Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
Country | Turkey | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | 27. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
Selection date(s) | 11 February 2005 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Gülseren | |||
Selected song | "Rimi Rimi Ley" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 13th, 92 points | |||
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Rimi Rimi Ley", composed by Erdinç Tunç, with lyrics by Göksan Arman, and performed by Gülseren. The Turkish participating broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) selected its entry through the national final 27. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali. Seven artists and song competed in a televised show on 11 February 2005 where the winner, "Rimi Rimi Ley" performed by Gülseren, was selected by a 17-member jury panel.
As one of the nine highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest, Turkey automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Performing during the show in position 6, the nation placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries in the final, scoring 92 points.