The Miss Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi) is a national Beauty pageant in Turkey. The pageant was founded in 1929, where the winners titled as Miss Turkey World, and Miss Turkey Supranational.

Miss Turkey
Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi
Formation1929; 95 years ago (1929)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersIstanbul
Location
Membership
Official language
Turkish
Websitemissturkey.com.tr
Selen Soyder, Miss Turkey 2007 titleholder
Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, Miss Turkey 2008 titleholder

History

The Miss Turkey pageant was initially promoted by the newspaper Cumhuriyet. Since 1980, it has been run by the "Miss Turkey Organization".[citation needed]

Between the years 1980–1990, the contest was sponsored by the newspapers Güneş, Sabah, Tercüman, Bulvar, and some others.[citation needed]

Broadcasts

With the establishment of private TV channels in Turkey in 1990, the channels Magic Box, Show TV, Channel D, Star TV, NTV, CNBC-e and FOX TV took over the promotion of the pageant.[citation needed]

The title "Miss Turkey" is a registered trademark.

National franchise holders

The main winner of Miss Turkey goes to Miss World. The Miss Turkey Organization also crowns delegates to Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Supranational beauty pageants.[1][2]

  • Miss Turkey—World
  • Miss Turkey—Universe
  • Miss Turkey—Supranational

International winners

Note: Not all winners are determined by the current Miss Turkey Organization.

- Miss World

- Miss Top Model of the World

  • 2001: Yeliz Celiskan
  • 2003: Nihan Akkuş

- Miss Intercontinental

  • 1999: Mine Erbaykent

- Miss Asia Pacific

  • 1979: Ayla Atlas
  • 1984: Melek Gurkan
  • 1998: Arzu Albayrak

- Miss Europe

- Miss Universe

Unsuccessful attempts to participate

(DNC) = Did not compete

(*) The Miss Universe-delegate during the year 2000, Cansu Dere, was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant, in Cyprus, unless she could pass through Northern Cyprus, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through Athens, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons".[citation needed] This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year. [citation needed]

(*) Ahu Ağırbaş who was crowned Miss Turkey/International 2013 did not compete, due to maximum age recruitment.

(**) Competition was arranged after the deadline of the Miss Universe pageant, and the competition committee could not send a delegate. The delegate who was supposed to enter the Miss Universe pageant, competed the following year instead.

Titleholders

1929-1991

   Winner International Title
   Miss Turkey Universe
   Miss Turkey World
   Miss Turkey International
   Miss Turkey Europe
Year Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi / Miss Turkey
1929 Feriha Tevfik
1930 Mübeccel Namık
1931 Naşide Saffet Esen
1932 Keriman Halis Ece
Miss Universe 1932
1933 Naziré Hanim
1936 Mahmure Birsen Sakaoğlu
1950 Güler Arıman
1951 Günseli Başar
Miss Europe 1952
1952 Gelengül Tayfuroğlu
1953 Ayten Akyol
1954 Sibel Göksel
1955 Suna Soley
1956 Can Uysaloğlu
1957 Güler Sirmen
1958 Ezel Olcay
1959 Figen Ozgurun
1960 Hilal Nebahat Çehre
1961 Gülseren Uysal
1962 Zeynep Ziyal
1963 Sevin Emre
1964 Ayten Örnek
1965 Zerrin Arbaş
1966 İnci Asena
1967 Yelda Gürani
1968 Zumal Aktan
1969 Şermin Ayşin
1970 Asuman Tuğberk Yolaç
1971 Filiz Vural
1972 Feyzal Kibarer
1973 Beyhan Kıral
1974 Simiten Gakirgoz
1975 Harika Değirmenci
1976 Jale Bayhan
1977 Kamer Bulutöte
1978 Sevil Özgültekin
1979 Şebnem Ünal
1980 Fahriye Funda Ayloğlu
1981 Aydan Şener
1982 Ayşe Belgin Güven
1983 Dilara Haraççı
Hülya Avşar
Dethroned
1984 Gülçin Ülker
1985 Mülge Gördürür
1986 Meltem Doğanay
1987 Şebnem Dinçgör
1988 Meltem Hakarar
1989 Jasmin Baradan
1990 Jülide Ateş
1991 Pınar Özdemir

1992–2016

Miss Turkey
Year Universe Province World Province International Province Europe Province
1992 Elif Ilgaz Istanbul Özlem Kaymaz Istanbul Banu Nur Dipçin Istanbul Banu Sağnak Istanbul
1993 İpek Gümüşoğlu Istanbul Emel Yıldırım Hande Kazanova Istanbul Arzum Onan
Miss Europe 1993
Ankara
1994 Banu Usluer Istanbul Pınar Altuğ Istanbul Ayşin Albayrak Didem Uzel
1995 Gamze Saygı Istanbul Demet Şener Bursa Ahu Paşakay Beste Açar
1996 Serpil Sevilay Öztürk Ankara Serpil Sevilay Öztürk Ankara Gökçe Yanardağ Pınar Yiğit
1997 Yeşim Çetin Istanbul Çağla Şıkel Istanbul Burcu Esmersoy Istanbul Nilay Ceylan
1998 Asuman Krause Istanbul Buket Saygı Balıkesir Senay Akay Sinem Öztufan
1999 Öznur Dursun Istanbul Ayşe Hatun Önal Adana Merve Alman Hülya Mutlu
2000 Cansu Dere Ankara Yüksel Ak İzmir Hülya Karanlık Gamze Ozcelik
2001 Sedef Avcı Adana Tuğçe Kazaz Balıkesir Ece Incedursun Hatice Şendil Istanbul
2002 Çağla Kubat İzmir Azra Akın
Miss World 2002
Istanbul Nihan Akkuş Esra Eron
2003 Özge Ulusoy Ankara Kadriye Tuğba Karaca Ankara Gizem Kalyoncu Yelda Kaya
2004 Fatoş Seğmen İzmir Nur Gümüsdograyan Ordu Gülşah Şahin Birce Akalay
2005 Dilek Aksoy İzmir Hande Subaşı Ankara Şebnem Asade Merve Özkaran
2006 Ceyla Kirazlı İzmir Merve Büyüksaraç Ankara Asena Tuğal Istanbul Selda Öğrük
2007 Sinem Sülün Samsun Mükerrem Selen Soyder İzmir Aslı Temel Feyza Çipa
2008 Begüm Kızıltuğ Istanbul Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Istanbul Gülsün Uslu Gizem Yurtoğlu
2009 Senem Kuyucuoğlu İzmir Ebru Şam Istanbul Gülsün Uslu Ebru Hacıbedel
Year Universe Province World Province International Province Earth Province
2010 Gizem Memiç Ankara Gizem Memiç Ankara Dilay Korkmaz Ankara Aylin Döndü Şahin Istanbul
Serenay Sarıkaya
Resigned
Ankara
2011 Melisa Aslı Pamuk Hatay Gizem Karaca Istanbul Elif Korkmaz İzmir Merve Sarıbaş Istanbul
2012 Çağıl Özge Özkul Ankara Açalya Samyeli Danoğlu Tekirdağ Meltem Tuzuner Istanbul İlknur Melis Durası Istanbul
2013 Berrin Keklikler Istanbul Ruveyda Öksuz Istanbul Ahu Ağırbaş Istanbul Ezgi Avcı Istanbul
2014 Dilan Çiçek Deniz Sivas Amine Gülşe Istanbul Hilal Yabuz Bursa Aybüke Pusat Istanbul
Year Universe Province World Province International Province Supranational Province
2015 Aslı Melisa Uzun Ankara Ecem Çırpan Bursa Berfu Yıldız Kocaeli Hazal Subaşı Izmir
2016 Tansu Sıla Çakır Istanbul Buse İskenderoğlu Ankara Damla Figan Erzincan Çagla Çukurova Istanbul

2017–present

Miss Turkey
Year Universe Province World Province Supranational Province
2017 Pınar Tartan İzmir Aslı Sümen Mersin Yasemin Çoklar Istanbul
Itır Esen
Dethroned
Istanbul
2018 Tara Madelein de Vries Istanbul Şevval Şahin Istanbul Roda Irmak Kalkan Istanbul
2019 Bilgi Aydoğmuş Istanbul Simay Rasimoğlu Istanbul Büşra Turan Istanbul
2021 Cemrenaz Turhan Istanbul Dilara Korkmaz[3] Ankara Şira Sahilli Istanbul
2022 Aleyna Şirin Istanbul Nursana Say Istanbul Selin Erberk Gurdikyan Istanbul

Representatives to international beauty pageants

Miss Turkey sends representatives to the Big Four, the world's four most important beauty contest.[1] Traditionally, the major titleholders of Miss Turkey represent the country at the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Supranational and other titles might go to Miss International and Miss Earth pageants.[1]

Miss Turkey Universe

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
On some occasions, the winner of Miss Turkey Universe represents her country at the Miss Universe. Began 2024 the Miss Universe Turkiye was selected by Miss Universe Turkiye Organization.
Year Province Miss Turkey Universe Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2023 Did not compete
2022 Istanbul Aleyna Şirin[4] Unplaced
2021 Istanbul Cemrenaz Turhan Unplaced
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no representative in 2020
2019 Istanbul Bilgi Aydoğmuş[5] Unplaced
2018 Istanbul Tara Madelein de Vries Unplaced
2017 İzmir Pınar Tartan Unplaced During Miss Turkey grand finale, Pinar won Miss Turkey Supranational 2017 but some hours later she announced as the winner of Miss Turkey Universe 2017.
2016 Istanbul Tansu Sıla Çakır Unplaced
2015 Ankara Aslı Melisa Uzun Unplaced
2014 Sivas Dilan Çiçek Deniz Unplaced
2013 Istanbul Berrin Keklikler Unplaced
2012 Ankara Çağıl Özge Özkul Top 16
2011 Hatay Melisa Aslı Pamuk Unplaced
2010 Ankara Gizem Memiç Unplaced
2009 İzmir Senem Kuyucuoğlu Unplaced
2008 Samsun Sinem Sülün Unplaced Took over Begüm's position — Sinem was Miss Turkey Universe 2007 who canceled her participant at Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico.
Istanbul Begüm Kızıltuğ Did not compete Withdrew, for personal reasons before coming to Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam — Last winner of 2007, Sinem Sülün who did not compete at Miss Universe 2007 replaced to be sent to upcoming season in Vietnam.
2007 Samsun Sinem Sülün Did not compete Allocated to Miss Universe 2008.
2006 İzmir Ceyla Kirazlı Unplaced
2005 İzmir Dilek Aksoy Unplaced
2004 İzmir Fatoş Seğmen Unplaced
2003 Ankara Özge Ulusoy Unplaced
2002 İzmir Çağla Kubat Unplaced
2001 Adana Sedef Avcı Unplaced
2000 Ankara Cansu Dere Did not compete Withdrew, due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus (Host of Miss Universe 2000); Turkey had no relations with the Republic of Cyprus.
1999 Istanbul Öznur Dursun Unplaced
1998 Istanbul Asuman Krause Unplaced
  • Miss Congeniality
1997 Istanbul Yeşim Çetin Unplaced
1996 Ankara Serpil Sevilay Öztürk Unplaced
1995 Istanbul Gamze Saygı Unplaced
1994 Istanbul Banu Usluer Unplaced
1993 Istanbul İpek Gümüşoğlu Unplaced
  • Best National Costume (2nd Runner-up)
1992 Istanbul Elif Ilgaz Unplaced
1991 Ankara Pınar Özdemir Unplaced
1990 Elazığ Jülide Ateş Top 10
1989 Istanbul Jasmin Baradan Unplaced
1988 Istanbul Meltem Hakarar Unplaced
1987 İzmir Leyla Şeşbeş Unplaced
1986 Istanbul Demet Başdemir Unplaced Designation — A Runner-up took over to compete at Miss Universe 1986.
Ankara Meltem Doğanay Did not compete Allocated to Miss World 1986.
1985 Did not compete
1984 Istanbul Gülçin Ülker Unplaced
1983 Istanbul Dilara Haraççı Unplaced
Balıkesir Hülya Avşar Did not compete Dethroned.
1982 Istanbul Canan Emine Kakmacı Unplaced
1981 Ankara Şenay Ünlü Unplaced
1980 Istanbul Heyecan Gökoğlu Unplaced Can Sandıkçıoğlu directorship.
1979 Ankara Füsan Tahire Dermitaş Unplaced
1978 Istanbul Billur Lütfiye Bingöl Unplaced
1977 Did not compete
1976 Istanbul Manolya Onur Unplaced
1975 Istanbul Sezin Topçuoğlu Unplaced
1974 Istanbul Simiten Gakirgoz Unplaced
1973 Istanbul Yıldız Arhan Unplaced
1972 Eskişehir Neslihan Sunay Unplaced
1971 Istanbul Filiz Vural Unplaced
1970 Istanbul Asuman Tuğberk Unplaced
1969 Istanbul Azra Balkan Unplaced
1968 Istanbul Zumal Aktan Unplaced
1967 Istanbul Yelda Gürani Unplaced
1966 Istanbul Nilgün Arslaner Unplaced
1965 Samsun Hilal Nebahat Çehre Unplaced
1964 Istanbul İnci Duran Unplaced
1963 Istanbul Güler Samuray Unplaced
1962 Istanbul Behad Gülay Sezer Unplaced
1961 Istanbul Gülseren Uysal Unplaced
1960 Istanbul Figen Ozgurun Did not compete
1959 Istanbul Ezel Olcay Unplaced
1958 Did not compete
1957 Istanbul Güler Sirmen Unplaced
1956 Istanbul Can Uysaloğlu Unplaced
1955 Istanbul Suna Soley Did not compete
1954 Istanbul Sibel Göksel Did not compete
1953 Istanbul Ayten Akyol Top 16
1952 Ankara Gelengül Tayfuroğlu Unplaced Özcan Sandıkçıoğlu directorship.

Miss Turkey World

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
On some occasions, the winner of Miss Turkey World represents her country at the Miss World.
Year Province Miss Turkey World Placement at Miss World Special Awards Notes
2025 Ankara Idil Bilgen TBA
2023 Istanbul Nursena Say[6] Top 40
2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2021 Ankara Dilara Korkmaz Unplaced
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 Istanbul Simay Rasimoğlu Unplaced
2018 Istanbul Şevval Şahin Unplaced
2017 Mersin Aslı Sümen Unplaced
2016 Ankara Buse İskenderoğlu Unplaced
2015 Bursa Ecem Çırpan Unplaced
2014 Istanbul Amine Gülşe Unplaced
2013 Istanbul Ruveyda Öksuz Unplaced
2012 Tekirdağ Açalya Samyeli Danoğlu Unplaced
2011 Istanbul Gizem Karaca Unplaced
2010 Ankara Gizem Memiç Unplaced
2009 Istanbul Ebru Şam Unplaced
2008 Istanbul Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Unplaced
2007 İzmir Mükerrem Selen Soyder Unplaced
2006 Ankara Merve Büyüksaraç Unplaced
2005 Ankara Hande Subaşı Unplaced
  • World Designer Dress award
2004 Ordu Nur Gümüsdograyan Unplaced
2003 Ankara Kadriye Tuğba Karaca Unplaced
2002 Istanbul Azra Akın Miss World 2002
  • Miss World Europe
  • World Designer Dress award
2001 Balıkesir Tuğçe Kazaz Unplaced
2000 İzmir Yüksel Ak 2nd Runner-up
1999 Adana Ayşe Hatun Önal Unplaced
1998 Balıkesir Buket Saygı Unplaced
1997 Istanbul Çağla Şıkel Top 5
  • Miss World Europe
1996 Ankara Serpil Sevilay Öztürk Unplaced
1995 Bursa Demet Şener Unplaced
1994 Istanbul Pınar Altuğ Unplaced
1993 Emel Yıldırım Unplaced
1992 Istanbul Özlem Kaymaz Unplaced
1991 Ankara Aslıhan Koruyan Top 10
  • Miss World Europe
1990 Elazığ Jülide Ateş Top 10
1989 Istanbul Burcu Burkut Unplaced
1988 Istanbul Esra Sümer Unplaced
1987 Şebnem Dinçgör Unplaced
1986 Ankara Meltem Doğanay Unplaced
Did not compete between 1984—1985
1983 Istanbul Ebru Özmeriç Yaşinel Unplaced
1982 Istanbul Belgin Güven Unplaced
1981 Kilis Aydan Şener Unplaced
1980 Istanbul Fahriye Funda Ayloğlu Unplaced Can Sandıkçıoğlu directorship.
1979 Istanbul Şebnem Ünal Unplaced
1978 Sevil Özgültekin Unplaced
1977 Kamer Bulutöte Unplaced
1976 Jale Bayhan Top 7
1975 Harika Değirmenci Unplaced
1974 Did not compete
1973 Beyhan Kıral Unplaced
1972 Feyzal Kibarer Unplaced
1971 Nil Menemencioğlu Unplaced
1970 Afet Tuğbay Unplaced
1969 Şermin Ayşin Unplaced
1968 Mine Kürkçüoğlu Unplaced
1967 Neşe Yazıcıgil Unplaced
1966 Istanbul İnci Asena Unplaced Asena participated at Miss Turkey using the name of her late aunt, Aylin Öndersev.
1965 Did not compete
1964 Istanbul Nurlan Coşkun Unplaced
1963 İzmir Gülseren Kocaman Unplaced
1962 Did not compete
1961 Istanbul Güler Samuray Top 15
1960 Samsun Hilal Nebahat Çehre Unplaced
1959 Did not compete
1958 Istanbul Sunay Uslu Unplaced
Did not compete between 1955—1957
1954 Suna Özekin Unplaced Özcan Sandıkçıoğlu directorship.

Miss Turkey Supranational

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
On some occasions, the winner of Miss Turkey Supranational represents her country at the Miss Supranational.
Year Province Miss Turkey Supranational Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards Notes
2025 Istanbul Cemre Üker TBA
2024 Did not compete
2023 Istanbul Selin Erberk Gürdikyan Unplaced
2022 Istanbul Şira Sahilli Unplaced
  • Miss Elegance
Did not compete between 2020―2021
2019 Istanbul Büşra Turan Unplaced
2018 Istanbul Roda Irmak Kalkan Unplaced
2017 Istanbul Yasemin Çoklar Unplaced
2016 Erzincan Damla Figan Unplaced
2015 Izmir Hazal Subaşı Unplaced
2014 Ankara Hilal Soyler Unplaced
2013 Istanbul Leyla Köse 2nd Runner-up
2012 Istanbul Ozlem Katipoglu Unplaced
2011 Ankara Hilal Uzun Unplaced
2010 Ankara Nazidda Yildiz Unplaced Can Sandıkçıoğlu directorship.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Miss Turkey yarışması FOX'ta" [Miss Turkey contest FOX]. GERÇEK GÜNDEM. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Tekne turuyla stres attıla" [They Relax in a Boat]. Akşam. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Miss Turkey 2021 birincisi belli oldu (Türkiye güzeli Dilara Korkmaz kimdir)". NTV (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Aleyna Şirin kimdir? Miss Universe Aleyna Şirin kaç yaşında, ne iş yapıyor?". Milliyet (in Turkish). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Miss Turkey ikincisi Bilgi Nur Aydoğmuş kimdir, kaç yaşında? Bilginur Aydoğmuş boyu kaç?". www.aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). Aksam. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Miss Turkey 2022 birincisi Nursena Say kaç yaşında" [Miss Turkey 2022 winner Nursena Say] (in Turkish). Sabah. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.