Iran in the Turkvision Song Contest
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| Member station | Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| First appearance | 2014 |
| Last appearance | 2015 |
| Best result | 13th: 2014 |
| Worst result | 19th: 2015 |
 For the most recent participation seeIran in the Turkvision Song Contest 2015 |
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Iran has participated in the Turkvision Song Contest for the first time at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 held in Kazan, Tatarstan. The Iranian broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has been the organiser of their debut entry.
The Iranians announced on 13 October 2014 that they would be making their debut at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, in Kazan, Tatarstan. Iran has previously participated in both the ABU TV Song Festival and ABU Radio Song Festival. This was the first time that Iran have entered into a competitive contest.
Iran was represented by the band Barish Grubu. In Kazan they sang "Heydar baba", Iran performed ninth in the semi final and qualified for the final in ninth with 178 points, in the final they performed fifth and finished thirteenth with 167 points. Afterwards, the band was reportedly banned from performing in Iran, due to issues regarding Iranian Azerbaijan and the promotion of Pan-Turkism in Iran.
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