Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer yarim" by Burak Aydos, after he won the Turkish national final for the contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 March 1993 | |||
| Selected entrant | Burak Aydos | |||
| Selected song | "Esmer yarim" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 10 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The Turkish broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), held a national final to select the Turkish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, Ireland.
The final took place on 13 March 1993 at the Andromeda discotheque in Istanbul, hosted by Korhan Abay. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by the audience present in the Andromeda. Only the top 3 songs were announced.
| Final – 13 March 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
| 1 | Deniz Şafak Yaprak | "Son senfoni" | Figen Çakmak | 3 |
| 2 | Şebnem Özsaran & Grubu | "Biz çocuklar" | Kadriye Bayraşa, Müfit Bayraşa | — |
| 3 | Erdal Çelik | "Yanımda olmazsan" | Soner Arıca, Aslıgül Kırıcı | — |
| 4 | Sinan Erkoç & Grup "34 TR 93" | "Son gece" | Nurhan Gürdil, Tolga Gürdil | 2 |
| 5 | Sonat & Seda Bağcan | "Yarın çok güzel olmalıyım anne" | Savaş Bağcan | — |
| 6 | Şebnem Özsaran | "Gülümse" | Oya El, Chernisy, Zafer Çebi | — |
| 7 | Burak Aydos, Serter Öztürk & Barboros Öztürk | "Esmer yarim" | Burak Aydos | 1 |
| 8 | Grup Pi | "Seviyorum" | Çetin Akcan, Ali Otyam | — |
At Eurovision
Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, following Italy and preceding Germany. He received 10 points in total (highest being 6 from Spain), placing 21st in a field of 25, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Points awarded by Turkey
| 12 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 10 points |  Norway |
| 8 points |  United Kingdom |
| 7 points |  France |
| 6 points |  Netherlands |
| 5 points |  Malta |
| 4 points |  Austria |
| 3 points |  Finland |
| 2 points |  Greece |
| 1 point |  Ireland |
Points awarded to Turkey
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
External links
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