Turkey national rugby union team

The Turkey national rugby union team is a relatively recent creation, being started at the end of 2009. Turkey is currently a third-tier side. The team first played in 2012 against Slovakia and won 31–5 in Bratislava. On tour, they also defeated Estonia 49–5 in Tallinn. Turkey has yet to play in the qualifying stages for the Rugby World Cup finals.

Rugby union in Turkey is administered by the Turkish Rugby Federation (Türkiye Ragbi Federasyonu). The federation is affiliated to Rugby Europe (formerly FIRA-AER), and as of 11th May 2023 a full member of World Rugby (formerly IRB). Murat Pazan is the federation's president.

Sevens

 * 2012 European Nations Cup Division 3
 * 2013 European Sevens Division B South
 * 2014 European Sevens Division B South
 * 2015 Rugby Europe Sevens – Lower Divisions
 * 2016 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
 * 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
 * 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Conferences
 * 2019 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
 * 2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy
 * 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
 * 2023 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference
 * 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference

2021
2021 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy


 * 1) 🇹🇷 0 - 38 🇺🇦
 * 2) 🇹🇷 5 - 52 🇨🇿
 * 3) 🇹🇷 0 - 34 🇱🇺
 * 4) 🇹🇷 7 - 12
 * 5) 🇹🇷 19 - 24 🇧🇬
 * 6) 🇹🇷 5 - 64 🇺🇦
 * 7) 🇹🇷 5 - 15 🇸🇪
 * 8) 🇹🇷 5 - 29 🇱🇺
 * 9) 🇹🇷 0 - 48 🇱🇺
 * 10) 🇹🇷 5 - 36

2022
2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Conference

2023
Source:


 * 1) 🇹🇷 31 - 12 🇫🇮
 * 2) 🇹🇷 41 - 0 🇷🇸
 * 3) 🇹🇷 49 - 12 🇧🇦
 * 4) 🇹🇷 21 - 19 🇳🇴
 * 5) 🇹🇷 28 - 12 🇳🇴
 * 6) 🇹🇷 14 - 12

2024
Source:


 * 1) 🇹🇷 10 - 17 🇨🇿
 * 2) 🇹🇷 21 - 22 🇭🇺
 * 3) 🇹🇷 28 - 24
 * 4) 🇹🇷 19 - 21 🇸🇪
 * 5) 🇹🇷 17 - 31
 * 6) 🇹🇷 14 - 17 🇭🇺

Union

 * 2012–2014 European Nations Cup Third Division
 * 2014–2016 European Nations Cup Second Division
 * 2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference
 * 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
 * 2018–19 Rugby Europe International Championships
 * 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
 * 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships
 * 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships
 * 2023–24 Rugby Europe International Championships

Current squad (XV)

 * Guven Tasoglu (Based in England)
 * Abdullah Gunes (ODTÜ SK)
 * Dinçhan Kilercioğlu (ODTÜ SK)
 * Kemal Ege Gurkan (ODTÜ SK)
 * Ertugrul Gunday (ODTÜ SK)
 * Doğu Eroğlu (ODTÜ SK)
 * Koray Kaya (Samsun RK)
 * Adem Selim (Samsun RK)
 * Selçuk Kozlu (Samsun RK)
 * Yavuz Kocaer (Samsun RK)
 * Mustafa Kemal Kurt (Koç Üniversitesi SK)
 * Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Trakya Üniversites Ragbi)
 * Deniz Krom (Kadıköy RK)
 * Mert Zabci (Based in England)
 * Murat Altun (Based in France)
 * Semih Aydın (Based in France)
 * Bahri Dagli (Based in France)
 * Huseyin Sasmaz (Based in France)
 * Ramazan Kilickaya (RC Vichy)
 * Gokhan Ceylan (Based in France)
 * Atilla Demir (Based in France)
 * Necmi Kara (Based in France)
 * Hüseyin Yesik (Based in France)
 * Melikşah Kuzucu (Based in France)
 * Kerim Galal (Based in Germany)
 * Erkut Levent Durmus (Based in Germany)
 * Ali Bökeyhan Sürer (Based in Germany)
 * Tamer Celikbas James (Based in Wales)
 * Cenk Tekin Akdeniz (Based in Scotland)
 * Tarik Tin (Based in England)
 * Arin Gulsen (Based in Wales)

Overall
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Turkey national XV at test level up until 13 April 2024: