<P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: 1954 and 2002 where they finished third . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Semi-finals </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2026 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Th> 2 / 21 </Th> <Th> - </Th> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th> 5 </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> 20 </Th> <Th> 17 </Th> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr>

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