Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) |
| National selection events |
National final
Internal selection
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| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 34 (33 finals) |
| First appearance | 1975 |
| Last appearance | 2012 |
| Best result | 1st: 2003 |
| Worst result | Last: 1975, 1983, 1987 Nul points: 1983, 1987 |
| External links | |
| TRT page | |
| Turkey's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeTurkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 |
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Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 34 times from their debut in 1975 with the song "Seninle Bir Dakika" performed by Semiha Yankı, to their withdrawal in 2013. Turkey has always qualified for the grand final, except the 2011 Contest, since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004.
Since their debut in the two years Turkey finished last (1983 and 1987), they scored "nul points". Before 1997, the country's only top ten result was achieved by Klips ve Onlar, who placed ninth in 1986. Turkey achieved six top five results between 1997 and 2010; winning once in 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener, narrowly defeating Belgium by two points. In 2004, the home entry in Istanbul, "For Real" by Athena, placed fourth. In 2007, "Shake It Up Şekerim" by Kenan Doğulu also finished fourth. In 2008, the band Mor ve Ötesi placed seventh. In 2009, Hadise achieved another impressive result for Turkey, finishing in fourth place. In 2010, the nu metal band maNga, achieved Turkey's second best result in the contest, finishing second.
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