Portsmouth striker Nadir Çiftçi has been called up to the Turkish national team squad for Wednesday's international friendly match against the Netherlands.

Like Australian-born defender Ersan Adem Gülüm, Nadir Çiftçi opted to play for Turkey. All the required applications have been submitted to FIFA which will allow the 18-year-old player to play for Turkish national team. Turkish Football Federation is putting extreme efforts to finalize procedures that will make him eligible against the Netherlands.

Çiftçi, who played for the Netherlands Under-17 national team, has joined Turkey's team camp in Amsterdam this afternoon.