Turkey has plenty of potential. It’s definitely worth looking at some of the most promising players. Here my list of the next generation of Turkish football.

Dogan Alemdar, GK – 29.10.2002 (20) Stade Rennais

- good aerial ability

- great reflexes

- good communication

- great physical strength & natural fitness

Ravil Tagir, CB – 06.05.2003 (19) Loan KVC Westerlo (Basaksehir)

- left footed

- complete & dominant centre-back

- fast & agile player

- perfect player to build from the back

- great passes through first & second line

- dominant in the air (despite his height)

Serdar Saatci, CB – 14.02.2003 (20) SC Braga

- complete & dominant centre-back

- perfect for a team looking to build from the back

- great passes through first & second line

- very good pace & agility

- very dominant in the air

Taha Altikardes, CB – 22.08.2003 (19) Trabzonspor

- good technical ability

- excellent range of passing

- dominant in the air

- good pace & agility

Emin Bayram, CB – 02.04.2003 (19) Galatasaray

- complete & dominant centre-back

- technically gifted

- ball-playing defender

- dominant in the air

- excellent range of passing

Ridvan Yilmaz, LB – 21.05.2001 (21) Glasgow Rangers

- left footed

- great vision & awareness

- good positioning & runs

- very good pace & agility

- good technical ability & crosses

- high work rate

Kazimcan Karatas, LB – 16.01.2003 (20) Galatasaray

- left footed

- very good pace & agility

- well-timed tackles & interceptions

- likes to make sliding tackles

- ball-carrying

- overlapping runs into advanced positions

- hard-working

Burak Ince, CM – 20.01.2004 (19) Arm. Bielefeld

- left footed

- can also play higher as an advanced playmaker

- creative player with great technical ability

- strong in 1v1 situations

- good shooting skills

- great coordination & change of pace

Emirhan Ilkhan, CM – 01.06.2004 (18) Loan Sampdoria (Torino)

- box-to-box midfielder

- good technical ability

- very good pace & agility

- high off the ball intelligence

- capable of playing in various roles

Efe Tatli, CM – 29.07.2002 (20) Karagümrük

- left footed

- good technical ability & first touch

- excellent range of passing

- good pace & agility

- hard-working

Mustafa Kapi, CM – 08.08.2002 (20) Adana Demirspor

- attacking-minded midfielder

- can play as a 6, 8 or 10

- very good vision & excellent range of passing

- good off the ball movement

Ömer Beyaz, AM – 29.08.2003 (19) VFB Stuttgart

- left footed

- advanced playmaker

- creative player with great technical ability

- very strong in 1v1 situations

- good shooting skills

- great coordination & change of pace

- excellent range of passing

Emre Demir, AM – 15.01.2004 (19) Loan Samsunspor (Fenerbache)

- left footed

- advanced playmaker

- very good technical ability

- constantly asking for the ball

- finds the space well between the lines

- low centre of gravity

Naci Ünüvar, LW – 13.06.2003 (19) Loan Trabzonspor (Ajax)

- advanced playmaker

- creative player with very good technical ability

- good shooting skills

- strong in 1v1 situations

- low center of gravity

- very good vision & excellent range of passing

Yusuf Barasi, CF – 31.03.2003 (19) AZ Alkmaar

- can play as a left winger

- good off the ball movement

- good pace & agility -

very good technical ability & first touch

- good finisher

- penalty taker

Semih Kilicsoy, CF – 15.08.2005 (17) Besiktas

- mix of physicality & technique

- great technical ability & first touch

- good off the ball movement

- good pace & agility

- hard-working

Ali Akman, CF – 18.04.2002 (20) Loan Göztepe (E.Frankfurt)

- can play as a winger or second striker

- great sense of positioning

- dangerous on the counter

- good finisher with both feet