Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The country was represented by Tüzmen with the song “Unutamazsın”, written by Canan Tunç and composed by Erdinç Tunç.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1998 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (21. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 February 1998 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tüzmen | |||
| Selected song | "Unutamazsın" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 25 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
21. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
67 songs were submitted to TRT and 10 were selected for the national final.
The final took place on 28 February 1998 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren and Ekin Olcayto. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. One of the contestants, Şebnem Paker and her group, had performed in Eurovision Song Contest 1997 and had received the highest points for Turkey up to 1997, but in 1998 they couldn't repeat their previous success.
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Conductor | Points | Place |
| 1 | Metropolis Sürgünleri | "Kayıp Aşk" | Semih Güneri | Semih Güneri | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Tuğrul Arsever | "Oyna" | Sevingül Bahadır, Aslıgül Ayas | Mertol Şalt | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Meltem Büyükuğurgör | "Soramadım" | Hakan Süersan | Hakan Süersan | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Pamela Spence | "Gökkuşağı" | İlker Yeşilay, Melih Yüksel Dural | Mete Artun | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Berk Özbek | "Serden Geçtiğim" | Çetin Akcan, Serpil Toparlak | Doğan Kospançalı | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Kubat | "Dertli Saz" | Günay Çoban, Mete Aydın Çelik | Volkan Şanda | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Tüzmen | "Unutamazsın" | Canan Tunç, Erdinç Tunç | Ümit Eroğlu | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Şebnem Paker | "Çal" | Zerrin Alporal, Levent Çoker | Levent Çoker | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Elçin Engin | "Yalan Aşklar" | Hale Turan, Şansal Engin | Ümit Eroğlu | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Gözde Ural & Elif Özel | "Sevmek Zamanı" | Aylin Uçanlar, Mine Mucur | Sadun Ersönmez | 0 | 7 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Tüzmen performed 24th in the running order following Estonia and preceding Macedonia. At the close of the voting Unutamazsın had received 25 points placing Turkey 14th. Only five participants had voted for Unutamazsın. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[1]
Voting
Points awarded to Turkey
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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References
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.230-234
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