Turkey sealed qualification after a feisty affair with Czechia which saw 19 cards handed out by Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.
The first two cards defined the match, as Czech midfielder Antonin Barak was sent off in the 20th minute after a pair of fairly soft fouls were both deemed to be worth a booking.
Despite the man advantage, it took Vincenzo Montella's men until the second half to take the lead.
Captain Hakan Calhanoglu showed his quality with an excellent driven finish which gave Jindrich Stanek no chance in the Czech goal.
The Lokomotiva fought back and grabbed a lifeline midway through the second period through a contentious Tomas Soucek equaliser.
Experienced forward Cenk Tosun sent Ivan Hašek's men packing in injury time though, drilling a superb finish into the corner to secure qualification.
Unsavoury scenes followed the final whistle which saw substitute Tomas Chory sent off in a grim end to a lacklustre tournament for the Czechs.
Turkey will play Austria in Leipzig in the Round of 16 after finishing second in Group F.
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Czechia
Jindrich Stanek - 6
Made a fantastic save from Kenan Yildiz in the build-up to the opening goal but he could do nothing to stop Hakan Calhanoglu's strike. The stopper was forced off after the goal with an injury.
Tomas Holes - 6
The Slavic Prague defender was solid throughout in a Czech defence that was under pressure after the early sending-off.
Robin Hranac - 5
Hranac failed to convert a good headed chance in the opening stages but quietly went about his business at the back.
Ladislav Krejci - 6
The 25-year-old also put in a decent performance but did struggle to deal with the trickery of Baris Yilmaz at times.
Vladimir Coufal - 6
Coufal struggled against the pace and trickery of Yildiz and had to draw on all his years of experience to halt him. His long throw was an outlet though and led to the equaliser.
Tomas Soucek - 7
The West Ham man made no mistake when the ball fell to him from close range for the equaliser. His aerial presence was also a nuisance for Turkey.
Lukas Provod - 7
He had to dig in and sit alongside Soucek for the most part but did break from the Turkish midfield at times to try and create attacking situations, despite the one-man disadvantage.
David Jurasek - 7
Jurasek tired in the latter stages but he consistently got up and down the left wing throughout. The Hoffenheim man also dealt well with the pace of Yilmaz.
Antonin Barak - 2
Two soft yellow cards in the first 20 minutes of the contest left Ivan Hašek’s men with a mountain to climb.
The first was for a pull of Ferdi Kadioglu’s shirt and the second, just nine minutes later, was for stepping on Salih Özcan’s foot after a heavy touch.
Usually, you see some lenience when players are on a caution early in a match but clearly that was not in Istvan Kovacs’ mind. A very harsh decision from the referee.
Mojmir Chytil - 4
Chytil received no service all evening and completed just one of five attempted passes before was hooked by Hašek after just 54 minutes.
Adam Hlozek - 5
Hlozek struggled to make an impact and had just 13 touches before being replaced.
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Substitutes:
Matej Kovar - 6
Brought on in goal after Stanek's injury. The 24-year-old had very little to do and had no chance with Cenk Tosun's eventual winner.
Tomas Chory - 6
The Viktoria Plzen striker caused issues for the Turkish defence with his size and he disrupted Mert Günok for the equaliser. However, it was a disappointing end as he was sent off after full time after his involvement in the melee.
Jan Kuchta - 5
Failed to make an impact after replacing Chytil.
Ondrej Lingr - N/A
Matej Jurasek - N/A
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Turkey
Mert Günok - 5
The goalkeeper was not strong enough when challenged by Chory for the equaliser, but otherwise, he was rarely tested.
Mert Müldür - 7
The full-backs are crucial in Montella's system and Müldur consistently got up and down the right flank throughout the evening without having many defensive problems.
Samet Akaydın - 6
Akaydin will be a big miss against Austria in the last 16 through suspension after a quiet performance in which he was rarely relied upon.
Merit Demiral - 6
Similarly to his central defensive partner, Demiral didn't falter all evening and won an impressive six out of seven aerial duels.
Ferdi Kadioglu - 7
Throughout the group stages, Kadioglu has caused defenders problems with his pace and excellent overlapping runs and tonight was no different. Yildiz and the left-back combined very well to cause Coufal problems.
Ismail Yüksek - 5
The 25-year-old had very little impact from holding midfield but did marshall the defence well.
Salih Özcan - 5
Özcan was taken off at the interval after picking up a booking for halting a Czech counter-attack. He struggled to have a major influence on the contest.
Arda Güler - 5
Despite his obvious talent, Güler was shut down by a tight and compact Czech defence. The 19-year-old should have made it 2-0 just minutes before the equaliser after he failed to connect with a fantastic Yilmaz cross.
Hakan Calhanoglu - 8
The captain slotted home the opening goal with all the class that he’s shown consistently for years at both club and international level.
Calhanoglu kept the play ticking over for Montella’s men all evening.
Kenan Yıldız - 6
The youngster showed good creativity in the first half against Coufal but faded in the second period.
Baris Yilmaz - 6
His pace tested Jurasek down the right flank but unfortunately, the final ball failed to reap any rewards.
The 24-year-old should have picked up an assist in the 64th minute when his driven cross was not finished by Güler.
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Substitutes:
Kaan Ayhan - 6
Ayhan came on during the break and added a presence to Turkey's defensive unit.
Okay Yokuslu - 6
The West Brom midfielder didn't leave a significant mark on the contest but protected the backline well in the closing stages
Cenk Tosun - 8
The experienced striker showed his excellent finishing prowess by slotting home his one chance in injury time to seal victory.
Kerem Artukoglu - N/A
Orkun Kokcu - N/A
