Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) | |||
| Country | Turkey | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 8 March 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Everyway That I Can" | |||
| Artist | Sertab Erener | |||
| Songwriters |
| |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 167 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
| ||||
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Everyway That I Can" written by Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener, and performed by Erener herself. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), internally selected its entry for the contest. The song was presented to the public on 8 March 2003 during the TRT 1 show Sayısal Gece. This was the first time that the Turkish song was performed entirely in English at the contest.
Turkey competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 4, Turkey placed first out of the 26 participating countries, winning the contest with 167 points. This was the first win for Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest.