Turkey national football team results (1961–1980)

This is a list of the Turkey national football team results from 1961 to 1980.

1961

14 May 1961 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1  Romania 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) 72' Dridea Attendance: 25,969
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev
1 June 1961 1962 WC Q. Norway  0 – 1  Turkey Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
(Report) 16' Oktay Attendance: 23,416
Referee: Frede Hansen
18 June 1961 1962 WC Q. Soviet Union  1 – 0  Turkey Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Voronin 20' http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13138 (Report)] Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi
8 October 1961 Friendly Romania  4 – 0  Turkey 23 August Stadium, Bucharest
Szeredai 13', 48'
Iliev 73', 74'
(Report) Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Raoul Righi
18 October 1961 Friendly Turkey  1 – 0  South Korea 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Kutver 66' (Report) Attendance: 20,833
Referee: Cezmi Başar
29 October 1961 1962 WC Q. Turkey  2 – 1  Norway Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Yelken 60'
Oktay 74'
(Report) 57' Jensen Attendance: 27,420
Referee: Mihai Popa
12 November 1961 1962 WC Q. Turkey  1 – 2  Soviet Union Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Oktay 45' (Report) 12' Gusarov
18' Mamykin
Attendance: 34,103
Referee: Aharon Verner

1962

29 April 1962 Friendly Hungary  2 – 1  Turkey Népstadion, Budapest
Solymosi 31'
Göröcs 66'
(Report) 27' Özkarslı Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Živko Bajić
16 May 1962 Friendly Turkey  1 – 0  Israel Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Küçükandonyadis 55' (pen.) (Report) Attendance: 18,708
Referee: Aleksander Škorić
10 October 1962 Friendly Turkey  3 – 0  Ethiopia 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Oktay 3', 31', 73' (Report) Attendance: 17,922
Referee: Manolis Panakis
25 November 1962 Friendly Israel  0 – 2  Turkey National Stadium, Ramat Gan
(Report) 11', 14' Birol Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dimosthenis Stathatos
2 December 1962 1964 ENC Q. Italy  6 – 0  Turkey Stadio Comunale, Bologna
Rivera 15', 47'
Orlando 22', 29', 35', 85'
(Report) Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Lucien van Nuffel
12 December 1962 Friendly Turkey  1 – 1  Denmark Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Pekel 5' (Report) 9' Madsen Attendance: 14,456
Referee: Konstantin Zečević
16 December 1962 Friendly Ethiopia  0 – 0  Turkey Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
(Report) Attendance: ?
Referee: Ibrahim Obeid

1963

27 March 1963 1964 ENC Q. Turkey  0 – 1  Italy Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 86' Sormani Attendance: 27,290
Referee: Dimitar Rumenchev
22 September 1963 Friendly Poland  0 – 0  Turkey Stadion im. 22 lipca, Poznań
(Report) Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Dimitris Wlachojanis
28 September 1963 Friendly West Germany  3 – 0  Turkey Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Seeler 52', 53', 66' (Report) Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Igino Rigato
9 October 1963 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Romania 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) Attendance: 29,779
Referee: Yiannis Zogas

1964

27 September 1964 Friendly Turkey  2 – 3  Poland Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Yelken 52'
Oktay 78'
(Report) 8' Lubański
41' Banaś
49' Pol
Attendance: 32,149
Referee: Francesco Francescon
1 November 1964 Friendly Turkey  4 – 1  Tunisia 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Yelken 2'
Oktay 19', 65'
Bartu 20'
(Report) 33' Habacha Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu
20 December 1964 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Bulgaria Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 48,600
Referee: Alfred Haberfellner

1965

24 January 1965 1966 WC Q. Portugal  5 – 1  Turkey Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
Coluna 17'
Eusébio 20', 63', 70'
Graça 52'
(Report) 33' Zemzem Attendance: 33,237
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay
19 April 1965 1966 WC Q. Turkey  0 – 1  Portugal 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) 59' Eusébio Attendance: 27,625
Referee: Rachid Dachan
2 May 1965 1966 WC Q. Romania  3 – 0  Turkey Stadionul 23. August, Bucharest
Georgescu 1'
Mateianu 72', pen'
Creiniceanu 75'
(Report) Attendance: 31,219
Referee: Paul Schiller
9 May 1965 Friendly Bulgaria  4 – 1  Turkey Slavia Stadium, Sofia
Penev 47'
Debarski 24', 71', 83'
(Report) 47' Oktay Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Božidar Botić
21 July 1965 1965 RCD Cup Pakistan  1 – 3  Turkey Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
Saleem 80' (Report) 5', 32' Altıparmak
18' Aksel
Attendance: ?
Referee: Said Sadri
25 July 1965 1965 RCD Cup Iran  0 – 0[1]  Turkey Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
(Report) Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Masudur Rahman
9 October 1965 1966 WC Q. Turkey  0 – 6  Czechoslovakia Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 22', 70' Jokl
41', 54' Knebort
45' Kvašňák
61' Kabát
Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Raoul Righi
23 October 1965 1966 WC Q. Turkey  2 – 1  Romania 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Zemzem 13'
Doğan 48'
(Report) 55' Georgescu Attendance: 27,364
Referee: Ramiz Pregja
21 November 1965 1966 WC Q. Czechoslovakia  3 – 1  Turkey Za Lužánkami, Brno
Mráz 3', 15'
Horváth 69'
(Report) 8' Elmastaşoğlu Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Aranyosi Lajos

1966

16 March 1966 1965 RCD Cup Iran  0 – 0  Turkey Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
(Report) Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Bruno De Marchi
30 May 1966 Friendly Denmark  0 – 0  Turkey Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
(Report) Attendance: 27,100
Referee: Hans Granlund
12 October 1966 Friendly Turkey  0 – 2  West Germany 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) 9' Küppers
78' Rupp
Attendance: 23,944
Referee: Dimitar Rumentchev
16 October 1966 Friendly Soviet Union  0 – 2  Turkey Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
(Report) 14' Zemzem
55' Elmastaşoğlu
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jan Pawlik
16 November 1966 EURO 68 Q. Republic of Ireland  2 – 1  Turkey Dalymount Park, Dublin
O'Neill 60'
McEvoy 74'
(Report) 88' Altıparmak Attendance: 22,480
Referee: Tage Sørensen

1967

22 January 1967 Friendly Tunisia  0 – 0  Turkey Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis
(Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Robert Lacoste
1 February 1967 EURO 68 Q. Turkey  0 – 0  Spain Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 27,262
Referee: Gere Gyula
22 February 1967 EURO 68 Q. Turkey  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Elmastaşoğlu 35'
Altıparmak 78'
(Report) 89' Cantwell Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Dimitar Rumentchev
31 May 1967 EURO 68 Q. Spain  2 – 0  Turkey Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Grosso 63'
Gento 81'
(Report) Attendance: 27,336
Referee: Othmar Huber
18 June 1967 EURO 68 Q. Czechoslovakia  3 – 0  Turkey Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Adamec 25', 70'
Jurkanin 74'
(Report) Attendance: 17,839
Referee: Paul Schiller
15 November 1967 EURO 68 Q. Turkey  0 – 0  Czechoslovakia 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) Attendance: 19,760
Referee: Nicolae Mihăilescu
26 November 1967 1967 RCD Cup Iran  0 – 1  Turkey Dacca Stadium, Dhaka
(Report) 70' Güzelırmak Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isa Khan
28 November 1967 1967 RCD Cup Pakistan  4 – 7  Turkey Dacca Stadium, Dhaka
Sardar Aslam 53'
Jabbar 79', 87', 89'
Report 4', 6' Zemzem
32', 80' Acuner
34' Altıparmak
40' Elmastaşoğlu
60' Sarıalioğlu
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Orhan Gönül

1968

13 March 1968 Friendly Turkey  0 – 0  Tunisia Altay Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
(Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mitko Chukov
24 April 1968 Friendly Poland  8 – 0  Turkey Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Faber 5', 55', 63'
Lubański 10', 46', 75'
Bula 62'
Żmijewski 89'
(Report) Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Günter Männig
9 October 1968 Friendly Turkey  0 – 2  Bulgaria Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 3' Dermendzhiev
79' Bonev
Attendance: 15,002
Referee: Anton Bucheli
23 October 1968 1970 WC Q. Northern Ireland  4 – 1  Turkey Windsor Park, Belfast
Best 32'
McMordie 47'
Dougan 66'
W. Campbell 76'
(Report) 9' Altıparmak Attendance: 38,363
Referee: Wim Schalks
11 December 1968 1970 WC Q. Turkey  0 – 3  Northern Ireland Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 35', 88' Harkin
63' Nicholson
Attendance: 19,110
Referee: Zanlin Ben Ganif

1969

17 January 1969 Friendly Saudi Arabia  1 – 2  Turkey Al Sayegh Stadium, Riyadh
Mubarek Al Nasser 70' (Report) 21' Karadoğan
42' M. Şen
Attendance: ?
Referee: Abdullah Kaki
30 April 1969 Friendly Turkey  1 – 3  Poland 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Acuner 84' (pen.) (Report) 11' Lubański
22', 61' Wilim
Attendance: 35,006
Referee: Gocho Rusev
14 September 1969 1969 RCD Cup Turkey  4 – 2  Pakistan 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Zemzem 18'
Bartu 43', 65'
Sarıalioğlu 74'
(Report) 8' Bakhsh
60' Nawaz
Attendance: ?
Referee: Ferdi Ali Donal
17 September 1969 1969 RCD Cup Turkey  4 – 0  Iran 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Konca 12', 29'
Bartu 32'
Kurt 41'
(Report) Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Afrar Khan
24 September 1969 Friendly Turkey  3 – 0   Switzerland Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Kurt 17'
Yayöz 37'
Bartu 48'
(Report) Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Petar Nikolov
15 October 1969 1970 WC Q. Soviet Union  3 – 0  Turkey Central Stadium, Kyiv
Muntyan 43', 78'
Nodia 62'
(Report) Attendance: 71,115
Referee: Bertil Lööw
16 November 1969 1970 WC Q. Turkey  1 – 3  Soviet Union Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul
Konca 24' (Report) 3', 60' Asatiani
34' Khmelnitsky
Attendance: 29,642
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall

1970

17 October 1970 Euro 72 Q. West Germany  1 – 1  Turkey Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne
Müller 36' (pen.) (Report) 16' Yavuz Attendance: 52,204
Referee: Paul Bonett
13 December 1970 Euro 72 Q. Turkey  2 – 1  Albania Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Kurt 3'
Turan 43'
(Report) 22' Ziu Attendance: 39,000
Referee: János Biróczky

1971

25 April 1971 Euro 72 Q. Turkey  0 – 3  West Germany Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 43', 47' Müller
72' Köppel
Attendance: 38,097
Referee: Karlo Kruashvili
22 September 1971 Euro 72 Q. Poland  5 – 1  Turkey Stadion Wisła, Kraków
Bula 33'
Lubański 62', 73', 90'
Gadocha 69'
(Report) 83' Yayöz Attendance: 20,241
Referee: Antoine Queudeville
26 September 1971 Friendly Switzerland  4 – 0  Turkey Hardturm, Zürich
Boffi 9'
Odermatt 22'
Künzli 26'
Blättler 27'
(Report) Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Alois Kessler
14 November 1971 Euro 72 Q. Albania  3 – 0  Turkey Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Përnaska 22', 57'
Pano 64'
(Report) Attendance: 18,159
Referee: Iván Pláček
5 December 1971 Euro 72 Q. Turkey  1 – 0  Poland Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Turan 52' (Report) Attendance: 57,794
Referee: Petar Nikolov

1972

12 April 1972 Friendly Bulgaria U23 4 – 2  Turkey Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Mihaylov 5', 22', 41'
Stankov 89'
(Report) 61' Şengül
72' Turan
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mircea Rotaru
4 October 1972 Friendly Algeria  1 – 0[2]  Turkey Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Gamouh 49' (Report) Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hédi Saoudi
22 October 1972 1974 WC Q. Luxembourg  2 – 0  Turkey Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette
Dussier 14'
Braun 16'
(Report) Attendance: 3,960
Referee: Karl Riegg
10 December 1972 1974 WC Q. Turkey  3 – 0  Luxembourg Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
Arpacıoğlu 6', 39'
Mesçi 79' (pen.)
(Report) Attendance: 36,805
Referee: Tofiq Bahramov

1973

13 January 1973 1974 WC Q. Italy  0 – 0  Turkey Stadio San Paolo, Naples
(Report) Attendance: 60,815
Referee: Karlo Kruashvili
14 February 1973 Friendly Turkey  4 – 0  Algeria Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Oğuz 7'
Turan 15'
Şengül 64'
Arpacıoğlu 79'
(Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hristos Kouyias
25 February 1973 1974 WC Q. Turkey  0 – 1  Italy Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Anastasi 35' Attendance: 22,990
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi
18 April 1973 1973–76 Balkan C Turkey  5 – 2  Bulgaria Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Oğuz 5'
Turan 47', 66', 86'
Kurt 49'
(Report) 39' Panov
56' Milanov
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos
9 May 1973 1974 WC Q. Switzerland  0 – 0  Turkey St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
(Report) Attendance: 50,868
Referee: Emsberger Gyula
17 October 1973 Friendly[3] Turkey  0 – 0  Spain İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) Attendance: 12,678
Referee: Nikola Dudin
18 November 1973 1974 WC Q. Turkey  2 – 0   Switzerland Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Türkkan 51'
Atacan 54'
(Report) Attendance: 67,126
Referee: Bobby Davidson

1974

18 January 1974 1974 RCD Cup Pakistan  2 – 2  Turkey Hockey Club Stadium, Karachi
Sarwar 45' (pen.)
Idrees 85'
(Report) 8', 49' Atacan Attendance: ?
Referee: Mohsen Zamani
8 May 1974 1973–76 Balkan C Bulgaria  5 – 1  Turkey Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Bonev 12'
Kovis 47' (o.g.)
Zhechev 67'
Panov 76'
Grigorov 79'
(Report) 68' Turan Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kevork Ghemigean
13 November 1974 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1  Austria İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 4' Stering Attendance: 30,978
Referee: Nicolae Petriceanu
20 November 1974 Euro 76 Q. Turkey  1 – 1  Republic of Ireland Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Martin 54' (o.g.)[4] (Report) 61' Givens Attendance: 69,999
Referee: Marian Srodecki
1 December 1974 Euro 76 Q. Turkey  2 – 1   Switzerland Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
İsmail 28'
M. Oğuz 85'
(Report) 18' Schild Attendance: 46,564
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović

1975

19 March 1975 Friendly Turkey  1 – 1  Romania İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Turan 3' (Report) 7' Lucescu Attendance: 22,005
Referee: Werner Spiegel
2 April 1975 Euro 76 Q. Soviet Union  3 – 0  Turkey Kyiv Central Stadium, Kyiv
Kolotov 25' (pen.), 56' (pen.)
Blokhin 75'
(Report) Attendance: 74,223
Referee: Bobby Davidson
30 April 1975 Euro 76 Q. Switzerland  1 – 1  Turkey Hardturm Stadion, Zürich[6]
Müller 43'[5] (Report) 53' Eratlı Attendance: 21,965
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
12 October 1975 Friendly Romania  2 – 2  Turkey Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Iordănescu 23'
Dinu 90'
(Report) 14' Özdenak
80' Turan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marian Kustoń
29 October 1975 Euro 76 Q. Republic of Ireland  4 – 0  Turkey Dalymount Park, Dublin
Givens 25', 28', 34', 88' (Report) Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Ángel Franco Martínez
23 November 1975 Euro 76 Q. Turkey  1 – 0  Soviet Union Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Reshko 22' (o.g.)[7] (Report) Attendance: 21,325
Referee: Petar Nikolov
20 December 1975 Friendly Turkey  0 – 5  West Germany İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
(Report) 18', 77' Heynckes
25' Beer
57', 65' Worm
Attendance: 19,901
Referee: Alberto Michelotti

1976

8 February 1976 Friendly Iraq  0 – 0  Turkey Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
(Report) Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdel Vasab
25 August 1976 Friendly Finland  2 – 1  Turkey Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Heiskanen 37'
Paatelainen 81'
(Report) 61' Kaynak Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Sven Jonsson
22 September 1976 Friendly Bulgaria  2 – 2  Turkey Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Bonev 10'
Zhelyazkov 42'
(Report) 56' (o.g.) Ivkov
85' Denizci
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Vlado Tauzes
13 October 1976 Friendly Turkey  3 – 3  Republic of Ireland 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Turan 51', 70'
Ertürk 65'
(Report) 3' Stapleton
14' Daly
80' Waters
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Miloš Kajić
31 October 1976 1978 WC Q. Turkey  4 – 0  Malta Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Özgül 22'
Turan 54', 57', 75'
(Report) Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Michal Jursa
17 November 1976 1978 WC Q. East Germany  1 – 1  Turkey Dynamo-Stadion, Dresden
Kotte 3' (pen.) (Report) 31' (pen.) Turan Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pat Partridge

1977

16 February 1977 1977-80 Balkan C Turkey  2 – 0  Bulgaria İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Denizci 54'
Turan 55'
(Report) Attendance: 37,055
Referee: Velibor Ljujić
23 March 1977 1977-80 Balkan C Romania  4 – 0  Turkey Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Georgescu 23'
Dumitru 62'
Vigu 75'
Iordănescu 82'
(Report) Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Panayotis Kolliropoulos
6 April 1977 Friendly Turkey  1 – 2  Finland 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
Denizli 23' (Report) 64' Paatelainen
76' Nieminen
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Otto Anderco
17 April 1977 1978 WC Q. Austria  1 – 0  Turkey Praterstadion, Vienna
Schachner 43' (Report) Attendance: 60,100
Referee: Viktor Zharkov
7 September 1977 Friendly Czechoslovakia  1 – 0  Turkey Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Gajdůšek 2' (Report) Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gerrit Berrevoets
21 September 1977 1977-80 Balkan C Bulgaria  3 – 1  Turkey Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Zhelyazkov 27'
Dzhevizov 28'
Aleksandrov 86' (pen.)
(Report) 8' Özden Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos
30 October 1977 1978 WC Q. Turkey  0 – 1  Austria Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
(Report) 72' Prohaska Attendance: 69,360
Referee: John Gordon
16 November 1977 1978 WC Q. Turkey  1 – 2  East Germany Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Yayım 81' (Report) 30' Schade
62' Hoffmann
Attendance: 7,010
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
27 November 1977 1978 WC Q. Malta  0 – 3  Turkey Empire Stadium, Gżira
(Report) 21', 48' Özden
36' Turan
Attendance: 2,246
Referee: Mohamed Larache

1978

22 March 1978 1977-80 Balkan C Turkey  1 – 1  Romania İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Özden 10' (Report) 80' Georgescu Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Toma Manojlovski
5 April 1978 Friendly Republic of Ireland  4 – 2  Turkey Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Giles 26'
McGee 12'
Treacy 18', 23'
(Report) 55' Mustafaoğlu
61' Turan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hugh Alexander
23 September 1978 Friendly Italy  1 – 0  Turkey Stadio Comunale, Florence
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Graziani 26' (Report) Attendance: 40,000
Referee: António Garrido
5 October 1978 Friendly Turkey  0 – 2  Soviet Union 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
(Report) 37' Gutsaev
41' Blokhin
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
29 November 1978 Euro 80 Q. Wales  1 – 0  Turkey Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Deacy 70' (Report) Attendance: 11,794
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz

1979

28 February 1979 Friendly Turkey  0 – 1  Algeria Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
(Report) 76' Guemri Attendance: 15,644
Referee: Constantin Ghiță
18 March 1979 Euro 80 Q. Turkey  2 – 1  Malta Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Özden 34'
Terim 56'
(Report) Spiteri-Gonzi 52' Attendance: 34,154
Referee: Tome Manojlovski
1 April 1979 Euro 80 Q. Turkey  0 – 0  West Germany Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
(Report) Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Myroslav Stupar
28 October 1979 Euro 80 Q. Malta  1 – 2  Turkey Empire Stadium, Gżira
Farrugia 62' (Report) 20' Özden
25' Denizli
Attendance: 1,976
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
21 November 1979 Euro 80 Q. Turkey  1 – 0  Wales Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Önal 80' (Report) Attendance: 30,650
Referee: Constantin Ghita
22 December 1979 Euro 80 Q. West Germany  2 – 0  Turkey Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Fischer 15'
Zimmermann 89'
(Report) Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Rudolf Renggli

1980

24 September 1980 1982 WC Q. Turkey  1 – 3  Iceland Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Terim 72' (pen.) (Report) 12' Gudlaugsson
62' A. Gudmundsson
80' T. Þórðarson
Attendance: 18,506
Referee: Ioan Igna
1 October 1980 Islamic Games Turkey  1 – 2  Libya Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Gürbüz 24' (Report) 35' Abdulnaser Ezzeddin
44' (pen.) Mohamed Ali Omar Lagha
Attendance: ?
Referee: Fahad Al Dehmash
3 October 1980 Islamic Games Turkey  3 – 0  Saudi Arabia Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Soyak 2'
Al-Nu'eimeh 34' (o.g.)
Bilgetay 80'
(Report) Attendance: 5,591
Referee: Zayn Al Abidin Alaadin
5 October 1980 Islamic Games Turkey  3 – 0  Malaysia "B" Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Yıldız 33'
Soyak 66', 86'
(Report) Attendance: ?
Referee: Musaid Al Saeed
15 October 1980 1982 WC Q. Wales  4 – 0  Turkey Ninian Park, Cardiff
Flynn 19'
L. James 37' (pen.), 85'
Walsh 79'
(Report) Attendance: 11,770
Referee: Torben Månsson
3 December 1980 1982 WC Q. Czechoslovakia  2 – 0  Turkey Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
Nehoda 13', 15' (Report) Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Erik Fredriksson

Other unofficial games

5 January 1977 Friendly Northern Cyprus  0–1  Turkey 20 Temmuz Stadium, Kyrenia
(Report) Hayri Gökmen 73' Referee: Onur Kanatlı
28 September 1980 Islamic Games Turkey  5–0  Northern Cyprus Atatürk Stadium, İzmir
Bali 18'
Bilgetay 31'
Yıldız 54'
Gürbüz 66'
Ergün 74'
(Report) Referee: Zayn Al Abidin Alaadin

Notes

  1. ^ The game abandoned at 85' min. since the lighting at the stadium went dead.
  2. ^ The game has been finished at 85' min. because of the heavy fog.
  3. ^ This game celebrated 50 years of Turkish Republic and the TFF.
  4. ^ The first goal in other sources is also reported as an own goal by Tony Dunne or Terry Conroy.
  5. ^ According to RSSSF this goal may belong to Arca 43' (o.g.)
  6. ^ Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.
  7. ^ The own goal scorer is also reported as Mikhail Fomenko.