Turkish citizens rejoice in the victory of Azerbaijan on the musical competition "Eurovision 2011 " as their own. This was reported Trend on Sunday by chairman of the Unity of Azerbaijani students in Izmir, Javid Aliyev.
"The Turkish public is received with joy the victory. As I read today's Turkish press, I saw that they rejoice in the victory of Azerbaijan as its own. Nigar walkout at the end with the Turkish flag has caused a great response in Turkey, " Aliyev added.
Aliyev also said that prior to the contest the Azerbaijanis living in Turkey, started a big campaign program.
Azerbaijani duo Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) with their pop-ballad "Running Scared" won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf.
As a result of sms-voting and the decision of jury winner is Azerbaijani duet Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal (Ell / Nikki) with the song "Running Scared" take first place (221 points). Italy / Raphael Gualazzi - "Madness Of Love" (189 points) ranked second, while the third was Sweden / Eric Saade - "Popular" (185 points).
Azerbaijan received the highest score - 12 points from Russia, Turkey and Malta. Azerbaijan took 10 points from Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, San Marino, Romania and Moldova. The duo received 8 points from Austria, Cyprus, Iceland, Poland, Georgia, Albania, Portugal, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Estonia.