Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Turkey was represented by Buket Bengisu & Group Safir with the song "Leylaklar soldu kalbinde".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 25. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 February 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Buket Bengisu & Group Safir | |||
| Selected song | "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 29 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
25. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 15 February 2002 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Nazli Meltem Ersan. Five songs competed and the winner was determined by a ten-member jury, who all voted for Buket Bengisu & Group Safir.[1]
| Final – 15 February 2002 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Buket Bengisu & Group Safir | "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" | Samih Hodara, Figen Çakmak, Fani Hodara | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | Dolunay | "Güneş doğarken" | Akın Bayraktaroğlu | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Ayça Dönmez | "Sarıl bana" | Ayça Dönmez | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Cenk Yeles | "Son Şans" | Cenk Yeles | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Semih Bayraktar | "Ne Olursun Bir Şeyler Söyle" | Semih Bayraktar | 0 | 5 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Buket Bengisu & Group Safir performed 19th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Malta. At the close of the voting, "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" had received 29 points, placing Turkey 16th out of 24 contestants. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Austria.
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See also
References
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