Turkey TURKEY 2024 - not taking part

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[JenJen94]

Well, this one aged like milk

See you in 2029, Europe

This makes me sad-I'd love to see Turkey back someday but I think it's looking likely it wont' be for a while....

 

[Miss Antartica]

Today in the evening we will know about Turkey's Eurovision future, if he is reconfirmed Erdo will be out if Kingic wins he will return. Do you accept predictions who will win? I believe Erdogan will win, because the third candidate who was running told his right-wing voters to vote for Erdogan.

 

[Sammy]

I think it was pretty clear even after the first round, that Erdogan wil win eventually.

 

[Miss Antartica]

Kilic now is 51%

 

[Miss Antartica]

28 Mayıs 2023 Cumhurbaşkanlığı İkinci Tur Seçim Sonuçları - 28 Mayıs 2023 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Seçim Sonuçları

Tayyip Erdoğan ve Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ne kadar oy aldı? Anadolu Ajansı (AA) ve ANKA'dan gelen anlık verilerle tüm sonuçlar Gazete Duvar'ın canlı seçim sayfasında. Adayların illerde ve ilçelerde aldığı oylara tek tıkla ulaşabilirsiniz.

www.gazeteduvar.com.tr

 

[ESC94]

Well, case closed I think.

 

[Miss Antartica]

Well, case closed I think.

Yes, we see in 2028

 

[Chalphon]

 

[allenakaalan]

Well, maybe Istanbul 2040...

 

[Miss Antartica]

R.i.p. Raif Özkan Uğur thanks for the beautiful music from the 80's

Didai didai dai (aşık oldum) - MFÖ - Turkey 1985 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra

Feel free to like or follow my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/esclivemusiccom-We-want-live-music-in-the-Eurovision-Song-Contest-134819689901672/ F...

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[Schlagerman1]

I don't know how big Raif Özkan Ugur was, but EBU has just uploaded MFÖs two entries to it's youtube channel....at the same time as a certain country is ready to let Sweden into Nato....

I got a gut feeling that something is in the mists here after all....I mean they haven't really done this when other ESC-acts has died so...must be something into it...or they started something new with MFÖ being the first.

 

[Judas]

I got a gut feeling that something is in the mists here after all....I mean they haven't really done this when other ESC-acts has died so...must be something into it.

This was also uploaded in his memory after his death.

Roger Cicero - Frauen regier'n die Welt (Germany) 2007 Eurovision Song Contest

Swing singer Roger Cicero who represented Germany in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest has died at the age of 45. On behalf of the entire Eurovision Song Cont...

www.youtube.com

 

[hijirio]

I don't know how big Raif Özkan Ugur was, but EBU has just uploaded MFÖs two entries to it's youtube channel....at the same time as a certain country is ready to let Sweden into Nato....

I got a gut feeling that something is in the mists here after all....I mean they haven't really done this when other ESC-acts has died so...must be something into it...or they started something new with MFÖ being the first.

MFÖ had a huge career in Turkey beyond Eurovision, most people in Turkey don’t even know about their ESC participation and those two entries are some of their least known songs.
So yeah, there’s a huge mourning in Turkey atm on his passing and ESC wanted to pay attribute to that i gas.

 

[Miss Antartica]

EBU ebu site in youtube give a tribute to MFO interesting they call this nation Türkiye .
Meanwhile, VERY GOOD NEW, it seems that Turkey says yes to the entry of Sweden into NATO in exchange Turkey will enter the European Union, it will also be supported by Biden. This is that Turkey if it joins will pass a series of pro-gay laws and return to Eurovision, these two things pushed by the European Union.

 

[empo21]

Their proposal to join EU in exchange for ratifying Sweden has already been shut down. Aside from LGBTQ+ stance (which Erdoğan is firmly against), Turkey needs to do a lot more, like making sure there's freedom of speech and not arrest journalists/artists, the entire Syrian immigration issue, inflation etc.

If Turkey joining EU were to be directly tied to them returning to Eurovision - I wouldn't stay hopeful for neither of those two things happening soon.

 

[Ewigkeit]

Guys stop being so delusional, it’s cringey

 

[Miss Antartica]

 

[Judas]

Back then Turkey was as practically secular as on the paper

 

[Sammy]

Their proposal to join EU in exchange for ratifying Sweden has already been shut down. Aside from LGBTQ+ stance (which Erdoğan is firmly against), Turkey needs to do a lot more, like making sure there's freedom of speech and not arrest journalists/artists, the entire Syrian immigration issue, inflation etc.

If Turkey joining EU were to be directly tied to them returning to Eurovision - I wouldn't stay hopeful for neither of those two things happening soon.

you made my day!

 

[hijirio]

It's so cringe for Turkey to be part of the EU.
We will never be part of the EU unless we give up on our distinct culture (a mix of oriental and the west).
I don't want to lose this uniqueness we have.

It's true that Turkey is distancing itself more and more from Europe, but we were way far from being a member state even when we were democratic state on par with Greece, even more than them at particular occasions through history.

Also I don't want Turkey to return to Eurovision when i see all the eastern european and balkan countries having a tendency to send western-sounding radio friendly entries to get a good result from the juries. (hello bulgaria, greece)