No country has seen such a sea
change in it's Eurovision fortunes as Turkey, and ninety percent
of that is due to the advent of telephone voting. Turkey have been in the contest since the mid 70s although
they were rather on-and-off in the early days. They had very mediocre results,
with few exceptions, until the late 90s and the advent of televoting, since when their record has
dramatically improved, capped with a victory in 2003.
This has been down
to a combination of cleverly tapping into the appetite for
"ethno-lite pop" together with the voting influence of the
Turkish diaspora across Europe, meaning that they are virtually
assured of a top ten result every year under the current system.
1956>
No Entries
<1974
1975
Seninle Bir Dakika
Semiha Yanki
19/19
1976
1977
1978
Sevince
Nazar
18/20
1979
1980
Pet'r Oil
Adja Pekkan
15/19
1981
Donme Dolap
Modern Folk Trio & Aysegul
18/20
1982
Hani
Neco
15/18
1983
Opera
Cetin Alp & The Shortwave
19/20
1984
Halay
Bes Yil Once
12/19
1985
Didai Didai Dai
M.F.O.
14/19
1986
Halley
Klips Ve Onlar
09/20
1987
Sarkim Sevgi Ustune
Seyyal Taner & Locomotif
22/22
1988
Sufν
M.F.O.
15/21
1989
Bana Bana
Pan
21/22
1990
Gφzlerinin Hapsindeyim
Kayahan
17/22
1991
Iki Dakika
Izel Ηelikoz, Rayhan Karaca & Can Ugurluer
12/22
1992
Yaz Bitti
Aylin Vatankos
19/23
1993
Esmer Yarim
Burak Aydos
21/25
1994
1995
Sev
Arzu Ece
16/23
1996
Besμncμ Mevsμm
Sebnem Paker
12/23
1997
Dinle
Sebnem Paker
03/25
1998
Unutamazsin
Tόzmen
14/25
1999
Dφn Artik
Tuba Φnal
15/23
2000
Yorgunum Anla
Pinar & The S.O.S
10/24
2001
Sevgiliye Son
Sedat Yuce
11/23
2002
Leylakar Soldu Kalbimde
Group Safir
16/24
2003
Every Way That I Can
Sertab Erener
01/26
2004
For Real
Athena
04/24
2005
Rimi Rimi Ley
Gulseren
13/24
2006
Superstar
Sibel Tuzun
11/24
2007
Shake It Up Shekerim
Kenan Dogulu
04/24
2008
Deli
Mor Ve Otesi
07/25
Turkey's frantic 1989 entry which was
typical of their style at the time
