Sergen Yalçın's Squad Selection Without Mert Müldür Is on the Agenda

Mert Müldür was left out of the first candidate squad announced by Turkey's A National Team head coach Sergen Yalçın on November 6. The decision has brought renewed attention to a slip of the tongue Yalçın made during his time as a football commentator.

While commentating on football for Ekol TV, Yalçın referred to a Fenerbahçe player as "Mert Güldür." After Müldür was not included in the 26-player list for the Belgium and France matches, these clips began to be discussed again.

The defensive line in the candidate squad includes Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Emirhan Topçu, Eren Elmalı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Merih Demiral, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Ozan Kabak and Zeki Çelik. Along with Müldür, Altay Bayındır, İrfan Can Kahveci and Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who were on the previous list, were not included in the new one.

After the squad was announced, Müldür shared a black-and-white photo of himself in the A National Team kit on his Instagram account. He posted it without any caption and did not directly comment on his omission from the squad. Although the post has been interpreted as a veiled rebuke, Müldür has made no statement about Yalçın's choice.