Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Turkish participating broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) internally selected its entry for the contest.Its least successful result was in 1987 when the song "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" by Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif, placed 22nd (last) receiving 0 points in total.[2] On 5 January 2006, TRT announced that it had internally selected Sibel Tüzün as its representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.[6] The music video for the song, directed by Engin Güven and involved Tüzün wearing a red hat with the Turkish flag on it, was also presented during the show.[9] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 18 May 2006 in order to compete for the final on 20 May 2006; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.
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