TRT, the Turkish broadcaster have dismissed as rumours the recent news which appeared on various local media about certain artists having received proposals to represent the country in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

“We are working carefully for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest but have made no proposals to any artist as yet” states TRT in answer to articles claiming that Hepsi and Gökhan Özen have received proposals to be the country’s next representatives in the contest. The rumours, published in some of the most prestigious Turkish dailies, claim that both artists are seriously considering the alleged TRT proposal although the fact was denied by the broadcaster in a sttement issued earlier today.

An expert committee is currently working on a list of artists to decide on the most suitable candidate to succeed Mor ve otesi in the Eurovision Song Contest.An article by Hakan Yalcinkaya