Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

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Turkey was represented by Buket Bengisu and Grup Safir with the song "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde".

Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process25. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)15 February 2002
Selected entrantBuket Bengisu and Grup Safir
Selected song"Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Fani Hodara
  • Sami Hodara
  • Figen Çakmak
Finals performance
Final result16th, 29 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

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25. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

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The final took place on 15 February 2002 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Nazli Meltem Ersan. Five songs competed and the winner was determined by a ten-member jury, who all voted for Buket Bengisu and Grup Safir.[1][2]

Final – 15 February 2002
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)ArrangerPointsPlace
1Buket Bengisu & Grup Safir"Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"Samih Hodara, Figen Çakmak, Fani HodaraSelim Çaldıran101
2Grup Dolunay"Güneş Doğarken"Akın BayraktaroğluAkın Bayraktaroğlu02
3Ayça Dönmez"Sarıl Bana"Ayça DönmezUğur Karaman02
4Cenk Yeles & Grubu"Son Şans"Cenk YelesTolga Kılıç02
5Semih Bayraktar & Grubu"Ne Olursun Bir Şeyler Söyle"Semih BayraktarKaan Kurmuş02

At Eurovision

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On the night of the contest Buket Bengisu and Grup Safir performed 19th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Malta. At the close of the voting, "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" had received 29 points, placing Turkey 16th out of 24 contestants.[3]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 2002".
  2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 2002 Final".
  3. ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.