Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) |
| Participation summary | |
| First appearance | 1975 |
| Last appearance | 2012 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2003 |
| Host | 2004 |
| External links | |
Turkey's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
Turkey has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 1975. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) is the Turkish broadcaster. They have not competed in the contest since 2012.
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Semiha Yankı | "Seninle Bir Dakika" | Turkish | 19 ◁ | 3 | No semi-finals | |
| 1978 | Nilüfer and Nazar | "Sevince" | Turkish | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | Maria Rita Epik and 21. Peron | "Seviyorum" | Turkish | Withdrawn X | |||
| 1980 | Ajda Pekkan | "Pet'r Oil" | Turkish | 15 | 23 | ||
| 1981 | Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül | "Dönme Dolap" | Turkish | 18 | 9 | ||
| 1982 | Neco | "Hani?" | Turkish | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1983 | Çetin Alp and the Short Waves | "Opera" | Turkish | 19 ◁ | 0 | ||
| 1984 | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Halay" | Turkish | 12 | 37 | ||
| 1985 | MFÖ | "Didai didai dai" | Turkish | 14 | 36 | ||
| 1986 | Klips ve Onlar | "Halley" | Turkish | 9 | 53 | ||
| 1987 | Seyyal Taner and Grup Lokomotif | "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" | Turkish | 22 ◁ | 0 | ||
| 1988 | MFÖ | "Sufi (Hey Ya Hey)" | Turkish | 15 | 37 | ||
| 1989 | Pan | "Bana Bana" | Turkish | 21 | 5 | ||
| 1990 | Kayahan | "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" | Turkish | 17 | 21 | ||
| 1991 | Can Uğurluer, Reyhan Karaca and İzel Çeliköz | "İki Dakika" | Turkish | 12 | 44 | ||
| 1992 | Aylin Vatankoş | "Yaz Bitti" | Turkish | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1993 | Burak Aydos, Öztürk Baybora and Serter | "Esmer Yarim" | Turkish | 21 | 10 | Kvalifikacija za Millstreet | |
| 1995 | Arzu Ece | "Sev!" | Turkish | 16 | 21 | No semi-finals | |
| 1996 | Şebnem Paker | "Beşinci Mevsim" | Turkish | 12 | 57 | 7 | 69 |
| 1997 | Şebnem Paker and Grup Etnik | "Dinle" | Turkish | 3 | 121 | No semi-finals | |
| 1998 | Tüzmen | "Unutamazsın" | Turkish | 14 | 25 | ||
| 1999 | Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik | "Dön Artık" | Turkish | 16 | 21 | ||
| 2000 | Pınar and the S.O.S. | "Yorgunum Anla" | Turkish, English | 10 | 59 | ||
| 2001 | Sedat Yüce | "Sevgiliye Son" | Turkish, English | 11 | 41 | ||
| 2002 | Buket Bengisu and Group Safir | "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" | Turkish, English | 16 | 29 | ||
| 2003 | Sertab Erener | "Everyway That I Can" | English | 1 | 167 | ||
| 2004 | Athena | "For Real" | English | 4 | 195 | Host country | |
| 2005 | Gülseren and Shaman | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | Turkish | 13 | 92 | Top 12 in 2004 final[a] | |
| 2006 | Sibel Tüzün | "Süper Star" | Turkish[b] | 11 | 91 | 8 | 91 |
| 2007 | Kenan Doğulu | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | English | 4 | 163 | 3 | 197 |
| 2008 | Mor ve Ötesi | "Deli" | Turkish | 7 | 138 | 7 | 85 |
| 2009 | Hadise | "Düm Tek Tek" | English | 4 | 177 | 2 | 172 |
| 2010 | Manga | "We Could Be the Same" | English | 2 | 170 | 1 | 118 |
| 2011 | Yüksek Sadakat | "Live It Up" | English | Failed to qualify | 13 | 47 | |
| 2012 | Can Bonomo | "Love Me Back" | English | 7 | 112 | 5 | 80 |
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Istanbul | Abdi İpekçi Arena | Korhan Abay and Meltem Cumbul |
Notes
- ↑ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- ↑ The song was performed entirely in Turkish in the semi-final, and with an English chorus in the final.
References
- ↑ "Türkiye". eurovision.com. European Broadcasting Union.
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