Bozkır caused controversy in 2014 when he reported during a press conference that Turkey would no longer participate in the Eurovision Song Contest after Conchita Wurst 's victory in Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . On September 5 the General Manager of TRT , İbrahim Şahin , officially announced that Turkey would not return to 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna . Bozkır 's comments during the press conference included " Each time I look at the Austrian who won the Eurovision Song Contest , I say ‘ Thankfully , we ’re not participating in this contest anymore . ' "
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Volkan Bozkır