TRT announced their withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on 14 December 2012 , citing dissatisfaction with the rules of the competition ; they have yet to return . According to the TRT , the changes to the televote voting system , in which a jury is introduced and the significance of televoting decreased by 50 % . Televoting was instated with the purpose of boosting ratings for the Song Contest . TRT did not televise either the 2013 and 2014 Contests for the first time . On 5 September the General Manager of TRT , İbrahim Şahin , officially announced that Turkey would not return to 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna . In November 2015 it was officially announced that Turkey would not return to the contest for 2016 . In August 2017 , the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister told journalists that Turkey would not enter the 2018 contest In August 2018 , İbrahim Eren , the General Manager of TRT , stated the TRT does not plan to rejoin the contest and break the boycott for various reasons , citing Conchita Wurst 's representation for Austria in
2014 Contests
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest