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 . However , it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings . The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome , in Astana , Kazakhstan
Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Turkvision Song Contest 2016
Gagauzia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest