Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)17 February 1996
Selected entrantŞebnem Paker
Selected song"Beşinci Mevsim"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result12th, 57 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

19. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

96 songs were submitted to TRT and 10 were selected for the national final.

The final took place on 17 February 1996 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.

Final – 17 February 1996
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place
1Semih Bayraktar"Yoruldu düşlerim" Çağatay Özkan, Semih Bayraktar 7
2Suavi Andaç"Dön gel artık bana" Suavi Saygan 5
3Suat Yıldırım and Zeynep Poyraz"Sevgiyle" Suat Yildirim, Zeynep Poyraz 8
4Coşkun Demir"Hep bir yarın var" Selma Çuhacı, Mine Mucur 10
5Şebnem Paker"Beşinci mevsim" Selma Çuhacı, Levent Çoker 1
6Sedat Yüce"Vazgeç" Savaş Savaşan 3
7Pınar Karakoç and Tüzmen"Var mısın söyle" Canan Tunç, Erdinç Tunç 2
8Nursel Mucu"Masal" Serkan Sönmez 4
9Şebnem Özsaran"Poyraz" Aysel Gürel, Müfit Bayraşa 6
10Tüzmen"Bilirsin ya" Semih Güneri 9

At Eurovision

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.[1] 10 participants had voted for "Beşinci mevsim". The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[2] The members of the Turkish jury included Nursal Tekin, Taner Dedeoğlu, Erol Evgin, Melih Kibar, Sonat Bağcan, Nejat Çarkacı, Pınar Karakoç, İlter Yeşilay, Meral Geray, Pınar Türkoğlu, Müveddet Nil Özbay, Fatma Asuman Yıldırım, Murat Karahan, Merter Beton, Murat Özcan and Arsel Aktaç.

Qualifying round

Final

References
  1. "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.218-221
  3. Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  4. "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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