ISTANBUL
Turkish National Football Team's squad for the next UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A matches has been announced on Friday.
The squad, composed of 26 footballers, will play against Czech Republic on October 10 in Istanbul and Latvia on October 13 in Riga.
According to the statement made by the Turkish Football Federation, Turkey's head coach Fatih Terim picked 26 footballers for the next two games.
Fenerbahce's experienced goalkeeper Volkan Demirel who was not in Turkey's squad for Denmark and Iceland games has been called again. Moreover, Sivasspor's defender Umit Kurt, Akhisar Belediyespor left-back Guray Vural and Schalke 04 defender Kaan Ayhan were called for national duty for the first time.
The Turkey squad for Czech Republic and Latvia games are as follows:
Volkan Babacan (Istanbul Basaksehir), Volkan Demirel, Gokhan Gonul, Caner Erkin, Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahce), Tolga Zengin, Ersan Adem Gulum, Ismail Koybasi, Oguzhan Ozyakup, Gokhan Tore, Olcay Sahan, Mustafa Pektemek (Besiktas), Osman Tarik Camdal, Semih Kaya, Selcuk Inan, Olcan Adin, Umut Bulut, Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Kaan Ayhan (Schalke 04), Umit Kurt (Sivasspor), Omer Toprak, Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Bilal Kisa, Guray Vural (Akhisar Belediyespor), Ozan Tufan (Bursaspor) and Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid).
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