Turkey will face Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine and Finland in the UEFA World Cup 2018 qualification campaign.

The Crescent-Stars will compete in Group I and are currently managed by Fatih Terim who has a long term contract with the national team.

Group I fixture list:
Matchday 1: Croatia v Turkey 4–6 September 2016
Matchday 2: Turkey v Ukraine 6–8 October 2016
Matchday 3: Iceland v Turkey 9–11 October 2016
Matchday 4: Finland v Turkey 24–26 March 2017
Matchday 5: Ukraine v Turkey 31 August–2 September 2017
Matchday 6: Turkey v Croatia 3–5 September 2017
Matchday 7: Turkey v Iceland 5–7 October 2017
Matchday 8: Finland v Turkey 8–10 October 2017
Play-off first leg: 9–11 November 2017
Play-off second leg: 12–14 November 2017

The full draw is as follows:

Group A: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg

Group B: Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia, Andorra

Group C: Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Norway, Azerbaijan, San Marino

Group D: WALES, Austria, Serbia, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, Moldova, Georgia

Group E: Romania, Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan

Group F: ENGLAND, Slovakia, SCOTLAND, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta

Group G: Spain, Italy, Albania, Israel, FYR Macedonia, Liechtenstein

Group H: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Estonia, Cyprus

Group I: Croatia, Iceland, Ukraine, Turkey, Finland