Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Sufi had received 37 points, placing Turkey fifteenth. 8 participants had voted for Sufi. In the 1985 contest Turkey had received 36 points from 8 countries. Atilla Şereftuğ, the composer of the winner ("Ne partez pas sans moi" by Celine Dion) was a Turk living in Switzerland . The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to United Kingdom. This was the first time that Turkey gave points to Greece (3 out of 10) . Votes of the Turkish jury: Votes received by the Turkish song: Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Turkey was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Ireland was the host country of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet's Green Glens Arena, after Linda Martin won the 1992 Contest with "Why Me?". Radió Telfís Éireann (RTÉ) held a national final to select the Irish entry for the contest, which was won by Niamh Kavanagh and the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish national final was held on 14 March at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. 8 songs competed to represent the host country at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, with the final winner selected