Terim to trial new talent against Belarus

Turkey coach Fatih Terim has announced an enlarged 30-man squad for the upcoming friendly match against Belarus next Wednesday. MKE Ankaragücü midfielder Gökhan Emreciksin and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard striker Mevlüt Erding have received their first call-ups, while Bursaspor's uncapped Mustafa Sarp is hoping for a first senior cap after being selected in the squad for the second time.

Numerous changes
Fenerbahçe SK striker Semih Şentürk, Newcastle United FC's Emre Belözoğlu and Kayserispor midfielder Mehmet Topuz are absent from the squad named for last month's friendly against Sweden. Middlesbrough FC forward Tuncay Şanlı and Beşiktaş JK winger Serdar Özkan both return however. Turkey's players will gather on Sunday in Istanbul for their first training session the following day before flying to Minsk on Tuesday where they will complete their preparations with a final training session at the Dinamo Stadium.

Turkey Squad
Goalkeepers: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe SK), Rüştü Reçber (Beşiktaş JK), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor).

Defenders: Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş JK), Emre Aşık (Ankaraspor AŞ), Remzi Giray Kaçar (Gençlerbirliği Oftasspor), Servet Çetin (Galatasaray AŞ),Yasin Çakmak (Fenerbahçe SK), Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe SK), Hakan Balta (Galatasaray AŞ).

Midfielders: Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray AŞ), Uğur Boral (Fenerbahçe SK), Mehmet Aurélio (Fenerbahçe SK), Mehmet Topal (Galatasaray AŞ), Selçuk Şahin (Fenerbahçe SK), Tümer Metin (Larissa FC), Yıldıray Baştürk (VfB Stuttgart), Hamit Altıntop (FC Bayern München), Arda Turan (Galatasaray AŞ), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (FC Rubin Kazan), Gökhan Emreciksin (MKE Ankaragücü), Caner Erkin (PFC CSKA Moskva), Serdar Özkan (Beşiktaş JK), Mustafa Sarp (Bursaspor).

Forwards: Tuncay Şanlı (Middlesbrough FC), Gökhan Ünal (Kayserispor), Nihat Kahveci (Villarreal CF), Halil Altıntop (FC Schalke 04), Mehmet Yıldız (Sivasspor), Mevlüt Erding (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard).