Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Turkey entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Tuba Önal & Mistik with the song "Dön Artık" (English: Come Back).
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 12 March 1999 | |||
| Selected entrant | Tuba Önal & Mistik | |||
| Selected song | "Dön Artık" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 21 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
22. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 12 March 1999 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Ömer Önder and Gülşah Banda. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury. Only the top three songs were announced.[1]
| Final – 12 March 1999 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
| 1 | Sedat Yüce | "Bırak Beni" | Savaş Savaşam | — |
| 2 | Tuba Önal & Mistik | "Dön Artık" | Erdinç Tunç, Canan Tunç | 1 |
| 3 | Meltem Büyükuğurgör | "Vazgeçme" | Hakan Süersan | — |
| 4 | Volkan Eröz | "Kolay Mı Bırakmak?" | Özgür Yedievli | — |
| 5 | Kaan Yalçın | "Neredesin" | Can Atilla, Emel Atilla | 3 |
| 6 | Sibel Mirkelam | "Selam Sana Toprak Ana" | Nino Varon, Figen Çakman | — |
| 7 | Birsen Tezer | "Haydi El Ele" | Semra Öztan | — |
| 8 | Neslihan Demirtaş | "Döne Döne" | Mehmet Kartalkanat | — |
| 9 | Feryal Başel | "Unuttuğumu Sandığım Anda" | İhsan Kösoğlu | 2 |
| 10 | Group M-B | "Her Nefeste" | Menent Savaş, Berk Özbek | — |
At Eurovision
Önal performed his song 7th on the night of the contest, following Slovenia and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 21 points, placing 16th in a field of 23.
Points awarded from Turkey
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