Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

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Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Country|  Turkey
National selection
Selection process| 24\. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)| 23 February 2001
Selected entrant| Sedat Yüce
Selected song| "Sevgiliye Son"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Semih Güneri
* Nurdan Güneri
* Figen Çakmak

Finals performance
Final result| 11th, 41 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The country was represented by Sedat Yüce with the song "Sevgiliye Son" written by Figen Çakmak, Nurdan Güneri and composed by Semih Güneri.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### 24\. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali[edit]

The final took place on 23 February 2001 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Meltem Ersan. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]

Final – 23 February 2001  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Place

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1  | Özgür Yedievli  | "Yalnızım"  | Özgür Yedievli  | —
2  | Feryal Başel  | "Oysa Şimdi"  | İhsan Köseoğlu  | 3
3  | Nurdoğan Yurtseven  | "Delicesine"  | Nurdoğan Yurtseven  | —
4  | Grup GMG  | "Sen Her Şeyimsin"  | Canan Çitoğlu, Erdinç Tunç  | —
5  | Ceynur Biçer  | "Kayıp Bir Melek"  | Tolga Gürdil  | 2
6  | Semih Bayraktar  | "Çok Geç"  | Semih Bayraktar  | —
7 | Sedat Yüce | "Sevgiliye Son" | Figen Çakmak, Nurdan Güneri, Semih Güneri | 1
8  | Işın Karaca | "Kaderimsin"  | Canan Çitoğlu, Erdinç Tunç  | —
9  | Semih Bayraktar  | "Uyan kalbim"  | Semih Bayraktar  | —
10  | Ceynur Biçer  | "Hep Aşk Olsun"  | Tolga Gürdil  | —

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the contest Sedat Yüce performed 15th in the running order following France and preceding United Kingdom. At the close of the voting Sevgiliye Son had received 41 points placing Turkey 11th.[3][4]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Turkey[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |  Greece
8 points  |
7 points  |

* Croatia
* France
* Germany

6 points  |
5 points  |
4 points  |  Malta
3 points  |

* Denmark
* Netherlands

2 points  |
1 point  |
Points awarded by Turkey[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Estonia
10 points  |  Croatia
8 points  |  Sweden
7 points  |  Israel
6 points  |  Spain
5 points  |  Greece
4 points  |  Denmark
3 points  |  Germany
2 points  |  Malta
1 point  |  France

## References[edit]

1. ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 2001".
2. ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 2001 Final".
3. ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
4. ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.247-251
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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Artists|

* ~~21\. Peron~~
* Çetin Alp
* Athena
* Pınar Ayhan
* Burak Aydos
* Ayşegül
* Buket Bengisu and Group Safir
* Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
* Can Bonomo
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* Pan
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* Seyyal Taner
* Tüzmen
* Sibel Tüzün
* Can Uğurluer
* Aylin Vatankoş
* Semiha Yankı
* Sedat Yüce
* Yüksek Sadakat

Songs|

* "Bana Bana"
* "Beşinci Mevsim"
* "Deli"
* "Didai Didai Dai"
* "Dinle"
* "Dön Artık"
* "Dönme Dolap"
* "Düm Tek Tek"
* "Esmer Yarim"
* "Everyway That I Can"
* "For Real"
* "Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim"
* "Halay"
* "Halley"
* "Hani?"
* "İki Dakika"
* "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde"
* "Live It Up"
* "Love Me Back"
* "Opera"
* "Pet'r Oil"
* "Rimi Rimi Ley"
* "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
* "Seninle Bir Dakika"
* "Sev"
* "Sevgiliye Son"
* "Sevince"
* ~~" Seviyorum"~~
* "Shake It Up Şekerim"
* "Sufi"
* "Süper Star"
* "Unutamazsın"
* "We Could Be the Same"
* "Yaz Bitti"
* "Yorgunum Anla"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Turkey did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Countries|

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Antique
* David Civera
* Nuša Derenda
* Lindsay Dracass
* Fabrizio Faniello
* Friends
* Haldor Lægreid
* Arnis Mednis
* Michelle (Germany)
* Michelle (Netherlands)
* MTM
* Mumiy Troll
* Nino
* Gary O'Shaughnessy
* Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
* Piasek
* Rollo and King
* Skamp
* Tal Sondak
* Natasha St-Pier
* Two Tricky
* Vanna
* Sedat Yüce

Songs|

* "2 Long"
* "Angel"
* "Another Summer Night"
* "Die for You"
* "Dile que la quiero"
* "Ein Davar"
* "Energy"
* "Everybody"
* "Hano"
* "Je n'ai que mon âme"
* "Lady Alpine Blue"
* "Listen to Your Heartbeat"
* "Never Ever Let You Go"
* "No Dream Impossible"
* "On My Own"
* "Out on My Own"
* "Sevgiliye Son"
* "Só sei ser feliz assim"
* "Strings of My Heart"
* "Too Much"
* "Wer Liebe lebt"
* "Without Your Love"
* "You Got Style"

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