Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "", written and performed by Burak Aydos. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
The Turkish broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (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.
+ Final – 13 March 1993 Artist Song Lyricists Composer Place 1 Deniz Şafak Yaprak "Son Senfoni"Figen ÇakmakFigen Çakmak 3 2Şebnem Özsaran & Grubu"Biz Çocuklar"Kadriye Bayraşa, Şebnem ÖzsaranMüfit Bayraşa— 3 Erdal Çelik "Yanımda Olmazsan"Soner Arıca,Aslıgül Ayas— 4Sinan Erkoç & Grup 34 TR 93"Son Gece"Nurhan GürdilTolga Gürdil 2 5Sonat Bağcan & Seda Bağcan "Yarın Çok Güzel Olmalıyım Anne"Savaş BağcanSavaş Bağcan— 6 Şebnem Özsaran"Gülümse"Oya El-Cherbiny, Şebnem ÖzsaranZafer Çebi— 7Burak Aydos, Serter Öztürk & Barbaros Öztürk"Esmer Yarim"Burak AydosBurak Aydos 1 8 Grup Pi "Seviyorum"Çetin AkcanAli Otyam —
At Eurovision The contest was broadcast by TRT 1 (with commentary by Bülend Özveren).
Aydos performed second on the night of the contest, following and preceding . He received 10 points in total, 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.
TRT appointed as the jury spokesperson for Turkey.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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