Turkvision Song Contest 2015

<p>The Turkvision Song Contest 2015  was the third edition of the <a href="/facts/Turkvision_Song_Contest/TYFYpMea">Turkvision Song Contest</a>, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey; and organised by <a href="/facts/Television_in_Turkey/W6gEsJoF">Turkish Music Box Television</a> (TMB). A total of twenty-one <a href="/facts/Turkic_peoples/ocd7rpI3">Turkic</a> regions, which have either a large Turkic population or a widely spoken Turkic language, participated in the contest, as well as one Turkic ethnic groups who do not have a defined region. Several regions of the <a href="/facts/Russian_Federation/jfkCwyxn">Russian Federation</a> were on the preliminary participation list for the contest, but were later forced to withdraw due to the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_Culture_(Russia)/1ftgrnQY">Ministry of Culture</a> banning Russian regions from the <a href="/facts/TURKSOY/Gnm95dhK">TURKSOY</a> organisation. There was no semi-final this year, whilst the final took place on 19 December 2015.
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Turkvision Song Contest 2015