Turkey's EURO 2020 squad announced

ANKARA

Turkey's football team manager Senol Gunes announced on Wednesday the squad for EURO 2020.

He did not include Gokhan Akkan, Halil Akbunar, Efecan Karaca and Mahmut Tekdemir in the team, according to a statement by the Turkish Football Federation.

Akbunar has not been selected despite his 10 goals and 14 assists in 42 games with Goztepe.

Turkish National Football Team will compete with Italy, Wales and Switzerland in Group A of EURO 2020.

Turkey will play the opening match of the tournament against Italy at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, on June 11.

Turkey's second match in the group stage will be against Wales at Olympic Stadium in Baku on June 16.

The last game of the group stage for Turkey will be played against Switzerland in Baku again on June 20.

The month-long tournament will be held in 11 cities across Europe beginning June 11.

The round of 16 matches will be held in London, Amsterdam, Seville, Bucharest, or Glasgow between June 26 and June 29.

The quarterfinals will be played on July 2-3 in Munich, Baku, Saint Petersburg and Rome.

The semifinals and the final will be held in London on July 6-7 and July 11.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Mert Gunok (Medipol Basaksehir), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce)

Defenders: Zeki Celik (Lille), Mert Muldur, Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo), Merih Demiral (Juventus), Ozan Kabak (Liverpool), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Umut Meras (Le Havre), Ridvan Yilmaz (Besiktas)

Midfielders: Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion), Taylan Antalyali (Galatasaray), Dorukhan Tokoz (Besiktas), Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce), Orkun Kokcu (Feyenoord), Yusuf Yazici (Lille), Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Hakan Calhanoglu (Milan), Cengiz Under (Leicester City), Abdulkadir Omur (Trabzonspor), Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray)

Forwards: Burak Yilmaz (Lille), Enes Unal (Getafe), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Halil Dervisoglu (Galatasaray)