Turkey: Participation remains unlikely...

The Turkish national broadcaster, TRT, have said that they won't be returning to Eurovision next year unless there are drastic changes to the voting system and the "Big 5" is abandoned.

Ibrahim Sahin, TRT’s general director, said...

“Five countries directly entering the grand final in this competition is unfair. If this system countinues, we will not take part”.

I can understand where they are coming from. But I don't think the EBU will abandon the "Big Five" unless more countries complain, then they might look into properly. But why are Turkey so annoyed with this? They've only missed the final once...

Let's remember they could still return as the EBU deadline isn't until the end of the year. Take a look here for more information. Soon we should get a final decision.