Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Turkey | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 19 December 2006 Song: 9 March 2007 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Kenan Doğulu | |||
Selected song | "Shake It Up Şekerim" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Kenan Doğulu | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 198 points) | |||
Final result | 4th, 163 points | |||
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Shake It Up Şekerim" written and performed by Kenan Doğulu, who was internally selected by the Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The announcement of Kenan Doğulu as the Turkish entrant occurred on 19 December 2006, while "Shake It Up Şekerim" was presented to the public on 9 March 2007.
Turkey competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 26, "Shake It Up Şekerim" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Turkey placed third out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 198 points. In the final, Slovenia performed in position 22 and placed fourth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 163 points.