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| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| Selection process | 17. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date | 13 March 1993 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Esmer Yarim" | |||
| Artist | Burak Aydos | |||
| Songwriter | Burak Aydos | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 10 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Turkey was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Esmer Yarim", written and performed by Burak Aydos. The Turkish participating broadcaster, theTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.[1][2]
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The Turkish broadcaster, theTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held inMillstreet, Ireland.
The final took place on 13 March 1993 at the Andromeda discotheque inIstanbul, 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricists | Composer | Place |
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| 1 | Deniz Şafak Yaprak | "Son Senfoni" | Figen Çakmak | Figen Çakmak | 3 |
| 2 | Şebnem Özsaran & Grubu | "Biz Çocuklar" | Kadriye Bayraşa, Şebnem Özsaran | Müfit Bayraşa | — |
| 3 | Erdal Çelik | "Yanımda Olmazsan" | Soner Arıca, | Aslıgül Ayas | — |
| 4 | Sinan Erkoç & Grup 34 TR 93 | "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 | "Seviyorum" | Çetin Akcan | Ali Otyam | — |
The contest was broadcast byTRT 1 (with commentary byBülend Özveren).[1]
Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, followingItaly and precedingGermany. He received 10 points in total, placing 21st in a field of 25, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest.[2] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]
TRT appointedÖmer Önder [tr] as the jury spokesperson for Turkey.[1]
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