instruments. Athena ranked fourth in 2004, when the contest was held in Istanbul; Mor ve Ötesi ranked seventh with a song completely in Turkish in 2008 and the nu metal band Manga, named the Best European Act in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009, ranked second in 2010. Yüksek Sadakat in 2011 placed 13th in the first semi-final of the contest and failed to qualify, marking the first and only time that Turkey failed to qualify for the final. In 2012, Turkey participated for the last time with the song "Love Me Back" by Can Bonomo, which placed seventh in the final with 112 points. Withdrawal TRT announced they would not participate in the on 14 December 2012, citing dissatisfaction with the rules of the competition; they have yet to return. The TRT cited the changes to the televote voting system, in which a jury was introduced and the significance of televoting decreased by 50%. For the first time, TRT did not televise the contest in 2013, nor did it broadcast the . Turkey did not participate in any of the contests from 2013 to 2023. In August 2018, İbrahim Eren, the Director-General of TRT, stated that TRT does not plan to rejoin the contest and break the boycott for various reasons, citing Conchita Wurst's participation and eventual victory in 2014. In June 2021, it was confirmed by both the EBU and Eren that they were in talks about the country potentially returning to the contest in the future. Despite this, Turkey was not on the final list of participants for the , published in October 2021. Participation overview Notes: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Hostings Awards Marcel Bezençon Awards Conductors Commentators and spokespersons Prior to 2012 every contest Turkey had taken part in had always been commentated on by Turkish television presenter Bülend Özveren, with the exception of 1982–1985, 1990–1991, 1998–2001 and 2007. In addition Özveren also co-commentated the contest in 1979, 2004, 2011 and 2012. Out of the 38 years Turkey have broadcast the event Özveren has commentated on 29 of them making him 9 years short of being the contest's longest commentator. Photogallery See also Music of Turkey Turkey in the ABU TV Song Festival Turkey in the Turkvision Song Contest Notes References External links Lyrics of all Turkish Eurovision entries Points to and from Turkey eurovisioncovers.co.uk Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest