Turkvision Song Contest 2013 () was the inaugural edition of the

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, held in

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

, 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

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and the capital of the

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. According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 711,396. The city is located on the banks of the

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, 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

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, to the southeast of

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and to the northeast of

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. Known as a

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, both

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and

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(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

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(TRT) was the host broadcaster for the inaugural contest. The contest was broadcast by TRT on

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, TRT Music and TRT Anadolu.

Participation

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

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, Russia, and

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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 broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster is expected to show the contest live enabling the public to vote in the contest.

References

External links

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