Cenk Tosun played the full 90 minutes as Turkey launched their Nations League campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat by Russia in Trabzon.
Everton striker Tosun, a starter in all four of the Blues' Premier League games under Marco Silva this term, won his 30th cap against the Russians, who crossed the Black Sea fresh from reaching the quarter-finals of their home World Cup.
Turkey fell behind on 11 minutes when winger Denis Cheryshev, scorer of four goals in the summer tournament, continued his prolific streak by thrashing a tremendous volley high into the net.