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2004 In Turkish Television
This is a list of Turkish television related events from 2004. Events *15 May - The 49th Eurovision Song Contest is held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena. Ukraine wins the contest with the song "Wild Dances", performed by Ruslana. *19 June - Emrah Keskin wins the first season of '' Türkstar''. * July - Barış Akarsu wins the first season of ''Academi Türkiye''. Debuts Television shows Ending this year Births Deaths See also *2004 in Turkey Events in the year 2004 in Turkey. Incumbents *President: Ahmet Necdet Sezer *Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Deaths January February * February 1 - Suha Arın, film director, writer and producer (b. 1942) * February 7 - Birol Pek ... References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Turkey
The television industry in Turkey includes high-tech program production, transmission and coverage. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation is Turkey's largest and most powerful national television station. As of 1 August 2019, RTÜK states that there a total of 536 television channels in Turkey. Turkey is the world's fastest growing television series exporter and has currently overtaken both Mexico and Brazil as the world's second highest television series exporter after the United States. Turkish television drama has grown in since the early 2000s. History Television in Turkey was introduced in 1952 with the launch of ITU TV. The first television broadcast work carried out as closed-circuit television broadcast in Turkey was prepared in June–July 1966. The first national television channel in Turkey was TRT 1, which was introduced in 1968. Color television was introduced in 1981. Turkey's first private television channel, Star, began broadcasting on 26 May 1989. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following the country's victory at the with the song " Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), the contest was held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena, and, for the first time, consisted of a semi-final on 12 May, and a final on 15 May 2004. The two live shows were presented by Turkish actors Korhan Abay and Meltem Cumbul. It was the first time that Turkey had hosted the contest, 29 years after the country made its debut, and was also the first time since the contest in Birmingham that it was not hosted in the host country's capital city. This was the only edition of the contest that was hosted in a city other than the host nation's capital in the 21st century, until Germany picked Düsseldorf as the host city for the 2011 edition. Thirty-six c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdi İpekçi Arena
Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, was a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside the ancient city walls, in Yedikule. History Designed in 1979, and opened on 3 June 1989, after several years of interrupted construction, it was named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi İpekçi. It was the primary basketball venue in Istanbul for two decades and hosted many (mostly the international) games of Istanbul's four top basketball clubs Anandolu Efes, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Besiktas, as well as many other sports events and concerts. However, its significance declined after the opening of Sinan Erdem Dome in 2010, which surpassed Abdi İpekçi Arena as the biggest and most state of the art arena in Istanbul. Closure After the 2016/2017 season, the arena was closed. It got demolished in early 2018. In its place, a basketball training and performance center is to be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional powers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Dances (song)
"Wild Dances" is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing , won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points. A Ukrainian-language version called "Dyki tantsi" () was released in Russia and Ukraine. In 2022, ''The Independent'' named it 55th best Eurovision-winning song of all time. Background and composition After qualifying second for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, it scored a total of 280 points in the final, making it the first victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Wild Dances" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision-winning song to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. With this win, Ukraine became the third post-Soviet country to win the contest, after and . The song was remembered for an energetic pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holding the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. She is also a former MP serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament ( Verkhovna Rada) for the Our Ukraine Party. Ruslana was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine in 2004-2005. She is recognized as the most successful Ukrainian female solo artist internationally and was included in the top 10 most influential women of 2013 by the Forbes magazine. The U.S. Secretary of State honored her with the International Women of Courage Award in March, 2014. She has been named an honorary citizen of her hometown Lviv and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine. She is a singer, songwriter, producer, musical conductor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, voice actress and social activist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emrah Keskin
Emrah is a Turkish masculine given name. It is the Turkish spelling which originates from the Arabic word ''Imrah'' (Arabic: اِمْرَة) in the feminine form, generally meaning "right to act in a specific way" but also could mean 'power, influence, authority, command. It is not to be confused with the Biblical The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ... figure Imrah. People named Emrah include: * Emrah Başsan (born 1992), Turkish footballer * Emrah Cebeci (born 1989), Turkish footballer * Emrah Eren (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Emrah İpek (born 1971), Turkish pop singer * Emrah Kiraz (born 1987), Turkish footballer * Emrah Kuş (born 1988), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler * Emrah Yucel (born 1968), Turkish artist {{given name Turkish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Türkstar
''Türkstar'' was a 2004 Turkish reality television singing competition show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. It was hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik and Haldun Dormen. It had extremely low ratings and only lasted one season. ''Türkstar'' is notable for being the only ''Idol'' franchise to have featured a singing duo (Meltem Denizci and Emrah Gökelma). Auditions The first series of Türkstar had 9 audition cities to find the best talent in all of Turkey, including: *Adana *Ankara *Antalya *Diyarbakır *Edirne *İstanbul *İzmir *Trabzon *Munich, Germany Türkstar Jury * Zerrin Özer - Turkish singer. * Armağan Çağlayan - A&R BMG France. * Ercan Saatçi - Songwriter & musician. * Ahmet San - Musician & choreographer. Contestants Meltem Denizci & Emrah Gökelma until now remain as the only duo to participate on an ''Idol'' show worldwide (auditioned, performed and got voted off together). Two members of the top 3, Simge Bağdatlı and Sertaç Yanmaz, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barış Akarsu
Barış Akarsu (June 29, 1979 – July 4, 2007) was a Turkish Anatolian rock singer and actor who rose to fame after winning the television series ''Akademi Türkiye'' (Academy Turkey) in July 2004. He released two studio albums in three years and was also acting in television series ''Yalancı Yarim'' (My Lying Lover) which aired on Star TV. On June 29, 2007, he was seriously injured in a car accident on his way back from a charity concert for children. After spending five days in an intensive care unit, he died of complications from the accident on July 4, 2007, at the age of 28. Early life Akarsu was born and raised in Bartın, in northern Turkey. He was a huge fan of rock music, listening to music from Ruhi Su, Cem Karaca and Barış Manço as well as Western acts like Led Zeppelin or U2. His friends and Akarsu gathered at the seaside of Amasra to chat and sing songs while playing guitar. There, Akarsu formed his early ties with singing and playing instruments. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Turkey
Events in the year 2004 in Turkey. Incumbents *President: Ahmet Necdet Sezer *Prime Minister: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Deaths January February * February 1 - Suha Arın, film director, writer and producer (b. 1942) * February 7 - Birol Pekel, footballer (b. 1938) * February 8 - Cem Karaca, rock musician and Anatolian Rock legend (b. 1945) March * March 18 - Yavuz Selekman, wrestler and film actor (b. 1937) April * April 10 - Sakıp Sabancı, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) * April 18 - Gürdal Duyar, sculptor (b. 1935) * April 21 - Rıza Doğan, Oliympic wrestler (b. 1931) * April 24 - Feridun Karakaya, comedy actor (b. 1928) May * May 18 - Çetin Alp, singer (b. 1947) * May 29 - Kâni Karaca, religious singer (b. 1930) June * June 6 - Necdet Mahfi Ayral, stage and cinema actor and director (b. 1908) * June 13 - Doğan Acarbay, Olympic sprinter (b. 1927) * June 15 - Ahmet Piriştina, politician (b. 1952) July * July 14 - İsmail Hakkı Suna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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