Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | TRT |
| National selection events | Şarkı Yarışması |
| Appearances | 30 |
| First appearance | 1975 |
| Best result | 1st, 2003 |
| Worst result | last, 1975, 1983, 1987 |
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| Turkey's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1975, represented by Semiha Yankı performing Seninle Bir Dakika, but did not achieve any considerable success until the late 1990s. They withdrew from the 1979 contest in Jerusalem, a major disappointment for the selected performers Maria Rita Epik & 21 Peron, who would have performed the song "Seviyorum".
Since the introduction of the free language rule as well as televoting (in 1999 and 1997, respectively), Turkish entries have enjoyed much more success than in previous years. In 1997, Turkey finished 3rd with the song "Dinle" by Şebnem Paker. In 2003, Turkey won for the first time with "Every Way That I Can" by Sertab Erener, narrowly beating Belgium by two points. In 2004, the home entry in Istanbul, "For Real" by Athena, placed 4th. In 2007, "Shake It Up Şekerim" by Kenan Dogulu finished 4th as well.
[edit] Entries
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 1975 | Semiha Yankı | Seninle Bir Dakika | 19 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | Nilüfer and Nazar | Sevince | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | Ajda Pekkan | Petrol | 15 | 23 | ||
| 1981 | Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Trio | Dönme Dolap | 18 | 9 | ||
| 1982 | Neco | Hani? | 15 | 20 | ||
| 1983 | Çetin Alp & The Short Waves | Opera | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | Beş Yıl Önce - On Yıl Sonra | Halay | 12 | 37 | ||
| 1985 | MFÖ | Didai Didai Dai | 14 | 36 | ||
| 1986 | Klips ve Onlar | Halley | 9 | 53 | ||
| 1987 | Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif | Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | MFÖ | Sufi | 15 | 37 | ||
| 1989 | Pan | Bana Bana | 21 | 5 | ||
| 1990 | Kayahan Açar | Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim | 17 | 21 | ||
| 1991 | İzel Çeliköz, Reyhan Karaca and Can Uğurluer | İki dakika | 12 | 44 | ||
| 1992 | Aylin Vatankoş | Yaz Bitti | 19 | 17 | ||
| 1993 | Burak Aydos | Esmer Yarim | 21 | 10 | ||
| 1995 | Arzu Ece | Sev! | 16 | 21 | ||
| 1996 | Şebnem Paker | Beşinci Mevsim | 12 | 57 | ||
| 1997 | Şebnem Paker | Dinle | 3 | 121 | ||
| 1998 | Tüzmen | Unutamazsın | 14 | 25 | ||
| 1999 | Tuğba Önal | Dön Artık | 16 | 21 | ||
| 2000 | Pınar Ayhan | Yorgunum Anla | 10 | 59 | ||
| 2001 | Sedat Yüce | Sevgiliye Son | 11 | 41 | ||
| 2002 | Safir | Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde | 16 | 29 | ||
| 2003 | Sertab Erener | Everyway That I Can | 1 | 167 | ||
| 2004 | Athena | For Real | 4 | 195 | NA | NA |
| 2005 | Gülseren | Rimi Rimi Ley | 13 | 92 | NA | NA |
| 2006 | Sibel Tüzün | Süperstar | 11 | 91 | 8 | 91 |
| 2007 | Kenan Doğulu | Shake It Up Şekerim | 4 | 163 | 3 | 197 |
| 2008 | Mor ve Ötesi | Deli | 7 | 137 | 7 | 85 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Turkey on the official Eurovision Song Contest website
- Lyrics of all Turkish Eurovision entries
- Video of song "Shake it up, Shekerim" at the final of Eurovision 2007
- Video of song "Shake it up, Shekerim" at the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
- Youtube Semiha Yankı 1975
- Youtube Şebnem Paker 1997
- Turkey Points on Eurovision
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