Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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 Turkey
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 17 February 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Şebnem Paker | |||
| Selected song | "Beşinci Mevsim" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 57 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey participated in Eurovision Song Contest 1996. Turkey was represented by Şebnem Paker with the song "Beşinci Mevsim" written by Selma Çuhacı and composed by Levent Çoker. The entry was chosen by people’s jury.
There were 96 applicants. 10 contestants were qualified for the national finals The entry was chosen by people's jury on 17 February 1996. The result was:
On the night of the contest Şebnem Paker performed 1st in the running order preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting the song had received 57 points placing Turkey 12th. 10 participants had voted for Beşinci mevsim. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.
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