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Turkvision Song Contest 2015
Türkvizyon Istanbul 2015
Dates
Final19 December 2015
Host
VenueYahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Presenter(s)
Host broadcasterTurkish Music Box Television (TMB)
Participants
Number of entries21
Debuting countries
  •  Serbia
  •  Syria
Returning countries
  •  Belarus
  •  Kosovo
  •  Northern Cyprus
Non-returning countries
  •  Bashkortostan
  •  Crimea
  • / Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia
  •  Khakassia
  • Moscow
  •  Tatarstan
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Tuva
  •  Yakutia
  • A coloured map of the countries of Europe
         Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2015
Vote
Voting systemA juror from each region evaluates all the songs on a 10 point system.
Winning song
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  • "Kim Bilet"
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The Turkvision Song Contest 2015 (Turkish: Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2015) was the third edition of the Turkvision Song Contest, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey; and organised by Turkish Music Box Television (TMB). A total of twenty-one Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest, as well as one Turkic ethnic groups who do not have a defined region. Several regions of the Russian Federation were on the preliminary participation list for the contest, but were later forced to withdraw due to the Ministry of Culture banning Russian regions from the TURKSOY organisation.[1] There was no semi-final this year, whilst the final took place on 19 December 2015.

Location

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Further information on the host city: Istanbul

On 22 November 2014, it was announced that the hosts for Turkvision 2015 would have been Turkmenistan. Mary, the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan, had been previously chosen as the host city.[2] However, on 21 February 2015 it was announced that the host city had been changed and the contest would then take place in Ashgabat.[3] In late August 2015, the host city was changed yet again to Istanbul, Turkey.[4]

The contest was held in the Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, in Istanbul, Turkey. The centre has 10,000 covered seats of 30,000 seats at total in Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul.[5]

Format

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National host broadcaster

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Unlike the previous two editions, there was no semi-final held for the 2015 edition.[6] The final took place on 19 December 2015, and was organised by the host broadcaster Turkish Music Box Television (TMB).[7]

National jury members

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Each participating country is represented by one jury member, confirmed as being on the jury were:

  •  Albania – Avni Qahili[8]
  •  Azerbaijan – Isa Melikov
  •  Belarus – Gunesh Abasova[9]
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ahmed Švrakić[10]
  •  Bulgaria – Erhan Hüseyin
  •  Gagauzia – Piotr Petkovic
  •  Germany – Volkan Gucer[11]
  •  Georgia – Afik Novruzov
  •  Iran – Mesut Barış
  •  Iraq – Yalman Hacarov
  •  Kazakhstan – Bolat Mazhagulov
  •  Kyrgyzstan – Kanatbek Kultaev
  •  Kosovo – Reşit İsmet Krüezi
  •  Macedonia – Sedat Azizoglu
  •  Northern Cyprus – Ertan Birinci[12]
  •  Romania – Nejat Sali
  •  Serbia – Denis Mavrić[13]
  •  Syria – Ömer Gürcan
  •  Turkey – Cengiz Erdem
  •  Ukraine – Madejda Malenkova
  •  Uzbekistan – Çokay Koçar

Participants

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Twenty-one Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest which took place on 19 December 2015. Below are the details of each of the participants.[7]

Draw Region[14] Artist[15] Song[15] Language Points[16] Place[16]
1  Germany Derya Kaptan "Sessiz Çiğlik" Turkish 153 11
2  Albania Xhoi Bejko & Visar Rexhepi "Adi Hasret" Turkish 154 8
3  Azerbaijan Mehman Tağıyev "İstanbul" Azerbaijani 155 7
4  Belarus Aleksandra Kazimova "Azadliq" Azerbaijani 126 20
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina Adis Škaljo "Pa šta" Bosnian 153 12
6  Bulgaria Big Star Life "İstanbuldayiz" Turkish 162 6
7  Georgia Anar Askerov "Tenha Yürek" Azerbaijani 138 16
8  Iraq Oğuz Sirmali "Serenat" Turkish 137 17
9  Iran Reza Esbilani "Menim Arzum" Azerbaijani 131 19
10  Kazakhstan Orda "Olaı emes" (Олай емес) Kazakh 185 2
11  Kyrgyzstan Jiidesh İdirisova "Kim bilet" (Ким билет) Kyrgyz 194 1
12  Kosovo Tolga Kazaz "Sevmek Günah Midir?" Turkish 141 14
13  Northern Cyprus İpek Amber "Sessiz Gidiş" Turkish 154 9
14  Macedonia Kaan Mazhar "Böyle Olmamaliydi" Turkish 165 4
15  Gagauzia Valentin Ormanji "Sev Beni Sev" Turkish 154 10
16  Uzbekistan KaaPlya (Ajnabiy) and Hurdona "Azadlik" Uzbek 119 21
17  Romania Edvin Eddy "Seviyorum Anlasana" Turkish 134 18
18  Serbia Almedin Varošanin "Trag" (Траг) Serbian, Bosnian 140 15
19  Syria Adil Şan "Geliş" Turkish 165 5
20  Turkey Görkem Durmaz "Hirçin Sular" Turkish 175 3
21  Ukraine Anna Mitioglo "Baaşla bana" Gagauz 148 13

Other awards

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In addition to the contest winner, there were also three other awards presented during the show. These were as follows:[16]

Category Country Performer(s) Song
Peace Prize  Iraq Oğuz Sirmali "Serenat"
Friendly Prize  Syria Adil Şan "Geliş"
Special Jury Award  Germany Derya Kaptan "Sessiz Çiğlik"

Broadcasters

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Each of the participating broadcasters is expected to broadcast the contest live. The broadcasters that are confirmed so far are:

  •  Albania – Tring TV
  •  Azerbaijan – ATV Azerbaijan[17]
  •  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Hayat TV – 19 December at 20:00 CET
  •  Gagauzia – GRT Television
  •  Georgia – Marnueli Television
  •  Germany – Türk Show [de]
  •  Iraq – Türkmeneli TV
  •  Kazakhstan – Khabar TV – 19 December at 21:00 (17:00 CET)
  •  Kyrgyzstan – KTRK
  •  Macedonia – MRT 2
  •  Northern Cyprus – Kibris Genc Television
  •  Romania – Alpha Media TV
  •  Serbia – RTV Novi Pazar
  •  Turkey – TMB TV, ATV, Ordu Boztepe TV, Kral TV[18][19]
  •  Ukraine – ODTRK Odesa, Yuzhnaya Volna TV[20]

Other regions

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The following list of regions participated in the past but did not compete in 2015:

  •  Altai Republic – On 28 November it was announced that Altai Republic would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.[21]
  •  Bashkortostan – On 30 November it was announced that Bashkortostan would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Bashkortostan did select Ziliya Bachtieva to represent them in 2015.[22]
  •  Crimea – On 30 November it was announced that Crimea would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Crimea did select Safiye Denishaeva with the song "Aqın Dostlar" to represent them in 2015.[23]
  •  Kabardino-Balkaria &  Karachay-Cherkessia – On 30 November it was announced that Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia did select Islam Appayev with the song "Unutma meni" (Karachay-Balkar: Унутма мени) to represent them in 2015.[24]
  •  Khakassia – On 30 November it was announced that Khakassia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Khakassia did select Sayana Saburova & Olga Vasilyeva to represent them in 2015.[25]
  •  Kumyks – On 17 December it was announced that Kumyks would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyks did select Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya with the song "Alğa!" to represent them in 2015.[citation needed]
  •  Moscow – On 30 November it was announced that Moscow would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Moscow did select Zuleyha İlbakova with the song "Belekey qiź" to represent them in 2015.[citation needed]
  •  Stavropol Krai – On 3 December it was announced that Stavropol Krai would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Stavropol Krai did select İslam Satırov with the song "Tuvgan erym" (Nogai: Тувган ерым (Native land)) to represent them in 2015.[26]
  •  Tatarstan – In December 2015, it was announced that Tatarstan would withdraw from the contest due to the state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.[27] Tatarstan had selected the song "Siña kaytam", performed by Yamle, to represent them in 2015.[28]
  •  Tuva – On 30 November it was announced that Tuva would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tuva did select Arjaana Stal-ool with the song "Tuvam" (Tuvan: Тывам) to represent them in 2015.[25]
  •  Yakutia – On 1 December it was announced that Yakutia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Yakutia did select Dalaana to represent them in 2015.[29]

Whilst these countries were rumored to debut, but did not enter:

  •  Hungary – Hungary sent a delegation to the Capital of Culture's opening ceremony in Merv, Turkmenistan. However, none of the Hungarian broadcasters have made any official announcement regarding their début.[30]
  •  Kalmykia – The Republic of Kalmykia also sent a delegation to Merv, Turkmenistan; hosts of the Capital of Culture's opening ceremony. However, GTRK Kalmykia, the broadcaster of Kalmykia, has not made any official announcement regarding their début.[31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Granger, Anthony (7 December 2015). "Turkvizyon 15: all Russian regions withdraw from the contest". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Turkvizyon'15: Mary Will Host The Contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (21 February 2015). "Turkvizyon'15: Contest To Be Held In Ashgabat". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: Contest Moved To Istanbul?". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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  6. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon '15: confirmed no semi final to be held". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: Final On December 19". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2020). "Albania: Avni Qahili Returns as Turkvision Juror For 2020". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. ^ Granger, Anthony (10 October 2020). "Gunesh Named Chair of Jury For Turkvision 2020". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony (7 December 2020). "Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ahmed Švrakić Named as Juror For Turkvision 2020". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2020). "Germany: Volkan Gucer Turkvision 2020 Juror". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  12. ^ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2020). "Northern Cyprus: TV Broadcast & Juror for Turkvision 2020 Revealed". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. ^ Granger, Anthony (18 December 2020). "Serbia: Denis Mavrić Returns as Juror For Turkvision". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  14. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Türkvizyon 2015: These are the participants". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  15. ^ a b Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon'15: all singers and songs now known". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  16. ^ a b c Granger, Anthony (19 December 2015). "Kyrgyzstan has won the third Turkvizyon Song Contest". Eurovoix. eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Yayin Akisi-ATV Avrupa". www.atvavrupa.tv. Azad Azerbaijan TV. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  18. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: Ordu Boztepe TV To Broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  19. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: KRAL TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  20. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Ukraine: Yuzhnaya Volna TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  21. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Altai Republic withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  22. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Bashkortostan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  23. ^ Granger, Anthony (29 November 2016). "Crimea: Alseyda To Perform "Felegimsin" at Turkvision 2016". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  24. ^ "Kabardino-Balkaria: Aris Appaev To Compete in Turkvizyon 2016". Eurovoix World. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Turkvizyon'15: Khakassia & Tuva Withdraw". Eurovoix World. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  26. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Stavropol Krai withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  27. ^ Granger, Anthony (7 December 2015). "Tatarstan: Withdraws From Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  28. ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2015). "Tatarstan: Yamle Group Are Selected For Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  29. ^ Granger, Anthony. "Sakha Republic (Yakutia) withdraws from Turkvizton 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  30. ^ Granger, Anthony (13 February 2015). "Hungary: To Debut At Turkvizyon 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  31. ^ Granger, Anthony (8 February 2015). "Kalmykia: Turkvizyon début in 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
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