Turkey coach Ogün Temizkanoğlu has named his 19-man squad for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals in Ukraine. Temizkanoğlu relied on Galatasaray AŞ players for his defence, including four defenders from the İstanbul giants. Right-back Rıdvan Şimşek found himself a place in the squad, having completed a transfer to Beşiktaş JK from 1. League club Karşıyaka. On the midfield, young starlets Furkan Özçal, Soner Aydoğdu and Necip Uysal have been included, while Bursaspor striker Sercan Yıldırım who has registered 11 goals in the Turkish Super League last season will contribute to his side with his vast top flight experience.

Turkey squad

Goalkeepers
Metin UÇAR (Gençlerbirliği), Emirhan Ergün (Galatasaray AŞ), Bayram Olgun (MKE Ankaragücü)
Defenders
Özgür Çek (Ankaraspor AŞ), Fatih Serkan Kurtuluş (Galatasaray AŞ), Murat Akça (Galatasaray AŞ), Çetin Güngör (Galatasaray AŞ), Sinan Osmanoğlu (Galatasaray AŞ), Serdar Aziz (Bursaspor), Rıdvan Şimşek (Beşiktaş JK)
Midfielders
Soner Aydoğdu (Gençlerbirliği SK), Eren Albayrak (Bursaspor), Umut Sözen (Ankaraspor AŞ), Necip Uysal (Beşiktaş JK), Uğur Parlak, Yavuz ÖZSEVİM  (Dardanelspor AŞ),
Forwards
Sercan Yıldırım (Bursaspor), Tunay Torun (Hamburger SV), Onur Ayık (SV Werder Bremen)