With her song writing talent , Aksu is credited with giving Turkish pop its unique sound , which is emulated across the Arabic countries . It was arguably this sound that changed the face of the Eurovision song contest when Sertab Erener won the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 . Today Aksu is considered to be the matriarch of Turkish pop music . In the first half of the 1990s , female singer-songwriters such as Nazan Öncel and Yıldız Tilbe became very popular in Turkey
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Turkish pop music