Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2012
| Broadcaster = {{lang|tr|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu|i=no}} (TRT)
| Country = Turkey
| Selection process = Internal selection
| Selection date = Artist: 9 January 2012
Song: 22 February 2012
| Artist = Can Bonomo
| Song = Love Me Back
| Writer = Can Bonomo
| SF result = Qualified (5th, 80 points)
| Final result = 7th, 112 points
| Next = none
}}
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Love Me Back" written and performed by Can Bonomo. The Turkish participating broadcaster, {{lang|tr|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu|i=no}} (TRT), internally selected its entry for the contest.
The song 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 entries, scoring 112 points.{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard|work=Eurovision.tv}}{{cite web|first=Simon|last=Storvik-Green|title=Turkey: "Love Me Back" revealed as Can Bonomo's song for Baku|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=47053&_t=turkey_love_me_back_revealed_as_can_bonomos_song_for_baku|date=22 February 2012}} {{As of|2025}}, this was the last Turkish entry in the contest, before TRT withdrew the following year. The absence has continued in every edition since.
Before Eurovision
= Internal selection =
On 22 September 2011, {{lang|tr|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu|i=no}} (TRT) opened the suggestions for the public to nominate potential artists for consideration.{{Cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|date=22 September 2011|title=Turkey: Have your say on the ideal Turkish representative|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/17666|url-status=live|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Esctoday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303120903/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/17666|archive-date=3 March 2012}} On 9 January 2012, TRT announced during the TRT 1 evening news bulletin that singer Can Bonomo had been internally selected to represent Turkey in Baku.{{cite web|last=Storvik-Green|first=Simon|date=9 January 2012|title=Can Bonomo for Turkey|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=43793&_t=can_bonomo_to_represent_turkey_in_baku|work=eurovision.tv}} Prior to the announcement of Can Bonomo as the Turkish representative, rumoured artists in Turkish media included Atiye, Hande Yener, Kıraç and Sıla.{{Cite web|date=12 January 2012|title=Can Bonomo; Eurovision 2012'de Türkiye'yi Temsil Edecek|url=https://www.haberler.com/can-bonomo-eurovision-2012-de-turkiye-yi-3262009-haberi/|access-date=14 April 2021|website=haberler.com|language=tr}} Three songs were submitted by Bonomo to the broadcaster in February 2012 and a selection committee selected "Love Me Back" as the song they would perform at the contest.{{Cite web|title=Can Bonomo'nun 2012 Eurovision Türkiye'yi Temsil Eden Şarkısı|url=https://www.farkindayimdegistim.com/index.php/arsiv/36-lksayfa/lk-sayfa-yazlar/94-can-bonomo-2012-eurovi.html|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Farkındayım Değiştim|language=tr}}{{Cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|date=13 January 2012|title=Turkey: Entry to be presented last week of February|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/18087|url-status=live|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Esctoday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311002646/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/18087|archive-date=11 March 2012}}
On 22 February 2012, "Love Me Back" was presented to the public during a television special which took place at the TRT Tepebaşı Studios in Istanbul, hosted by Işık Özden and Husniyya Maharramova. The show was broadcast on TRT 1 and TRT Müzik as well as online via the broadcaster's official website trt.net.tr and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.{{Cite web|last=Hondal|first=Victor|date=22 February 2012|title=Watch now: Song presentation in Turkey|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/18394|url-status=live|access-date=14 April 2021|website=Esctoday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225032840/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/18394|archive-date=25 February 2012}} The song was written by Can Bonomo himself.
At Eurovision
Turkey competed in the second half of the second semi-final (13th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following {{esccnty|Georgia|y=2012}} and preceding {{esccnty|Estonia|y=2012}}. Can Bonomo received 80 points and placed 5th, thus qualifying for the final on 26 May.{{cite web |title=First Semi-Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501122804/https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final |archive-date=1 May 2021 |url-status=live}} The public awarded Turkey 4th place with 114 points and the jury awarded 13th place with 42 points.{{cite web |last=Siim |first=Jarmo |title=Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_2012_split_jury-televote_results_revealed |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=18 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621115038/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_2012_split_jury-televote_results_revealed |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}
In the final, Turkey was drawn to perform 18th, after {{esccnty|Sweden|y=2012}} and preceding {{esccnty|Spain|y=2012}}. The Turkish entry scored a total of 112 points and placed 7th in the final, with the public awarding Turkey 4th place with 176 points and the jury awarding 22nd place with 50 points.{{cite web |title=Grand Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/grand-final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501123638/https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/grand-final |archive-date=1 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
= Voting =
==Points awarded to Turkey==
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| + Points awarded to Turkey (Semi-final 2){{cite web |title=Results of the Second Semi-Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/second-semi-final/results/turkiye |website=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=23 June 2025}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Malta|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Macedonia|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Bulgaria|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2012}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Georgia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Slovakia|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Norway|y=2012}} |
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| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded to Turkey (Final){{cite web |title=Results of the Grand Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/grand-final/results/turkiye |website=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=23 June 2025}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Azerbaijan|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Albania|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Germany|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Macedonia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Belgium|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Bulgaria|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Georgia|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=2012}}|{{Esc|San Marino|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Austria|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Hungary|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Romania|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Israel|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|y=2012}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2012}}}} |
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==Points awarded by Turkey==
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References
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{{Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2012}}