |
| 8 | Mert Müldür | Defender | Fenerbahçe | 481 | Locked |
| 9 | Orkun Kökçü | Midfielder | Beşiktaş | 464 | Locked |
| 10 | Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Defender | Brighton | 459 | Locked |
| 11 | Mehmet Çelik | Defender | AS Roma | 447 | Locked |
| 12 | Evren Elmalı | Defender | Galatasaray | 333 | Locked |
| 13 | Oğuz Aydın | Midfielder | Fenerbahçe | 327 | Locked |
| 14 | Barış Yılmaz | Forward | Galatasaray | 268 | Locked |
| 15 | Çağlar Söyüncü | Defender | Fenerbahçe | 256 | Locked |
| 16 | Samet Akaydin | Defender | Rizespor | 236 | Locked |
| 17 | İrfan Kahveci | Forward | Kasımpaşa | 188 | Likely |
| 18 | Yunus Akgün | Forward | Galatasaray | 179 | Likely |
| 19 | Salih Özcan | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 140 | Likely |
| 20 | Kaan Ayhan | Defender | Galatasaray | 122 | Likely |
| 21 | Deniz Gül | Forward | FC Porto | 101 | Likely |
| 22 | Ozan Kabak | Defender | 1899 Hoffenheim | 91 | Likely |
| 23 | Altay Bayındır | Goalkeeper | Manchester United | 90 | Bubble |
| 24 | Can Uzun | Midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | Bubble |
| 25 | Yusuf Akçiçek | Defender | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 29 | Bubble |
| 26 | Atakan Karazor | Midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 21 | Bubble |
| 27 | Yusuf Sarı | Forward | Başakşehir | 19 | Bubble |
| 28 | Demir Tıknaz | Midfielder | SC Braga | 13 | Bubble |
| 29 | Ersin Destanoğlu | Goalkeeper | Beşiktaş | 0 | Bubble |
| 30 | Ahmetcan Kaplan | Defender | NEC Nijmegen | 0 | Bubble |
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Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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