Miss Turkey
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Miss Turkey is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik.
Miss Turkey pageant was initially promoted by the newspaper Cumhuriyet. Since 1980, it is being run by the "Miss Turkey Organisation". Between the years 1980-1990, the contest was sponsored by the newspapers Güneş, Sabah, Tercüman, Bulvar and some others. With the establishment of private TV channels in Turkey in 1990, the channels Magic Box, Show TV, Kanal D and Star TV took over the promotion of the pageant. The title "Miss Turkey" is a registered trade mark.
The winner of the contest participates in the Miss World finals, while the three runner-ups are delegated to other international contests of Miss Universe, Miss Europe and Miss International each to represent Turkey.
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[edit] Winners
| Year | Miss Turkey |
| 1929 | Feriha Tevfik |
| 1930 | Mübeccel Namık |
| 1931 | Naşide Saffet Esen |
| 1932 | Keriman Halis Ece |
| 1933 | Nazire Hanım |
| 1953 | Ayten Akyol |
| 1967 | Yelda Gürani Saner |
| 1968 | Mine Vargı |
| 1970 | Asuman Tuğberk Yolaç |
| 1973 | Hale Soygazi |
| 1975 | Harika Değirmenci |
| 1980 | Fahriye Funda Ayloğlu |
| 1981 | Aydan Şener |
| 1982 | Ayşe Belgin Güven |
| 1983 | Ebru Özmeriç |
| 1985 | Filiz Hülya Küçükbayraktar |
| 1986 | Meltem Doğanay |
| 1987 | Şebnem Dinçgör |
| 1988 | Meltem Hakarar |
| 1989 | Jasmin Baradan |
| 1990 | Gülay Pınarbaşı |
| 1991 | Pınar Özdemir |
| 1992 | Özlem Kaymaz |
| 1993 | Arzum Onan |
| 1994 | Pınar Altuğ |
| 1995 | Demet Şener Kutluay |
| 1996 | Pınar Tezcan |
| 1997 | Çağla Şikel |
| 1998 | Buket Saygı |
| 1999 | Ayşe Hatun Önal |
| 2000 | Yüksel Ak |
| 2001 | Tuğçe Kazaz |
| 2002 | Azra Akın |
| 2003 | Tuğba Karaca |
| 2004 | Güzel Nur Gümüşdoğrayan |
| 2005 | Hande Subaşı |
| 2006 | Merve Büyüksaraç |
[edit] Delegates to major international contests
| Year | Miss World | Miss Universe | Miss Europe | Miss International |
| 1980 | Fahriye Funda Ayloğlu | Heyecan Gökoğlu | Serap Yalçın | Nükhet Buar |
| 1981 | Aydan Şener | Şenay Ünlü | Ayşegül Ercan | Sebun İnja |
| 1982 | Ayşe Belgin Güven | Canan Emine Kakmacı | Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu (1st) | Mine Ersoy |
| 1983 | Ebru Özmeriç | Dilaa Haraçcı | (not held) | Güzin Yıldız |
| 1984 | (DNC) | Gülçin Ülker | Neşe Erberk (1st) | Gamze Çuhadaroğlu |
| 1985 | (DNC) Filiz Hülya Küçükbayraktar | (DNC) | Müge Görduva | (DNC) |
| 1986 | Meltem Doğanay | Demet Başdemir | (not held) | (DNC) |
| 1987 | Şebnem Dinçgör | Leyla Şeşbeş | (not held) | Mine Baysan |
| 1988 | Esra Sümer | Meltem Hakarar | Şebnem Tan (3rd) | Didem Fatma Aksel |
| 1989 | Burcu Burkut | Jasmin Baradan | (not held) | Esra Akar |
| 1990 | Jülide Ateş (SF) | Jülide Ateş (SF) | (not held) | Aylin Fatma Aydın |
| 1991 | Dilek Aslıhan Koruyan (SF) | Pınar Özdemir | Defne Samyeli (4th) | Defne Samyeli |
| 1992 | Özlem Kaymaz | Elif Ilgaz | Banu Sağnak (3rd) | Banu Nur Dipçin |
| 1993 | Emel Yıldırım | İpek Gümüşoğlu | Arzum Onan (1st) | Hande Kazanova (SF) |
| 1994 | Pınar Altuğ | Banu Usluer | Didem Uzel (2nd) | Ayşın Albayrak |
| 1995 | Demet Şener | Gamze Saygı | Beste Acar (SF) | Ahu Paşakay (SF) |
| 1996 | Serpil Sevilay Öztürk | Serpil Sevilay Öztürk | Pınar Yiğit (SF) | Gökçe Yanardağ (SF) |
| 1997 | Çağla Şikel (4th) | Yeşim Çetin | Nilay Ceylan | Kamile Burcu Esmersoy (SF) |
| 1998 | Buke Saygı | Asuman Krause | (not held) | Şenay Akay (SF) |
| 1999 | Ayşe Hatun Önal | Öznur Erkan | Hülya Mutlu (SF) | Merve Alman |
| 2000 | Yüksel Ak (3rd) | (DNC) Cansu Dere | (not held) | Hülya Karanlık (SF) |
| 2001 | Tuğçe Kazaz | Sedef Avcı | Hatice Şendil (4th) | Ece İncedursun |
| 2002 | Azra Akın (1st) | Çağla Kubat | Esra Erön (3rd) | Nihan Akkuş (SF) |
| 2003 | Tuğba Karaca | Özge Ulusoy | Yelda Kaya | Gizem Kalyoncu |
| 2004 | Güzel Nur Gümüşdoğrayan | Fatoş Seğmen | Birce Akalay | Gülşah Şahin |
| 2005 | Hande Subaşı | Dilek Aksoy | Merve Özkaran | Şebnem Azade |
| 2005 | Merve Büyüksaraç | Ceyla Kirazlı | Selda Öğrük | Asena Tuğal |
- (DNC) : Did not compete
- (SF) : Semi-finalist
[edit] Winners at major international contests
[edit] Miss World
- 1932 Keriman Halis Ece
- 2002 Azra Akın
[edit] Miss Europe
- 1952 Günseli Başar
- 1971 Filiz Vural
- 1982 Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu
- 1984 Neşe Erberk
- 1993 Arzum Onan
