Turkey coach Fatih Terim has included three uncapped players in his squad for the vital UEFA EURO 2008 qualifiers against Greece and Norway.

Leaders meet

Terim's team lead Group C with a perfect record - but go to Greece next Saturday with their neighbours also on three wins from three games with no goals conceded, before welcoming third-placed Norway four days later. Gaziantepspor full-back Bekir İrtegün, Rizespor left-winger Ferdi Elmas and Sivasspor striker Mehmet Yıldız are all in contention for a first cap, while 33-year-old Galatasaray SK defender Emre Aşık is back in the squad having last played against Latvia in November 2003 in the play-off that ended Turkey's UEFA EURO 2004™ hopes. Terim has opted to omit Hertha BSC Berlin midfielder Yıldıray Baştürk and injured Villarreal CF forward Nihat Kahveci.

Turkey squad

Goalkeepers: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe SK), Hakan Arıkan (Ankaraspor AŞ), Orkun Uşak (Kayseri Erciyesspor).

Defenders: Emre Aşık (Galatasaray SK), İbrahim Toraman (Beşiktaş JK), Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş JK), Servet Çetin (Sivasspor), Bekir İrtegün (Gaziantepspor), Hamit Altıntop (FC Schalke 04).

Midfielders: Arda Turan (Galatasaray SK), Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray SK), Tümer Metin (Fenerbahçe SK), Tuncay Şanlı (Fenerbahçe SK), Mehmet Aurelio (Fenerbahçe SK), İbrahim Üzülmez (Beşiktaş JK), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (Trabzonspor), Hüseyin Cimşir (Trabzonspor), Ferdi Elmas (Rizespor), Nuri Şahin (BV Borussia Dortmund), Emre Belözoğlu (Newcastle United FC), Tugay Kerimoğlu (Blackburn Rovers FC), Mehmet Topuz (Kayserispor).

Forwards: Fatih Tekke (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray SK), Gökhan Ünal (Kayserispor), Mehmet Yıldız (Sivasspor).