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Story thread 2 days 19 Sept, 23:42

National team's 29-man preliminary squad announced, Mert Günok retires from national team

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Sport World press 25 sources 2 updates 19 Sept, 23:42

National team's 29-man preliminary squad announced, Mert Günok retires from national team

Vincenzo Montella called up 29 players for the UEFA Nations League A matches against France, Italy and Belgium; İlhan Fakılı, Bartuğ Elmaz, Adil Demirbağ and Melih Kabasakal were called up for the first time. 37-year-old goalkeeper Mert Günok has left the national team; the squad will gather in Riva on September 21.

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Turkish National Football Team Vincenzo Montella Mert Günok Fenerbahçe UEFA Nations League
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Sport World press 26 sources 2 updates 18 Sept, 23:18

National team announces 29-man provisional squad; France and Italy also announce their lists

On Vincenzo Montella's list, Adil Demirbağ, Bartuğ Elmaz, Melih Kabasakal and İlhan Fakılı appeared for the first time; the team will gather in Riva on September 21. The first match is on September 25 at Kocaeli Stadium against France, managed by Zinedine Zidane.

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Where reports differ

Opposition press Yeniçağ wrote that the announced provisional squad included 29 players and that four names were called up for the first time.

Pro-government press A Spor reported that Montella's list included 33 players; TRT Haber and Diken reported the same list of names without giving a squad number.

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Süper Lig Week 6

#	Team		P	GD	Pts
1		Galatasaray	6	+3	13
2		Beşiktaş	5	+8	12
3		Kocaelispor	6	+3	12
4		Alanyaspor	6	+2	11
5		Trabzonspor	6	+8	10
6		Amedspor	5	+7	10
7		Kasımpaşa	6	+2	10
8		Çaykur Rizespor	5	+1	9
9		Gaziantep FK	6	0	8
10		Fenerbahçe	5	+2	7
11		Çorum FK	6	+1	7
12		Başakşehir	6	-1	7
13		Gençlerbirliği	6	-8	7
14		Konyaspor	6	-4	4
15		Samsunspor	5	-5	4
16		Erzurumspor	5	-9	4
17		Eyüpspor	5	-6	3
18		Göztepe	5	-4	2

This week's matches Week 6

Monday 14 September

Gaziantep FK 0–0 Fenerbahçe

Thursday 17 September

Beşiktaş 4–1 Marseille

Friday 18 September

Kasımpaşa 0–0 Konyaspor

Saturday 19 September

Çorum FK 1–2 Alanyaspor

Kocaelispor 2–0 Gaziantep FK

Başakşehir 4–0 Gençlerbirliği

Trabzonspor 4–0 Galatasaray

Sunday 20 September

Erzurumspor – Samsunspor

Fenerbahçe – Eyüpspor

Amedspor – Beşiktaş

Göztepe – Çaykur Rizespor

Friday 25 September

Türkiye – France

Saturday 26 September

Minsk – Fenerbahçe

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