It was announced on 7 August 2016 , that Belarus would be participating at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 . On 2 November 2016 , Ruslana was selected to be Belarus ' second participant with the song " Benim adim güneş " . However , on 8 December 2016 , it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017 , marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests , that a postponement had occurred . It was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Belarus in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest