How many aerial duels Turkey win, and who wins most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Merih Demiral and Abdülkerim Bardakcı have won the most aerial duels for Turkey in 2026, 17 each, Merih Demiral in seven appearances and Abdülkerim Bardakcı in 10, ahead of Zeki Çelik with 10, across all competitions.
Turkey win more aerial duels at home, 10.9 a game in their last nine home games against 10.8 in their last eight away.
Turkey won 18 aerial duels away at Australia on 14 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 10.8 across their 11 games, and their fewest was two at home to Italy on 28 September.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merih Demiral | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 6 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 5 |
| Zeki Çelik | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 5 |
| Ozan Kabak | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 4 |
| Deniz Gül | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 4 |
| Mert Müldür | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 3 |
| İsmail Yüksek | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 3 |
| Arda Güler | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 3 |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Orkun Kökçü | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 3 |
| Salih Özcan | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| Uğurcan Çakır | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Mert Günok | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Aral Şimşir | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kenan Yıldız | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Yunus Akgün | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Oğuz Aydın | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Eren Elmalı | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Melih Kabasakal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Muhammed Şengezer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Samet Akaydin | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bartuğ Elmaz | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ilhan Fakili | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Altay Bayındır | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Can Uzun | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merih Demiral | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 6 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 6 |
| Zeki Çelik | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 5 |
| Ozan Kabak | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 4 |
| İsmail Yüksek | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 4 |
| Deniz Gül | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 4 |
| Mert Müldür | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 3 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 4 |
| Arda Güler | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 |
| Samet Akaydin | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Orkun Kökçü | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Salih Özcan | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Uğurcan Çakır | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Mert Günok | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Aral Şimşir | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kenan Yıldız | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Yunus Akgün | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Oğuz Aydın | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Eren Elmalı | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Melih Kabasakal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Muhammed Şengezer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bartuğ Elmaz | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ilhan Fakili | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Altay Bayındır | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Can Uzun | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Turkey | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | USA (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (H) | World Cup | 0-1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Australia (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Venezuela (A) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | North Macedonia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Kosovo (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-1 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Turkey | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | USA (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (H) | World Cup | 0-1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Australia (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Venezuela (A) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | North Macedonia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Kosovo (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-1 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Romania (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 1-0 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey aerials won | Over 6.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Turkey aerials won | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Turkey aerials won | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Turkey aerials won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Turkey aerials won | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 22.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total aerials won | Over 24.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total aerials won | Over 26.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |