Turkey was represented at the

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with the song "", composed by Erdinç Tunç, with lyrics by Canan Tunç, and performed by Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the

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(TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

The

(TRT) held the national final on 12 March 1999 at its studios in

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, hosted by Ömer Önder and Gülşah Banda. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Only the top three songs were announced.

At Eurovision

Önal performed his song 7th on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting it had received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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