Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 |
| Country |
Turkey |
| National selection |
| Selection process |
National Final |
| Selection date(s) |
13 March 1993 |
| Selected entrant |
Burak Aydos |
| Selected song |
"Esmer yarim" |
| Finals performance |
| Final result |
21st, 10 points |
Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer yarim" by Burak Aydos, after he won the Turkish nationbal final for the contest.
National final
The Turkish broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), held a national final to select the Turkish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Millstreet, Ireland. The contest was held at the Andromeda discotheque in Istanbul on 13 March, hosted by Ömer Önder. Eight songs competed in the contest, with the winner being selected by the audience at the contest. Only the top 3 songs were announced.
The winner was Burak Aydos with the song "Esmer yarim", which was composed by Aydos.
National Final - 13 March, 1992
| Draw |
Singer |
Song |
Translation |
Place |
| 1 |
Deniz Safak Yaprak |
"Son senfoni" |
The Last Symphony |
3rd |
| 2 |
Sebnem Özsaran & Grubu |
"Biz çocuklar" |
We, The Children |
- |
| 3 |
Erdal Çelik |
"Yanimda olmazsan" |
If You're Not With me |
- |
| 4 |
Sinan Erkoç & Grup "34 TR 93" |
"Son gece" |
The Last Night |
2nd |
| 5 |
Sonat & Seda Bagcan |
"Yarin çok güzel olmaliyim anne" |
I Must Be Very Beautiful Tomorrow, Mother |
- |
| 6 |
Sebnem Özsaran |
"Gülümse" |
Smile |
- |
| 7 |
Burak Aydos |
"Esmer yarim" |
My Darling Brunette |
1st |
| 8 |
Grup Pi |
"Seviyorum" |
I'm In Love |
- |
At Eurovision
Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, following Italy and preceding Germany. He received 10 points in total; 6 points from Spain, 2 points from Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 point each from Croatia and Iceland, placing 21st in a field of 25.
See also
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