Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
Infobox Eurovision country
Name = Turkey
Member station = Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
National selection event = Şarkı Yarışması
ESC apps = 30
ESC first = 1975
ESC best = 1st, 2003
ESC worst = last, 1975, 1983, 1987
Website = [http://www.trt.net.tr/eurovision2007/ TRT page]
EBU page = http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=67&country=17, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga]
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Mor ve Ötesi at Belgrade (2008)] 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.
Contestants
Turkey has "received" the most points from...
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
ee also
* Turkish pop music
* Music of Turkey
External links
* [http://www.eurovision.tv/english/turkey.htm Turkey] on the official Eurovision Song Contest website
* [http://eurosong.net/songs/list.php?country=tr Lyrics of all Turkish Eurovision entries]
* [http://members.fortunecity.com/mcdeil69/xttur.htm Turkey Points on Eurovision]
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