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Miss Turkey
Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi
Formation 1929; 96 years ago (1929)
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Istanbul
Location
Membership
Official language
Turkish

The Miss Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Güzellik Kraliçesi) is a big national beauty pageant in Turkey. It's a contest where young women compete to be crowned the most beautiful in the country. This exciting event started way back in 1929!

Winners from Miss Turkey often go on to represent their country in famous international competitions. These include major global pageants like Miss World and Miss Supranational.

The Story of Miss Turkey

The Miss Turkey contest first began with help from a newspaper called Cumhuriyet. Since 1980, a special group called the "Miss Turkey Organization" has been in charge of running the pageant.

In the 1980s and 1990s, other newspapers like Güneş and Sabah also helped sponsor the contest.

How the Contest is Shown

When private TV channels started in Turkey in 1990, they began showing the Miss Turkey pageant. Channels like Show TV, Channel D, and Star TV helped make the contest popular across the country.

The name "Miss Turkey" is a special registered trademark. This means it's a unique name protected by law.

Sending Winners to Global Contests

The main winner of Miss Turkey gets to compete in the Miss World pageant. The Miss Turkey Organization also chooses representatives for other big international beauty contests. These include Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Supranational.

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

Turkish Winners on the World Stage

Over the years, several Miss Turkey winners have achieved great success in international pageants.

  • Miss Europe
    • 1952: Günseli Başar
    • 1971: Filiz Vural
    • 1982: Nazlı Deniz Kuruoğlu
    • 1984: Neşe Erberk
    • 1993: Arzum Onan
  • Miss Universe
    • 1932: Keriman Halis Ece

Times Turkey Couldn't Compete

Sometimes, for different reasons, a Miss Turkey winner couldn't go to an international pageant.

  • In 2000, Cansu Dere, who was supposed to go to the Miss Universe pageant, was not allowed to travel by the Turkish Government. This was due to political reasons related to the host country, Cyprus.
  • In 2013, Ahu Ağırbaş couldn't compete in Miss International because she was too old for the rules.

Past Miss Turkey Winners

Here are some of the young women who have won the Miss Turkey title over the years.

Winners from 1929 to 1991

       Winner of an 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

Winners from 1992 to Today

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 İzmir
2016 Tansu Sıla Çakır Istanbul Buse İskenderoğlu Ankara Damla Figan Erzincan Çagla Çukurova Istanbul

Recent Winners (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 Ankara Şira Sahilli Istanbul
2022 Aleyna Şirin Istanbul Nursana Say Istanbul Selin Erberk Gurdikyan Istanbul

Miss Turkey at International Pageants

The Miss Turkey organization sends its top winners to the "Big Four" international beauty pageants. These are considered the most important beauty contests in the world. Usually, the main Miss Turkey winners go to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Supranational. Other winners might go to Miss International and Miss Earth pageants.

Miss Turkey Universe Contestants

  •      : Winner
  •      : Top 5 or 6 Finalist
  •      : Semifinalist
  •      : Special Award Winner

The winner of Miss Turkey Universe often represents Turkey at the Miss Universe pageant. Starting in 2024, the Miss Universe Turkiye organization began choosing its own representative for Miss Universe.

Year Province Miss Turkey Universe Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2023 Did not compete
2022 Istanbul Aleyna Şirin Unplaced
2021 Istanbul Cemrenaz Turhan Unplaced
2020 No representative due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Istanbul Bilgi Aydoğmuş Unplaced
2018 Istanbul Tara Madelein de Vries Unplaced
2017 İzmir Pınar Tartan Unplaced Pinar first won Miss Turkey Supranational 2017, but was later announced as 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 Sinem was Miss Turkey Universe 2007 and took over Begüm's spot.
Istanbul Begüm Kızıltuğ Did not compete Withdrew for personal reasons. Sinem Sülün replaced her.
2007 Samsun Sinem Sülün Did not compete Later competed in 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.
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 A runner-up was chosen to compete.
Ankara Meltem Doğanay Did not compete Competed in Miss World 1986 instead.
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 was the director.
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 was the director.

Miss Turkey World Contestants

  •      : Winner
  •      : Top 5 or 6 Finalist
  •      : Semifinalist
  •      : Special Award Winner

The winner of Miss Turkey World often represents Turkey at the Miss World pageant.

Year Province Miss Turkey World Placement at Miss World Special Awards Notes
2025 Ankara İdil Bilgen Top 40
2023 Istanbul Nursena Say Top 40
2022 Miss World 2021 was held in March 2022, so no new edition started in 2022
2021 Ankara Dilara Korkmaz Unplaced
2020 No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Istanbul Simay Rasimoğlu Unplaced
  • Miss World Top Model (Top 40)
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 was the director.
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 used her aunt's name, Aylin Öndersev, to participate.
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 was the director.

Miss Turkey International Contestants

  •      : Winner
  •      : Top 5 or 6 Finalist
  •      : Semifinalist
  •      : Special Award Winner
Year Province Miss Turkey International Placement at Miss International Special Awards Notes
2025 Ankara Ayşe Sena Şeref colspan="2" 0TBA Ayşe Sena Şeref was in the top 12 of Miss Turkey 2024. She was chosen to represent Turkey by the President of Miss Aura International.

Miss Turkey Supranational Contestants

  •      : Winner
  •      : Top 5 or 6 Finalist
  •      : Semifinalist
  •      : Special Award Winner

The winner of Miss Turkey Supranational often represents Turkey at the Miss Supranational pageant.

Year Province Miss Turkey Supranational Placement at Miss Supranational Special Awards Notes
2025 Istanbul Cemre Üker Did not compete
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 İzmir 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 was the director.

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