Turkvision Song Contest 2015 Explained

Turkvision Song Contest
Year:	2015
Theme:	Türkvizyon Istanbul 2015
Final:	19 December 2015
Vote:	A juror from each region evaluates all the songs on a 10 point system.
Host:	Turkish Music Box Television (TMB)
Venue:	Yahya Kemal Beyatli Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Entries:	21
Interval:	Burat Kut
Opening:	Erkin Tursynhan, Aydin Nurdinov
Green:	Y
Yellow:	Y
Next Year:	2020

The Turkvision Song Contest 2015 (Turkish: Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2015) was the third edition of the Turkvision 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. Several regions of the Russian Federation were on the preliminary participation list for the contest, but were later forced to withdraw due to the Ministry of Culture banning Russian regions from the TURKSOY organisation.^[1] There was no semi-final this year, whilst the final took place on 19 December 2015.

Location

On 22 November 2014, it was announced that the hosts for Turkvision 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 Istanbul.^[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).^[7]

National jury members

Each participating country is represented by one jury member, confirmed as being on the jury were:

• – Avni Qahili^[8]
• – Isa Melikov
• – Gunesh Abasova^[9]
• – Ahmed Švrakić^[10]
• – Erhan Hüseyin
• – Piotr Petkovic
• – Volkan Gucer^[11]
• – Afik Novruzov
• – Mesut Barış
• – Yalman Hacarov
• – Bolat Mazhagulov
• – Kanatbek Kultaev
• – Reşit İsmet Krüezi
• – Sedat Azizoglu
• – Ertan Birinci^[12]
• – Nejat Sali
• – Denis Mavrić^[13]
• – Ömer Gürcan
• – Cengiz Erdem
• – Madejda Malenkova
• – Çokay Koçar

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.^[7]

Draw	Region^[14]	Artist^[15]	Song	Language	Points	Place^[16]
1		Derya Kaptan	"Sessiz Çiğlik"	Turkish	153	11
2		Xhoi Bejko & Visar Rexhepi	"Adi Hasret"	Turkish	154	8
3		Mehman Tağıyev	"İstanbul"	Azerbaijani	155	7
4		Aleksandra Kazimova	"Azadliq"	Azerbaijani	126	20
5		Adis Škaljo	"Pa šta"	Bosnian	153	12
6		Big Star Life	"İstanbuldayiz"	Turkish	162	6
7		Anar Askerov	"Tenha Yürek"	Azerbaijani	138	16
8		Oğuz Sirmali	"Serenat"	Turkish	137	17
9		Reza Esbilani	"Menim Arzum"	Azerbaijani	131	19
10		Orda	"Olaı emes"	Kazakh	185	2
11		Jiidesh İdirisova	"Kim bilet"	Kyrgyz	194	1
12		Tolga Kazaz	"Sevmek Günah Midir?"	Turkish	141	14
13		İpek Amber	"Sessiz Gidiş"	Turkish	154	9
14		Kaan Mazhar	"Böyle Olmamaliydi"	Turkish	165	4
15		Valentin Ormanji	"Sev Beni Sev"	Turkish	154	10
16		KaaPlya (Ajnabiy) and Hurdona	"Azadlik"	Uzbek	119	21
17		Edvin Eddy	"Seviyorum Anlasana"	Turkish	134	18
18		Almedin Varošanin	"Trag"	Serbian, Bosnian	140	15
19		Adil Şan	"Geliş"	Turkish	165	5
20		Görkem Durmaz	"Hirçin Sular"	Turkish	175	3
21		Anna Mitioglo	"Baaşla bana"	Gagauz	148	13

Other awards

In addition to the contest winner, there were also three other awards presented during the show. These were as follows:^[16]

Category	Country	Performer(s)	Song
Peace Prize		Oğuz Sirmali	"Serenat"
Friendly Prize		Adil Şan	"Geliş"
Special Jury Award		Derya Kaptan	"Sessiz Çiğlik"

Broadcasters

Each of the participating broadcasters is expected to broadcast the contest live. The broadcasters that are confirmed so far are:

• – Tring TV
• – ATV Azerbaijan^[17]
• – Hayat TV – 19 December at 20:00 CET
• – GRT Television
• – Marnueli Television
• –
• – Türkmeneli TV
• – Khabar TV – 19 December at 21:00 (17:00 CET)
• – KTRK
• – MRT 2
• – Kibris Genc Television
• – Alpha Media TV
• – RTV Novi Pazar
• – TMB TV, ATV, Ordu Boztepe TV, Kral TV^{[18] [19]}
• – ODTRK Odesa, Yuzhnaya Volna TV^[20]

Other regions

The following list of regions participated in the past but did not compete in 2015:

• – 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.^[21]
• – 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.^[22]
• – 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 Safiye Denishaeva with the song "Aqın Dostlar" to represent them in 2015.^[23]
• & – 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" to represent them in 2015.^[24]
• – 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.^[25]
• – On 17 December it was announced that Kumyks would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Kumyks did select Gulmira, Fatima and Kamilya with the song "Alğa!" to represent them in 2015.
• – 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 "Belekey qiź" to represent them in 2015.
• – On 3 December it was announced that Stavropol Krai would not debut at the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Stavropol Krai did select İslam Satırov with the song "Tuvgan erym" ((Native land)) to represent them in 2015.^[26]
• – In December 2015, it was announced that Tatarstan would withdraw from the contest due to the state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey.^[27] Tatarstan had selected the song "Siña kaytam", performed by Yamle, to represent them in 2015.^[28]
• – 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" (Tuvinian: Тывам) to represent them in 2015.^[25]
• – On 1 December it was announced that Yakutia would withdraw from the contest due to the current state of international relations between the Russian Federation and Turkey. Despite this Yakutia did select Dalaana to represent them in 2015.^[29]

Whilst these countries were rumored to debut, but did not enter:

• – 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.^[30]
• – 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.^[31]

See also

• Bala Turkvision 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

External links

• • Official website in Russian

Notes and References

1. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon 15: all Russian regions withdraw from the contest. eurovoix-world.com. Eurovoix. 20 December 2015. 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153805/https://eurovoix-world.com/turkvizyon15-all-russian-regions-withdraw-from-the-contest/ . 8 December 2015.
2. Web site: Turkvizyon’15: Mary Will Host The Contest. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 30 November 2014. 22 November 2014.
3. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon’15: Contest To Be Held In Ashgabat. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 25 February 2015. 21 February 2015.
4. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon’15: Contest Moved To Istanbul?. eurovoix-world.com. 27 August 2015.
5. Web site: YKB Gosteri merkezi.
6. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon ’15: confirmed no semi final to be held. eurovoix-world.com. 13 December 2015.
7. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon’15: Final On December 19. eurovoix-world.com. 27 October 2015.
8. Web site: Albania: Avni Qahili Returns as Turkvision Juror For 2020. 2020-12-18. 2020-12-19. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
9. Web site: Gunesh Named Chair of Jury For Turkvision 2020. 2020-10-10. 2021-01-05. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
10. Web site: Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ahmed Švrakić Named as Juror For Turkvision 2020. 2020-12-07. 2020-12-07. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
11. Web site: Germany: Volkan Gucer Turkvision 2020 Juror. 2020-12-18. 2020-12-19. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
12. Web site: Northern Cyprus: TV Broadcast & Juror for Turkvision 2020 Revealed. 2020-12-18. 2020-12-19. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
13. Web site: Serbia: Denis Mavrić Returns as Juror For Turkvision. 2020-12-18. 2020-12-19. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
14. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Türkvizyon 2015: These are the participants. eurovoix-world.com. 11 September 2015.
15. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkvizyon’15: all singers and songs now known. eurovoix-world.com. 17 December 2015.
16. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Kyrgyzstan has won the third Turkvizyon Song Contest. Eurovoix. eurovoix-world.com. 19 December 2015. 19 December 2015.
17. Web site: Yayin Akisi-ATV Avrupa. 19 December 2015. www.atvavrupa.tv. Azad Azerbaijan TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20151219032528/http://www.atvavrupa.tv/yayinakisi/2015/12/19. 19 December 2015. 6 July 2017.
18. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkey: Ordu Boztepe TV To Broadcast Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 9 December 2015.
19. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Turkey: KRAL TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 10 December 2015.
20. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Ukraine: Yuzhnaya Volna TV to broadcast Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 10 December 2015.
21. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Altai Republic withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 28 November 2015.
22. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Bashkortostan withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 30 November 2015.
23. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20161130191902/https://eurovoix-world.com/crimea-alseyda-perform-felegimsin/. 2016-11-30. Crimea: Alseyda To Perform “Felegimsin” at Turkvision 2016. 2016-11-29. 2020-11-20. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
24. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190223231550/https://eurovoix-world.com/kabardino-balkaria-aris-appaev-compete-turkvizyon-2016/. 2019-02-23. Kabardino-Balkaria: Aris Appaev To Compete in Turkvizyon 2016. 2016-10-03. 2020-11-15. Eurovoix World.
25. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20181001115122/https://eurovoix-world.com/turkvizyon15-khakassia-tuva-withdraw/. 2018-10-01. Turkvizyon’15: Khakassia & Tuva Withdraw. 2015-11-30. 2020-11-18. Eurovoix World.
26. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Stavropol Krai withdraws from Turkvizyon 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 5 December 2015.
27. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052228/http://eurovoix-world.com/tatarstan-withdraws-from-turkvizyon-2015/. 27 September 2017. Tatarstan: Withdraws From Turkvizyon 2015. 7 December 2015. 1 March 2020. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
28. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160301221918/http://eurovoix-world.com/tatarstan-yamle-group-are-selected-for-turkvizyon-2015/. 1 March 2016. Tatarstan: Yamle Group Are Selected For Turkvizyon 2015. 22 November 2015. 1 March 2020. Eurovoix World. Anthony. Granger.
29. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Sakha Republic (Yakutia) withdraws from Turkvizton 2015. Eurovoix-World.com. 1 December 2015.
30. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Hungary: To Debut At Turkvizyon 2015?. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 13 February 2015. 13 February 2015.
31. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Kalmykia: Turkvizyon début in 2015?. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 8 February 2015. 8 February 2015.