Benfica midfielder Orkun Kukcu was included in Turkey’s final 26-man squad for Euro 2024, after coach Vincenzo Montella omitted eight names from the first expanded list he had already released.
Among the eight names excluded are players such as Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak and Enes Unal, all of whom suffer from physical problems.
In the final stage, Turkey is in Group F, with Portugal, Georgia and Czechia, so Kokcu is likely to face Antonio Silva and Joao Neves in the competition that will be held starting next week in Germany.
This is the final list for Turkey
A goal keeper: Altay Baynder (Manchester United), Mert Junuk (Besiktas), Ugurkan Cakir (Trabzonspor);
Defenses: Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Zeki Celik (Roma), Abdulkerim Bardaxi (Galatasaray), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahly), Samit Akydin (Valencia), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce).
Mid: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahçe), Can Ayhan (Galatasaray), Oky Yükoslu (West Bromwich Albion), Orkun Kukcu (Benfica), Salih Ozcan (Dortmund).
advanced: Irfan Can Kahwaci (Fenerbahçe), Yunus Akgün (Leicester City), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Kerem Atürkoglu (Galatasaray), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Paris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Pertuj Yildirim (Rennes), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas). – Semih Kiliksoy (Besiktas), Yusuf Yazgi (Lille).
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