Northern Cyprus in the Turkvision Song Contest

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Northern Cyprus
Member station	GENC Television
Participation summary
Appearances	3 (3 finals)
First appearance	2013
Highest placement	9th: 2015

Northern Cyprus is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.^[1]

History[edit]

2013[edit]

Northern Cyprus made their debut in the 2013 contest in Eskişehir, Turkey.^[1] Gommalar represented Northern Cyprus with the song "Havalanıyor", qualifying from the semi-final and placing 10th in the final with 175 points.

2014[edit]

On 20 July 2014 it was announced that Northern Cyprus would make their second appearance at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Kazan, Tatarstan in November 2014.^[2] It was announced on 19 September, that Northern Cyprus would hold their selection final on 19 October 2014.^[3] A total of four singers were selected to participate in the final, the result of the final were as follows:

The country of Northern Cyprus had initially selected İpek Amber to represent them at the Turkvision Song Contest 2014, with the song "Sessiz gidiş" (Silent leaving).^[4] But it was later announced that it was highly likely they would have to withdraw due to political technicalities. The singer was to enter Tatarstan using a Northern Cypriot passport. However, due to the Cyprus dispute, the International recognition of Northern Cyprus as a self-declared state is not recognised by Russia, thus denying entry into Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia.^[5]

Participation overview[edit]

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