Top Model Türkiye

Top Model Türkiye (English: Top Model Turkey) was a Turkish reality TV competition produced by D Productions, broadcast by Star TV and part of the Top Model series created by Tyra Banks. The show was cancelled after the first season due to low ratings. It was won by Selda Car. Şeyma Subaşı and Senem Kuyucuoğlu, two other finalists have gone on to become prominent models with Kuyucuoğlu finishing second at the 2009 Miss Turkey national pageant and representing her nation at the 2009 Miss Universe pageant.

The competition

Auditions were held across several Turkish provinces. Out of 20 shortlisted, 12 were selected by the jury to enter the final and moved to a luxury villa in Zekeriyaköy.

Judges

Cycles

Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destinations
1 17 August 2006 Selda Car Yağmur Eren Eda Köse, Güneş Öznek, Meral Bayram, Merve Şendil, Nurcan Altınoluk, Göksun Uzun, Gözde Çetin, Senem Kuyucuoğlu, Songül Yıldırım, Şeyma Subaşı 12 Milan

Top Model Türkiye

Contestants

(ages stated at start of contest)

Name Age Height Finish Place
Eda Köse 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Episode 2 12
Güneş Öznek 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Episode 3 11
Meral Bayram 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Episode 4 10
Merve Şendil 16 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Episode 5 9
Nurcan Altınoluk 17 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Episode 6 8
Göksun Uzun 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Episode 7 7
Gözde Çetin 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Episode 8 6
Senem Kuyucuoğlu 16 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Episode 9 5
Songül Yıldırım 18 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Episode 10 4
Şeyma Subaşı 16 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Episode 11 3
Yağmur Eren 18 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 2
Selda Car 22 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) 1

Call-out order

Order Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Göksun Yağmur Yağmur Gözde Selda Şeyma Senem Şeyma Selda Yağmur Selda Selda
2 Merve Songül Gözde Yağmur Gözde Göksun Şeyma Songül Songül Şeyma Yağmur Yağmur
3 Şeyma Göksun Songül Selda Şeyma Songül Yağmur Senem Şeyma Selda Şeyma
4 Eda Nurcan Şeyma Nurcan Senem Selda Selda Selda Yağmur Songül
5 Selda Selda Merve Şeyma Nurcan Yağmur Gözde Yağmur Senem
6 Nurcan Meral Meral Senem Yağmur Gözde Songül Gözde
7 Senem Güneş Selda Songül Göksun Senem Göksun
8 Güneş Gözde Nurcan Merve Songül Nurcan
9 Yağmur Senem Göksun Göksun Merve
10 Songül Merve Senem Meral
11 Meral Şeyma Güneş
12 Gözde Eda
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant won the competition

References

Turkey’s Next Top Model