Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015

Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015
Dates
Final date	19 December 2015[1]
Host
Venue	Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Presenter(s)	Vatan Şaşmaz Oylum Talu
Host broadcaster	Turkish Music Box Television (TMB)
Opening act	Erkin Tursynhan, Aydın Nurdinov
Interval act	Burat Kut
Participants
Number of entries	21
Debuting countries	Sandžak Syria
Returning countries	Belarus Kosovo Northern Cyprus
Withdrawing countries	Bashkortostan Crimea Karachay-Cherkessia Kabardino-Balkaria Khakassia Moscow Tatarstan Turkmenistan Tuva Yakutia
Participation map      Participating countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2015
Vote
Voting system	A juror from each region evaluates all the songs on a 10 point system.
Winning song	Kyrgyzstan "Kim Bilet"
Türkvizyon Song Contest
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Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015 was the third edition of Türkvizyon 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. There were no semi-final this year, whilst the final took place on 19 December 2015.

Location

Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Cultural Centre, venue for the 2015 edition.

On 22 November 2014, it was announced that the hosts for Türkvizyon 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 İstanbul.^[5]

Format

National host broadcaster

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).^[1]

List of participants

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.^[1]

Region[7]	Language	Artist[8]	Song[8]	English translation	Place[9]	Points[9]
Albania	Turkish	Xhoi Bejko & Visar Rexhepi	"Adi Hasret"	Common Longing	8	154
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani	Mehman Tağiyev	"İstanbul"	—	7	155
Belarus	Azerbaijani	Aleksandra Kazimova	"Azadlıq"	Freedom	20	126
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian	Adis Škaljo	"Pa Šta"	So what	12	153
Bulgaria	Turkish	Big Star Life	"İstanbuldayız"	We are in Istanbul	6	162
Gagauzia	Turkish	Valentin Ormanji	"Sev Beni Sev"	Love me, love	10	154
Georgia	Azerbaijani	Anar Askerov	"Tenha Yürek"	Secluded heart	16	138
Germany	Turkish	Derya Kaptan	"Sessiz Çığlık"	Silent Scream	11	153
Iran	Azerbaijani	Reza Esbilani	"Mənim Arzum"	My dream	19	131
Iraq	Turkish	Oğuz Sırmalı	"Serenat"	Serenade	17	137
Kazakhstan	Kazakh	Orda	"Olay Emes"	Not So	2	185
Kosovo	Turkish	Tolga Kazaz	"Sevmek Günah Mıdır?"	Love is a sin?	14	141
Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz	Jiidesh İdirisova	"Kim Bilet" (ким билет)	Who knows	1	194
Macedonia	Turkish	Kaan Mazhar	"Böyle Olmamalıydı"	It should not have been like this	4	165
Northern Cyprus	Turkish	İpek Amber	"Sessiz Gidiş"	Silent leaving	9	154
Romania	Turkish	Edvin Eddy	"Seviyorum Anlasana"	Understand that I love you	18	134
Sandžak	Serbian/Bosnian	Almedin Varošanin	"Trag"	Trail	15	140
Syria	Turkish	Adil Şan	"Geliş"	Arrival	5	165
Turkey	Turkish	Görkem Durmaz	"Hırçın Sular"	Combative Water	3	175
Ukraine	Gagauz	Anna Mitioglo	"Baaşla bana"	Forgive me	13	148
Uzbekistan	Uzbek	KaaPlya (Ajnabiy) and Hurdona	"Azadlık"	Freedom	21	119

Commentators

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
•  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Hayat TV
•  Gagauzia – GRT Television
•  Georgia – Marmueli Television
•  Germany – Türkshow
•  Iraq – Turkmenli Television
•  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
•  Turkey – TMB TV, ATV, Ordu Boztepe TV, Kral TV^[10][11]
•  Ukraine – ODTRK Odessa, Yuzhnaya Volna TV ^[12]

Other regions

The following list of regions participated in the past but didn't 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.^[13]
• 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.^[14]
• 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 Safiie Denishaeva with the song “Aqın Dostlar” to represent them in 2015.^[15]
• 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” (Унутма мени) to represent them in 2015.
• Kemerovo – On 30 November it was announced that Kemerovo Oblast would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.^[15]
• 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.^[15]
• Kumyk – On 17 December it was announced that Kumyk would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyk did select Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya with the song “Alğa!” (Forward) to represent them in 2015.^[15]
• 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 “Bәlәkәy qıź” to represent them in 2015.^[15]
• Stavropol Krai – On 3 December it was announced that Stavropol Krai (Nogai) would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Stavropol Krai (Nogai) did select İslam Satırov with the song “Tuvgan erym” (Тувган ерым) (Native land) to represent them in 2015.^[16]
• Tatarstan – On 7 December it was announced that Tatarstan would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Tatarstan did select Yamla Group to represent them in 2015.^[17]
• 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” (My Tuva) to represent them in 2015.^[15]
• Yakutia – On 1 December it was announced that Sakha Republic (Yakutia) would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Sakha Republic (Yakutia) did select Dalaana to represent them in 2015.^[18]

Whilst these countries are yet to debut at the contest:

• 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.^[19]
• 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.^[20]

See also

• Bala Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015
• Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• Eurovision Young Dancers 2015
• ABU TV Song Festival 2015
• ABU Radio Song Festival 2015
• Intervision Song Contest 2015

References

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7. Granger, Anthony. "Türkvizyon 2015: These are the participants". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
8. Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon’15: all singers and songs now known". eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
9. Granger, Anthony (19 December 2015). "Kyrgyzstan has won the third Turkvizyon Song Contest". Eurovoix. eurovoix-world.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
10. Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: Ordu Boztepe TV To Broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
11. Granger, Anthony. "Turkey: KRAL TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
12. Granger, Anthony. "Ukraine: Yuzhnaya Volna TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
13. Granger, Anthony. "ALTAI REPUBLIC: WITHDRAWS FROM TURKVIZYON 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
14. Granger, Anthony. "Bashkortostan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
15. Granger, Anthony. "Turkvizyon 15: Khaskassia and Tuva withdraw". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
16. Granger, Anthony. "Stavropol Krai withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
17. Granger, Anthony (7 December 2015). "Tatarstan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015". eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
18. Granger, Anthony. "Sakha Republic (Yakutia) withdraws from Turkvizton 2015". Eurovoix-World.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
19. Granger, Anthony (13 February 2015). "Hungary: To Debut At Turkvizyon 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
20. Granger, Anthony (8 February 2015). "Kalmykia: Turkvizyon début in 2015?". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• Official website (Turkish)