Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer Yarim", written and performed by Burak Aydos. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 13 March 1993 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Burak Aydos | |||
| Selected song | "Esmer Yarim" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Burak Aydos | |||
| 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 its entry 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 Ömer Önder. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by the audience present in the Andromeda. Only the top 3 songs were announced.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricists | Composer | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deniz Şafak Yaprak | "Son Senfoni" | Figen Çakmak | Figen Çakmak | 3 |
| 2 | Şebnem Özsaran & Grubu (Sedat Yüce, Aylin Ensoy, Burcu Kılıç, Ece Dağıstan, Şeyda Uğur) | "Biz Çocuklar" | Kadriye Bayraşa, Şebnem Özsaran | Müfit Bayraşa | — |
| 3 | Erdal Çelik | "Yanımda Olmazsan" | Soner Arıca, | Aslıgül Ayas | — |
| 4 | Sinan Erkoç & Grup 34 TR 93 (Ezgi Üstün, Emel Gunca, Burcu Güden, Lale Özdemir) | "Son Gece" | Nurhan Gürdil | Tolga Gürdil | 2 |
| 5 | Sonat Bağcan & Seda Bağcan | "Yarın Çok Güzel Olmalıyım Anne" | Savaş Bağcan | Savaş Bağcan | — |
| 6 | Şebnem Özsaran | "Gülümse" | Oya El-Cherbiny, Şebnem Özsaran | Zafer Çebi | — |
| 7 | Burak Aydos, Serter Öztürk & Barbaros Öztürk | "Esmer Yarim" | Burak Aydos | Burak Aydos | 1 |
| 8 | Grup Pi (Tuba Önal, Ali Otyam, Hüseyin Cebeci, Burak Gültekin, Toygarhan Atuner) | "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, placing 21st in a field of 25, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest.[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Voting
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