Turkey have recorded a narrow 1-0 half-time lead over Northern Ireland in an international friendly in Adana tonight.

The hosts could have gone ahead as early as the fifth minute, with Adem Buyuk seeing his bid to open the scoring rebuffed by the frame of the goal, after Steven Davies had initially cleared off the line.

Fatih Terim's men began to monopolise possession, with former Arsenal youth Oguzhan Ozayakup in particular proving problematic for Michael O'Neill's men.

Northern Ireland soon began to develop a foothold in proceedings, without creating the clear-cut opportunities necessary to break the deadlock.

Bilal Kisa fired narrowly wide on the stroke of half time, before Melvut Erdinc ensured the Turks record a slender lead at the interval, nipping in ahead of goalkeeper Roy Carroll to poke home the opener.