Turkstra started playing hockey at Rotterdam and in 2005 he switched to Victoria.

In 2009 he returned to Rotterdam, where he played for ten seasons until he retired in 2019.

[3] Turkstra made his debut for the national team on 5 June 2013.

[1] He was a part of the Dutch squad which won the 2015 European Championship.

[4] After he played in the 2016 Summer Olympics he announced his retirement from the national team.