A 13 member delegation from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will be in Istanbul on April 8 and 9 to review Turkey's candidacy file for EURO 2016.

In a statement issued Monday, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said that the UEFA delegation "will review Turkey's candidacy file and evaluate the support given to Turkey for EURO 2016".

The delegation's program will begin at 0900 hours on Thursday, April 8 at Istanbul's Ciragan Palace.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a meeting with the UEFA delegation on Friday, April 9 at the Dolmabahce Palace.

The Turkish National Football Team played in the semi-final of EURO 2008 which took place in Austria and Switzerland.


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