Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (18. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 March 1995 | |||
| Selected entrant | Arzu Ece | |||
| Selected song | "Sev" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 21 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Because of low points received in 1993, Turkey was unable to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. Next year in Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Turkey was represented by Arzu Ece with the song "Sev" written by Zeynep Talu and composed by Melih Kibar.
Before Eurovision
18. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 18 March 1995 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Yesmin Ertugrul and Bülent Özveren. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
Although the original singer of "Sev" was Yeşim Dönüş Işın, Arzu Ece took the place of Yeşim upon the warning of the jury.
| Final – 18 March 1995 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
| 1 | Fatih Erkoç | "Duygular" | Fatih Erkoç | 9 |
| 2 | Elif Ersoy | "Bana şans dile" | Zeynep Talu, Garo Mafyan | 6 |
| 3 | Grup Met | "Duysun şarkılar" | Nezih Topuzlu, Selmi Andak | 3 |
| 4 | Arzu Ece & Fatih Erkoç | "Sevda" | Aysel Gürel, Uğur Başar | 4 |
| 5 | Diler Türkmen | "Aşkımla oynama" | Metin Özülkü | 8 |
| 6 | Arzu Ece | "Sev" | Zeynep Talu, Melih Kibar | 1 |
| 7 | Toygarhan Atuner | "Çöl güneşi" | Ercan Saatçi, Aykut Gürel | 5 |
| 8 | Serpil Barlas & Orient Ekspres | "2001" | Selma Çuhacı, Uğur Dikmen | 2 |
| 9 | Berna Keser | "Rüzgarlar vedaya karşı" | Mustafa Sandal | 10 |
| 10 | Suavi | "Önce sen vardın" | Suavi Saygan, Müfit Bayraşa | 7 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Arzu Ece performed 10th in the running order following Spain and preceding Croatia. At the close of the voting the song had received 21 points placing Turkey 16th. 7 participants had voted for Sev. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Norway.[1]
Points awarded to Turkey
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points |  Norway
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| 10 points |  Malta
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| 8 points |  Spain
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| 7 points |  Croatia
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| 6 points |  Denmark
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| 5 points |  Ireland
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| 4 points |  Austria
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| 3 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2 points |  France
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| 1 point |  Sweden
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References
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.214-217