Farid Hasanov from Azerbaijan has won the inaugural edition of Turkvizyon with his song “Yasa”. He had to beat songs from 23 competitors including the Altai Republic and Kazakhstan. He’ll…
Twenty-four acts competed in the Turkvizyon 2013 semi-finals, but only 12 have advanced to Friday’s grand final. Not all of the videos from the semis have been published online, but…
http://youtu.be/k2pO9-mVhu0 Tonight established and aspiring pop stars from Turkey’s diaspora will compete in the semi-finals of Turkvizyon Turkvision–TRT’s alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest. It will be broadcast live and online…
Turkey may not be our favorite country at the moment—why did you have to leave Eurovision?!—but we can definitely agree that something keeps us glued to the computer or cell…
Eurovision fans upset that Turkey has pulled out of Eurovision need to get a satellite dish. That’s because Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT has officially launched Turkeyvision—a Eurasian singing contest that…
Sertab Erener, who won Eurovision 10 years ago, has released a new single called “Öyle De Güzel”. That translates to ‘It’s Beautiful That Way Too’. Like many of Sertab’s other…
When you look at statistics there’s “unlikely”. And then there’s “it just won’t happen”. Fair flipping of a coin will very occasionally have the coin land heads 10 times in…
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Can Bonomo, Turkey’s 2012 Eurovision representative, is to make a cameo appearance in a sitcom this summer. The show is called “Yüksek Giris” (or…