Altai Republic in the Turkvision Song Contest
| Altai Republic | |
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| Member station | STRC Altai Mountains |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2013 |
| Last appearance | 2013 |
| Best result | 5th: 2013 |
| Worst result | 5th: 2013 |
 For the most recent participation seeAltai Republic in the Turkvision Song Contest 2013 |
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The participation of the Altai Republic in the Turkvision Song Contest first began at the inaugural Turkvision Song Contest, in Eskişehir, Turkey, in 2013. STRC Altai Mountains, a network owned by All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2013. Artur Marlujokov was the first representative for the Altai Republic at the Turkvision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Altayym Menin" (Russian: "Алтайым Менин"), which qualified from the semifinals, and finished in fifth place, achieving one-hundred and eighty-nine points in the grand final.
The Altai Republic were absent from the 2014 Contest, planned to make their return at the Turkvision Song Contest 2015. However, they were forced to withdraw from the contest on 30 November 2015, due to the Russia–Turkey relations in the aftermath of the 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown near the Syria–Turkey border on 24 November 2015. Although they had selected Emil Tolkochekov to be their participant despite the forced withdrawal. The Altai Republic had confirmed their intent to participate at the Turkvision Song Contest 2016, which was subsequently cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings.
Turkvision is an annual song contest which was created by TÜRKSOY in cooperation with the Turkish music channel TMB TV. Based on the similar format of the Eurovision Song Contest, Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. The participating countries and regions have to take part in the Semi Final. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. An amount of 12 to 15 nations qualify for the Grand Final where the jury determines the winner. TÜRKSOY has stated that televoting is going to be introduced in the future. Unlike the Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture.
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