Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Yorgunum Anla", composed by Sühan Ayhan, with lyrics by Pınar Ayhan and Orkun Yazgan, and performed by Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final. Although the song was originally in Turkish, it was sung partially in English in Eurovision.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 |
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| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) |
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| Country |  Turkey |
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| Selection process | 23. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali |
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| Selection date(s) | 18 February 2000 |
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| Selected artist(s) | Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. |
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| Selected song | "Yorgunum Anla" |
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| Selected songwriter(s) | |
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| Final result | 10th, 59 points |
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23. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
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Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 18 February 2000 at the Ari television studios in Ankara, hosted by Yasemin Pamukçu and Ömer Önder. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
Final – 18 February 2000
| Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Lyricist
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Composer
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Place
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| 1
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Sibel Mirkelam
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"Duy Beni"
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Selim Korkmaz
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Selim Korkmaz
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—
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| 2
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Pınar Ayhan & Grup S.O.S. (Sühan Ayhan, Orkun Yazgan, Selim Öncel)
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"Yorgunum Anla"
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Pınar Ayhan, Orkun Yazgan
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Sühan Ayhan
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1
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| 3
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Işın Karaca
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"Bir Kırık Sevda"
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Günay Çoban
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Aslıgül Ayas
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2
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| 4
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Semra Sarpkaya
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"Aşkımız Bir Masal"
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Müge Baysal
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Tolga Gürdil
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—
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| 5
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Feryal Başel
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"Son Defa"
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İhsan Köseoğlu
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İhsan Köseoğlu
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—
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| 6
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Semih Bayraktar
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"Bu Aşk Yasak Bana"
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Semih Bayraktar
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Semih Bayraktar
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—
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| 7
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Ayça Dönmez
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"Bak Rüzgarlara"
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Bahadır Şahin
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Can Atilla
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—
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| 8
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Feryal Başel
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"Sana"
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Ebru Ekşi Köseoğlu
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İhsan Köseoğlu
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—
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| 9
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Semih Bayraktar & Grup Avrasya
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"Aşık Oldum"
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Devrim Aydın
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Umut Erdoğan
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—
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| 10
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Zeliha Sunal
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"Yarım Kalan Senfoni"
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Müge Baysal
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Tolga Gürdil
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On the evening of the contest Pınar Ayhan and Grup S.O.S. performed 22nd in the running order following Latvia and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Yorgunum Anla" had received 59 points, placing Turkey 10th out of 24 competing countries.[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[4]
