Turkvision Song Contest 2013 ( tr, Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması 2013) was the inaugural edition of the

Turkvision Song Contest The Turkvision Song Contest (TSC, tr, Türkvizyon Şarkı Yarışması), also known as the Türkvizyon Song Contest, is a recurring song contest created by Turkish music channel TMB TV, inspired by the format of the Eurovision Song Contest. T ...

, held in Eskişehir, Turkey. Twenty-four Turkic regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest. The semi-final took place on 19 December 2013, while the final took place on 21 December 2013.

Location

Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 711,396. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile

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n Valley. In the nearby hills one can find hot springs. The city is to the west of Ankara, to the southeast of Istanbul and to the northeast of

Kütahya Kütahya () (historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion, Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, Porsuk river, at 969 metres above sea level. It is inhabited by some 578,640 people (2022 estimate) ...

. Known as a university town, both Eskişehir Osmangazi University and Anadolu University (which has one of the largest student enrollments in the world) are based in Eskişehir. The province covers an area of .

Format

The contest consisted of a semi-final held on 19 December 2013, and a grand final which took place on the evening of 21 December 2013. The twenty-four participating regions took part in the semi-final, of which twelve qualified and proceeded to the grand final. Voting was done by one juror from each country. These jurors did not have to have any music industry experience. The scoring method and how each participating country/region was not announced, however they were allowed to vote for their own country/region.

National host broadcaster

Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) was the host broadcaster for the inaugural contest. The contest was broadcast by TRT on

TRT Avaz TRT Avaz is a channel broadcast by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation with focusing on Turkey and Balkans. It was launched in Turkey on March 21, 2009 and broadcasts throughout the Balkans, Turkic Central Asia, the Middle East, and the C ...

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and

TRT Anadolu Diyanet TV ( en, Religious TV) is a Turkish television station owned and operated by Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey. It has a relationship with other local television stations and broadcasts some local news bulletins from 81 province ...

Participation

A total of twenty-four Turkic-related areas took part in the first edition of the contest. Previously-announced competitors Turkmenistan,

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, Russia, and Xinjiang were not part of the final lineup announced on 17 December.

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 19 December 2013. Twelve regions qualified and proceeded to the grand final.

Final

The final took place on 21 December 2013. Twelve semi-final qualifiers participated.

National jury members

Each participating country is represented by one jury member, * - Vladymyr Konchev * - Govhar Hasanzadeh * - Aygul Akhmadeeva * - * - Ahmed Švrakić * - Seyran Mambetov * - Piotr Petkovic * - Giorgi Chomakashvili * - Fethullah Ahmed Salih * - Nadezhda Hadzhieva * - Kydyrali Bolmanov * - Ismet Zaatov * - German Tambaev * - Elif Tokmak * - * - Eran Hasip * - Ertan Birinci * - Mioara Girba-Tuțu * - * - Ahmet Koç * - * - Enver Ismayilov * - * -

International Broadcast

Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest. The broadcasters that have been confirmed so far are: * – STRC "Altai Mountains" * –

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* – Kuray Television * – Hayat TV * – Crimea Public Radio and Television * – GRT Television * – Kumeo Kartlia Television * -

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* -

* – Adam Media Group * – RTK Television * – Piramida Television * – MRT 2 * – GENC Television * – Alpha TV Media * –

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* – Kral TV Non-participating * – Bengu Turk (final) * – TMV Television The following participating countries and regions have yet to announce details of their broadcasting stations. * * * * * * * * * Yakutia

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turkvision 2013 2013 in Turkey Turkish music Turkvision Song Contest by year Culture in Eskişehir 2013 song contests December 2013 events in Turkey