| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 January 2012 Song: 22 February 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Can Bonomo | |||
| Selected song | "Love Me Back" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Can Bonomo | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 80 points) | |||
| Final result | 7th, 112 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Turkey participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Love Me Back" written and performed by Can Bonomo. The entry was selected through an internal selection organised by Turkish broadcaster Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT). Turkey qualified from the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to place seventh in the final out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 112 points.[1][2]
As of 2024[update], this was the last Turkish entry in the contest, before the country withdrew the following year. The absence has continued in every edition since.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (22 February 2012). "Turkey: "Love Me Back" revealed as Can Bonomo's song for Baku".