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.