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Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Unutamazsın", composed by Erdinç Tunç, with lyrics by Canan Tunç, and performed by Tüzmen. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

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Before Eurovision

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21. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

67 songs were submitted to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) that selected ten of them for the national final.

The final took place on 28 February 1998 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren and Ekin Olcayto. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. One of the contestants, Şebnem Paker and her group, had performed in Eurovision Song Contest 1997 and had received the highest points for Turkey up to 1997, but in 1998 they couldn't repeat their previous success.

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At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Tüzmen performed 24th in the running order, following Estonia and preceding Macedonia. At the close of the voting, Unutamazsın had received 25 points, placing Turkey 14th out of 25 contestants.[1] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.[2][3]

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