TRT, the Turkish national broadcaster has informed and confirmed to Esctoday.com that Turkey will compete at the forthcoming 2013 Eurovision Song Contest next May in Malmö.

TRT informed Esctoday.com that with  the approval of  the TRT Board of Council, TRT is going to attend Eurovision Song Contest 2013.  The method and mechanisn TRT will use to select its entry and reprensentative is yet to be revealed.

Turkey debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975 with Semiha Yanki’s Seninle Bir Dakika. Turkey won the contest in 2003 with Sertab Erener’s Every Way That I can and successfully hosted the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest on home soil in Istanbul.

Stay tuned to Esctoday.com for the latest information and details on the 2013 Turkish Eurovision participation.

source: Esctoday.com, TRT


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.