Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, March 22 urged UEFA to award his country the right to host the 2020 European football championships, AFP reported.

"Give us Euro 2020," said Erdogan at the end of his address before the UEFA Congress here.

Turkey lost the bid to host Euro 2016 which was awarded to France.

And UEFA member countries now have from next Monday until May 15 to officially lodge their bid to host the 2020 edition.

"Turkey has a young population, half of whom are aged under 30. Turkey has great potential on the economic and sporting fronts," the Prime Minister continued.

Meanwhile UEFA president Michel Platini said he would vote for Turkey to host the tournament if they did not win the bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

While Turkey is bidding to host the Euro, the country has been urged by UEFA to deal quickly with a domestic match-fixing scandal that has seen 93 people, including the president of Fenerbahce, charged with rigging matches in the 2010-2011 season.