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The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA, represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962. The team played their first official international game in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in the Summer Olympics a total of six times (1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, and 1960), and reached the quarter-finals twice, in 1948 and 1952. The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times (1950, 1954, and 2002) and reached the semi-finals in 2002, winning the bronze medal. The team qualified for the UEFA European Championship six times. Making their debut at Euro 1996, they reached the quarter-finals in Euro 2000 and semi-finals in Euro 2008. In recent years, Türkiye qualified to the Euro 2016, Euro 2020, and Euro 2024 championships, reaching the quarter-finals of the latter. Türkiye was named as a co-host for UEFA Euro 2032, and will qualify automatically. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Turkey-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Lake Van (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 1Lake Van (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 2Karagöz and Hacivat are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 2Karagöz and Hacivat are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 3The sultan of the golden age, Suleiman the Magnificent. (from History of Turkey)

Image 3The sultan of the golden age, Suleiman the Magnificent. (from History of Turkey)
Image 4Map of earthquakes in Turkey 1900–2023 (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 4Map of earthquakes in Turkey 1900–2023 (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 5Ankara Opera House, designed by Şevki Balmumcu (1933–34) and renovation by Paul Bonatz (1946–47). (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 5Ankara Opera House, designed by Şevki Balmumcu (1933–34) and renovation by Paul Bonatz (1946–47). (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 6The Nation's Library of the Presidency, Ankara (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 6The Nation's Library of the Presidency, Ankara (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 7Butterfly Valley on the Turkish Riviera. (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 7Butterfly Valley on the Turkish Riviera. (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 8Selimiye Mosque in Edirne (1568–1574) (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 8Selimiye Mosque in Edirne (1568–1574) (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 9The Ottoman Empire in 1683, at the start of the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) (from History of Turkey)

Image 9The Ottoman Empire in 1683, at the start of the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) (from History of Turkey)
Image 10The Bath-Gymnasium complex at Sardis in Turkey. (from History of Turkey)

Image 10The Bath-Gymnasium complex at Sardis in Turkey. (from History of Turkey)
Image 11Anıtkabir designed by Emin Halid Onat and Ahmet Orhan Arda (1944–53) (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 11Anıtkabir designed by Emin Halid Onat and Ahmet Orhan Arda (1944–53) (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 12Atatürk on the cover of the Time magazine, Vol. I No. 4, March 24, 1923. Title: "Mustapha Kemal Pasha" (from History of Turkey)

Image 12Atatürk on the cover of the Time magazine, Vol. I No. 4, March 24, 1923. Title: "Mustapha Kemal Pasha" (from History of Turkey)
Image 13Turkish national basketball team won the silver medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 13Turkish national basketball team won the silver medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 14Map showing the Anatolian Plate, the North Anatolian Fault and East Anatolian Fault in Turkey. (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 14Map showing the Anatolian Plate, the North Anatolian Fault and East Anatolian Fault in Turkey. (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 15Istanbul Sapphire (2006–11) is the tallest building in Turkey and 4th in Europe. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 15Istanbul Sapphire (2006–11) is the tallest building in Turkey and 4th in Europe. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 16Mount Ararat (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 16Mount Ararat (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 17Orhan Veli Kanık was the founder of the Garip Movement in Turkish poetry. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 17Orhan Veli Kanık was the founder of the Garip Movement in Turkish poetry. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 18Mount Nemrut, Adıyaman (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 18Mount Nemrut, Adıyaman (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 19Istanbul University Faculty of Science and Faculty of Literature Buildings (1944–52) designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 19Istanbul University Faculty of Science and Faculty of Literature Buildings (1944–52) designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 20Recaizade Mahmud Ekrem (1847–1914) was another prominent Turkish poet of the late Ottoman era. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 20Recaizade Mahmud Ekrem (1847–1914) was another prominent Turkish poet of the late Ottoman era. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 21Roosevelt, İnönü and Churchill at the Second Cairo Conference which was held between 4–6 December 1943. (from History of Turkey)

Image 21Roosevelt, İnönü and Churchill at the Second Cairo Conference which was held between 4–6 December 1943. (from History of Turkey)
Image 22The empire in 555 under Justinian the Great, at its greatest extent since the fall of the Western Roman Empire (its vassals in pink) (from History of Turkey)

Image 22The empire in 555 under Justinian the Great, at its greatest extent since the fall of the Western Roman Empire (its vassals in pink) (from History of Turkey)
Image 23A view of Levent from Kanlıca across the Bosporus (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 23A view of Levent from Kanlıca across the Bosporus (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 24Map showing events of the first phases of the Greco-Persian Wars (from History of Turkey)

Image 24Map showing events of the first phases of the Greco-Persian Wars (from History of Turkey)
Image 25Turkish coffee (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 25Turkish coffee (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 26Entrance portal of the Karatay Madrasa in Konya (c. 1251) (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 26Entrance portal of the Karatay Madrasa in Konya (c. 1251) (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 27Tevfik Fikret (1867–1915) was a prominent Turkish poet of the late Ottoman era. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 27Tevfik Fikret (1867–1915) was a prominent Turkish poet of the late Ottoman era. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 28An Oil wrestling tournament in Istanbul. This has been the national sport of Turkey since Ottoman times. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 28An Oil wrestling tournament in Istanbul. This has been the national sport of Turkey since Ottoman times. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 29Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 29Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 30Namık Kemal was a prominent Turkish poet, novelist, playwright and journalist of the late-19th-century Ottoman Empire. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 30Namık Kemal was a prominent Turkish poet, novelist, playwright and journalist of the late-19th-century Ottoman Empire. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 31Turkish delight (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 31Turkish delight (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 32Beaches and marina of Kemer near Antalya on the Turkish Riviera (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 32Beaches and marina of Kemer near Antalya on the Turkish Riviera (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 33Designed by Şekip Akalın, Ankara Central Station (1937) is a notable art deco design of its era. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 33Designed by Şekip Akalın, Ankara Central Station (1937) is a notable art deco design of its era. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 34Kaçkar Mountains (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 34Kaçkar Mountains (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 35View from Levent district in Istanbul. Istanbul's skyline has changed especially since the early 2000s. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 35View from Levent district in Istanbul. Istanbul's skyline has changed especially since the early 2000s. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 36Ankara (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 36Ankara (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 37Mehmed II enters Constantinople by Fausto Zonaro (from History of Turkey)

Image 37Mehmed II enters Constantinople by Fausto Zonaro (from History of Turkey)
Image 38Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a Grand mosque, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built by the Byzantines in the 6th century. (from History of Turkey)

Image 38Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a Grand mosque, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was built by the Byzantines in the 6th century. (from History of Turkey)
Image 39Night view of the Taksim Mosque (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 39Night view of the Taksim Mosque (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 40Antalya (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 40Antalya (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 41Köppen climate types of Turkey (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 41Köppen climate types of Turkey (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 42Map of Istanbul by the miniature artist Matrakçı Nasuh (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 42Map of Istanbul by the miniature artist Matrakçı Nasuh (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 43Map of the Lydian Kingdom in its final period of sovereignty under Croesus, c. 547 BC. (from History of Turkey)

Image 43Map of the Lydian Kingdom in its final period of sovereignty under Croesus, c. 547 BC. (from History of Turkey)
Image 44View of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 44View of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 45First Ziraat Bank Headquarters (1925–29) in Ankara designed by Giulio Mongeri is an important symbol of the First National Architectural Movement. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 45First Ziraat Bank Headquarters (1925–29) in Ankara designed by Giulio Mongeri is an important symbol of the First National Architectural Movement. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 46Mount Erciyes near Kayseri (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 46Mount Erciyes near Kayseri (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 47Istanbul (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 47Istanbul (from Geography of Turkey)
Image 48Yalikavak Palmarina in Bodrum (2014) designed by Emre Arolat (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 48Yalikavak Palmarina in Bodrum (2014) designed by Emre Arolat (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 49Thrace and the Thracian Odrysian kingdom in its maximum extent under Sitalces (431-424 BC) (from History of Turkey)

Image 49Thrace and the Thracian Odrysian kingdom in its maximum extent under Sitalces (431-424 BC) (from History of Turkey)
Image 50Sami Frashëri (1850–1904) and his wife Emine, May 1884. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 50Sami Frashëri (1850–1904) and his wife Emine, May 1884. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 51Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca was one of the most prolific Turkish poets of the Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published, laureate of the Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award. (from Culture of Turkey)

Image 51Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca was one of the most prolific Turkish poets of the Turkish Republic with more than 60 collections of his poems published, laureate of the Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Award. (from Culture of Turkey)
Image 52View of Beydağları Coastal National Park (from Geography of Turkey)

Image 52View of Beydağları Coastal National Park (from Geography of Turkey)

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... that the Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque (pictured) in Istanbul features a cypress tree with a chain that was swung between two people who gave contradictory statements to determine which one was telling the truth? (January 14, 2008) Wikipedia:Recent additions 200
... that Turkish serial killer Özgür Dengiz broke into fits of laughter when discussing his cannibalism? (December 1, 2007) Wikipedia:Recent additions 190
... that Pakistan's ties with Turkey have been influenced by president Pervez Musharraf's admiration for Turkey's model of modernism and secularism? (June 9, 2008) Wikipedia:Recent additions 219
... that yaylag, the Turkic tradition of moving to highland pastures in the summer, started in the fourth millennium BCE? (April 12, 2007) Wikipedia:Recent additions 133
... that the map
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(pictured) by Piri Reis, a 16th century Islamic cartographer, is the oldest surviving Turkish map to show the Americas? (February 27, 2008) Wikipedia:Recent additions 208
... that the oldest known lemon squeezers were found in Kütahya, Turkey and date to the first quarter of the 18th century? (March 25, 2008) Wikipedia:Recent additions 213
... that the Montreux Convention of 1936 is an international treaty regulating the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits? (July 8, 2008) Wikipedia:Recent additions 221

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Said Altınordu (born Said Bey, 24 July 1912 – 17 November 1978), alternatively spelled Sait Altınordu, was a Turkish international footballer. Being a notable one-club man, Altınordu remains one of the most symbolic footballers of the Turkish city of İzmir, along with Vahap Özaltay of Altay S.K. and Fuat Göztepe of Göztepe S.K. His identification with Altınordu S.K. led him to choose the official name of the club as his surname, following the Surname Law of Turkey enacted in 1934. Altınordu served Altınordu S.K. his entire career, earned 4 caps for Turkey national football team between 1932 and 1937. Winning 6 İzmir Football League titles at Altınordu S.K., he is widely accepted by Altınordu S.K. as the legendary player of the club. He was also part of Turkey's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In general, Altınordu is reported to have been primarily deployed as a defender, but he also possessed scoring abilities which led him to produce 29 senior goals during his career, leading to him being the top scorer of 1937 Millî Küme campaign with 13 goals. Following his representation of Altınordu S.K. between 1932 and 1937, there were no other Altınordu S.K. player's called-up to the Turkey national team for 78 years, until Çağlar Söyüncü was invited in 2016. (Full article...)

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