Turkey TURKEY 2015 - not taking part

[Matt]

Somebody posted this on a different form, I wonder how accurate and trustworthy that source is

One of TRT's employees posted this just under half an hour ago on Facebook. I've translated it into English. The rumours of Kenan Williams being internally chosen are looking very true. looks like TRT Muzik channel are completely taking hold of this from now on.


TRT ENGAGE IN 2015 EUROVISION CONTEST

TRT Muzik committie today agreed that Turkish Radio Television will join the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest which is to be held next year on 19, 21 & 23 May in Austria.
A review of TRT Muzik channel between March - May 2014 showed progress in capturing a diverse audience but did not meet the criteria set by TRT in delivering live broadcasts of musical events. Senior commitee members of TRT Muzik department agreed that participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will strengthen this area of TRT Muzik programming.
The participation fees required to take part in the event will be taken from TRT Muzik's 2015 quarter year budget. We have proposed to areas of Turkish Radio Television that fees will come direct to TRT Muzik, with Gökhan Şengüldür temporarily taking control of negotiations and enquires.
Further news will follow this release

 

[Leydan]

ugh. It's looking more and more likely that they will return.

 

[Archer]

Who the hell is this guy? just did a quick search and he seems to be performing the music I detest the most. Not to mention we should send a female artist the next time we participate, if TRT's seriously thinking like that then we better not participate.

 

[Matt]

I'd be thrilled, there are so many Turkish fans out there how have been disenfranchised due to the broadcaster's (IMO) ridiculous point of view, so a two year break is more than enough.

 

[Archer]

Just pick Model already, stupid TRT.

 

[Hamster]

Seems he's been rumoured for Turkey for the last 2 years, and both years Turkey hasn't been at Eurovision.

 

[Sean]

I'll be taking any supposed TRT insider info with a pinch of salt until something official is said

 

[dragvision]

all rumors taken by gossip web site

 

[ESCTurkeyFan6767]

Well I don't feel safe in my own country with a PM who slaps people then goes "This is what you get when you protest me.". Is that a good reason for you? I don't like being called "atheist, terrorist, alcoholic" by my own PM, who basically runs judicial system at this point, just because I don't support him. I don't want children (who do not have bombs by the way) to die just because they don't like him either. I don't want TV presenters to be fired because a deputy finds their dresses "too sexy". I don't want journalists to be fired or put in the jail because they're supporting other parties. Do you know that they started to kick out studens from dormitories who writes anti government posts on twitter. They also fired many teachers because of that. I don't know maybe it's easy to talk about these stuff when you live in another country and not feeling the threat. Maybe it's easy to me too, because I live in İzmir, I don't know but even posting comments like this will terrify me soon. They tried to save everything you do when you're online to sue you. They even passed the law about that.

Back to the topic now: I don't want a government who causes us to not participate in ESC.

90% what you wrote is wrong! Erdogan never let someone fired just because the dress was too sexy. Are you serious? So according to your statement ~40% of the population should be fired.

 

[ESCTurkeyFan6767]

Somebody posted this on a different form, I wonder how accurate and trustworthy that source is

One of TRT's employees posted this just under half an hour ago on Facebook. I've translated it into English. The rumours of Kenan Williams being internally chosen are looking very true. looks like TRT Muzik channel are completely taking hold of this from now on.


TRT ENGAGE IN 2015 EUROVISION CONTEST

TRT Muzik committie today agreed that Turkish Radio Television will join the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest which is to be held next year on 19, 21 & 23 May in Austria.
A review of TRT Muzik channel between March - May 2014 showed progress in capturing a diverse audience but did not meet the criteria set by TRT in delivering live broadcasts of musical events. Senior commitee members of TRT Muzik department agreed that participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will strengthen this area of TRT Muzik programming.
The participation fees required to take part in the event will be taken from TRT Muzik's 2015 quarter year budget. We have proposed to areas of Turkish Radio Television that fees will come direct to TRT Muzik, with Gökhan Şengüldür temporarily taking control of negotiations and enquires.
Further news will follow this release

Can you give me the link of this statement please?

 

[Matt]

it was posted on escnation.com. There was no actual link to the facebook link so it's obviously just speculation.

 

[Archer]

I'm fed up with these "imported" representatives, who are only half Turkish, born and have spent most, if not all, of their lives far away from this country. If Kenan "Williams" (whose even surname is non-Turkish), is selected, I will not cheer for him. (Just checked out his Twitter account and didn't see a single tweet in Turkish). There are great singers, music groups that have developed in our country. (Model, Sebnem Ferah, Aylin Aslim or if it has to be pop, Sila, Irem Derici and such) But unfortunately we as a country have yet to see the beauty of nativeness, and obsessed with importing anything from foreign nations because they're more "quality".

 

[escandesc]

Wondering if Kenan Williams really knows Turkish. On Twitter I posted a tweet saying I didn't find his music original and we'd better not participate with him. And he favourited lol

 

[Scooby]

Wondering if Kenan Williams really knows Turkish.

So what if he can't speak Turkish. Half of the Turkish team on the current European Athletics Championships have zerou conections wuth Turkey

 

[escandesc]

So what if he can't speak Turkish. Half of the Turkish team on the current European Athletics Championships have zerou conections wuth Turkey

How could you relate my comment with the European Athletics Championships? In my tweet I didn't say anything good about him but he still favourited, which made me think he may not know Turkish. That's the case. And yes, I wouldn't want to be represented by someone who does not speak my language. How are we going to communicate? Via an interpreter? lol I suppose I don't need to mention that Turkey is not the only country that has foreign athletes. That's another issue.

 

[Archer]

So what if he can't speak Turkish. Half of the Turkish team on the current European Athletics Championships have zerou conections wuth Turkey

Yea that's exactly what I detest.

 

[Schlagerman1]

Yea that's exactly what I detest.

That sounds like something a person that votes for the racist-party Sverigedemokraterna would say about here in Sweden.

Anyhow, I so hope Turkey comes back, so I am happy that some postive rumours have come!

 

[Archer]

That sounds like something a person that votes for the racist-party Sverigedemokraterna would say about here in Sweden.

Anyhow, I so hope Turkey comes back, so I am happy that some postive rumours have come!

Would you be ok with someone who has never step on Sweden and can't even speak Swedish representing it? that party probably more opposes immigrants who have been living there for quite a while, it's not the same thing. I don't say that the half-Turkish can't represent Turkey, but I would expect him or her to be born in Turkey, or at the very least to have been living in this country for a while.

So, I don't want to come back if Mr. "Williams" is going to represent us.

 

[BGN]

Today TRT officialy confirmed on their evening news, that the chance for return at Eurovision is very high. Official decision with further information to be announced in September.

 

[Leydan]

ugh. Looking far too likely for my liking. Obviously knew they had lost the battle with their withdrawal.