Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
Country | Turkey | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 March 2003 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Sertab Erener | |||
Selected song | "Everyway That I Can" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st, 167 points | |||
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can" written by Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener, and performed by Erener herself. The Turkish participating broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) internally selected its entry for the contest. The song was presented to the public on 8 March 2003 during the TRT 1 show Sayısal Gece. This was the first time that the Turkish song was performed entirely in English at the contest.
Turkey competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 3, Turkey placed first out of the 26 participating countries, winning the contest with 167 points. This was the first win for Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest.