{{Short description|Turkish beauty pageant title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss Grand Turkey | image = {{multiple image | border = infobox | total_width = 250 | perrow = 2 | image1 = Deria Koc.jpg | caption1 = Deria Koc, Miss Grand Turkey 2022 | image2 = İlayda Anık.png | caption2 = İlayda Anık, Miss Grand Turkey 2026 }} | caption = | formation = 2016 | type = Beauty pageant | headquarters = [[Istanbul]] | location = [[Turkey]] | leader_title = National director | leader_name = Shakir Sela (2025) | language = {{Hlist|[[Turkish language|Turkish]]|English}} | parent_organization = {{ubl|[[Miss Universe Turkiye]] (2025)|Özcan Yılmaz Agency Model (2022–2023)}} | membership = [[Miss Grand International]] }} '''Miss Grand Turkey''' is a female beauty pageant title awarded to [[Turkish people|Turkish]] representatives competing at the [[Miss Grand International]] pageant.<ref name=tuid/><ref name=life/><ref name=turk22/><ref name=esp/> The title was first awarded in 2016 when a Ukrainian-Turkish fashion model and singer from [[Cherkasy]], Diana Birgen (Osypenko), was appointed as a Turkish candidate for [[Miss Grand International 2016]], held in [[Las Vegas]], United States.<ref name=tuid>{{cite web|url=https://tuid.org.ua/hem-manken-hem-sair-turkiyede-kariyer-yapmak-istiyorum|title=Hem manken, hem şair: "Türkiye'de kariyer yapmak istiyorum"|language=tr|date=25 January 2017|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Türkiye Ukrayna İş İnsanları Derneği|website=Tuid.org.ua|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917110557/https://tuid.org.ua/hem-manken-hem-sair-turkiyede-kariyer-yapmak-istiyorum}}</ref><ref name=life/><ref name=ukra/>
Since the establishment of [[Miss Grand International]] in 2013, Turkey participated three times: in 2016, 2022, and 2023; however, all of its representatives were unplaced.<ref name=res16/><ref name=res22/><ref name=resultabs/>
==History== Turkey participated in [[Miss Grand International]] for the first time in 2016 when a Ukrainian fashion model and singer from [[Cherkasy]], Diana Birgen (Osypenko), was nominated by Miss Grand International beauty pageant management as a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] representative in the international competition held in [[Las Vegas]], United States;.<ref name=tuid/><ref name=life>{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.24tv.ua/istoriya_uspihu_yak_cherkashhanka_pidkorila_turechchinu_svoyeyu_krasoyu_n767267|title=Історія успіху: як черкащанка підкорила Туреччину своєю красою|date=3 January 2017|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=uk|publisher=[[24 Kanal]]|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917160703/https://lifestyle.24tv.ua/den-angela-lyubovi-yak-privitati-kartinki-privitannya-garni-slova_n2393147}}</ref><ref name=ukra>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrayna.net.tr/ukraynali-guzel-turkiyede-kariyer-yapmak-istiyorum.html|title=Ukrayna'lı Güzel "Türkiye'de kariyer yapmak istiyorum"|language=tr|date=2016|accessdate=17 September 2023|website=www.ukrayna.net.tr|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917161347/https://www.ukrayna.net.tr/ukraynali-guzel-turkiyede-kariyer-yapmak-istiyorum.html}}</ref> Nowadays Diana Birgen (Osypenko) is the president of the Aegean Ukrainians Association ({{langx|tr|Ege Ukraynalılar Derneği}}),<ref name=turk16>{{cite web|url=https://anterhaber.com/cocuklar-yaristi-hepsi-guzeldi-hepsi-birinci-oldu/14505/|title=Çocuklar yarıştı hepsi güzeldi, hepsi birinci oldu|date=31 October 2021|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=tr|editor=Yaşar Anter|website=Anterhaber.com|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917105407/https://anterhaber.com/cocuklar-yaristi-hepsi-guzeldi-hepsi-birinci-oldu/14505/}}</ref><ref name=asso/> which supports Ukrainian residents in the [[Aegean region]] as well as promotes Ukrainian traditions among the Ukrainian community on the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean coast]].<ref name=asso>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukr-ayna.com/diaspora/dernekler/ege-ukraynalilar-dernegi/|title=Ege Ukraynalılar Derneği|date=2020|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=tr|website=www.ukr-ayna.com|publisher=Ukrayna Derneği|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917154710/https://www.ukr-ayna.com/diaspora/dernekler/ege-ukraynalilar-dernegi/}}</ref>
After five consecutive years of absence, the franchise was then purchased in 2022 by an Istanbul-based model agency, Özcan Yılmaz Agency Model,<ref name=2022license>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfC2Ovktuh2/?img_index=1|title=Mis Grand Turkey Licence|language=tr|date=21 June 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|publisher=Özcan Yılmaz Agency|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917163315/https://www.instagram.com/p/CfC2Ovktuh2/?img_index=1}}</ref> and a [[Turks in Germany|Turkish German]] social activist who was also the finalist of [[Miss Grand Germany|Miss Grand Germany 2022]], Deria Koc, was assigned as a Turkish representative for [[Miss Grand International 2022]] in Indonesia,<ref name=turk22>{{cite web|url=https://tienphong.vn/hoa-hau-hoa-binh-tho-nhi-ky-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-siet-dang-post1479484.tpo|title=Hoa hậu Hòa bình Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=vi|publisher=[[Tiền Phong (newspaper)|Tiền Phong]]|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917162418/https://tienphong.vn/hoa-hau-hoa-binh-tho-nhi-ky-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-siet-dang-post1479484.tpo}}</ref><ref name=turk2022>{{cite web|url=https://2sao.vn/doi-thu-miss-grand-cua-thien-an-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-siet-dang-n-324491.html|title=Đối thủ Miss Grand của Thiên Ân ăn giấy vệ sinh để siết dáng|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=vi|website=2sao.vn|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917162537/https://2sao.vn/doi-thu-miss-grand-cua-thien-an-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-siet-dang-n-324491.html}}</ref> but she was unplaced .<ref name=res22/>
==International competition== The following is a list of [[Turkish people|Turkish]] representatives at the [[Miss Grand International]] contest. {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col5left" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Year !! Representative !! Original national title!!Competition result!!National director |- ![[Miss Grand International 2016|2016]] |Diana Osypenko<ref name="tki">{{cite web |author=Ünal Demirkaya |date=2023 |title=Diana Birgen |url=http://dianabirgen.com |accessdate=17 September 2023 |publisher=[[Sözcü]] |language=tr}}</ref> |{{n/a|Appointed}} |Unplaced<ref name=res16>{{cite web|url=https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm|title=Nguyen Thi Loan in final top 20 Miss Grand International 2016|date=26 October 2016|accessdate=27 August 2022|work=[[Vietnam Television]]|archivedate=26 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220826205954/https://english.vtv.vn/news/nguyen-thi-loan-in-final-top-20-miss-grand-international-2016-20161030225945447.htm}}</ref> |[[Anastasiia Lenna]] |- |colspan=6 {{n/a|No representatives from 2017 to 2021}} |- ![[Miss Grand International 2022|2022]] |Deria Koc<ref name=esp>{{cite web|url=https://www.colombiamegusta.com/estereotipos-extremos-reina-dio-detalles-de-como-adelgazo-con-papel-higienico-y-jugo-de-naranja/|title=Estereotipos extremos: Reina dio detalles de cómo adelgazó con papel higiénico y jugo de naranja|date=20 October 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=es|website=www.colombiamegusta.com|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917162848/https://www.colombiamegusta.com/estereotipos-extremos-reina-dio-detalles-de-como-adelgazo-con-papel-higienico-y-jugo-de-naranja/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/tranh-cai-viec-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-giam-can-cua-hoa-hau-tho-nhi-ky-1106899.ldo|title=Tranh cãi việc ăn giấy vệ sinh để giảm cân của hoa hậu Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=vi|author=Diệu Huyền|publisher={{ill|Lao Động|vi|Lao Động (báo)}}|archivedate=17 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230917164301/https://laodong.vn/van-hoa-giai-tri/tranh-cai-viec-an-giay-ve-sinh-de-giam-can-cua-hoa-hau-tho-nhi-ky-1106899.ldo}}</ref> |[[Miss Grand Germany|Miss From Germany 2022]] Finalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.missfromgermany.com/staffel-1/|title=Staffel 1 – Miss From Germany 2022 (Die neue Castingshow)|date=29 June 2022|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=de|publisher=Miss From Germany|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629211627/https://www.missfromgermany.com/staffel-1/ |archive-date=29 June 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |Unplaced<ref name=res22>{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/|language=es|date=25 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|title=Miss Grand International 2022 Isabella Novaes Menin de Brasil, ganadora del certámen|author=María Fernanda Cedeño|work=Colombia.as.com|archive-date=25 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221025182232/https://colombia.as.com/tikitakas/miss-grand-international-2022-en-vivo-gala-del-certamen-de-belleza-en-directo-n/}}</ref> |rowspan=2|Özcan Yılmaz<ref name=2022license/> |- ![[Miss Grand International 2023|2023]] |Beyhan Kübra<ref name=tur23>{{cite web|url= https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/tvshow/2023/09/29/miss-grand-international-2023-como-votar-por-luciana-fuster-en-el-miss-gran-international-miss-grand-certamen-de-belleza-1076857|title=Miss Grand International 2023: ¿cómo votar por Luciana Fuster en el certamen de belleza?|date=29 September 2023|accessdate=30 September 2023|language=es|archivedate=30 September 2023|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230930045211/https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/tvshow/2023/09/29/miss-grand-international-2023-como-votar-por-luciana-fuster-en-el-miss-gran-international-miss-grand-certamen-de-belleza-1076857|author=Diego Yaranga|publisher=[[La República]]}}</ref> |{{n/a|Appointed}} |Unplaced<ref name=resultabs>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023|work=[[ABS-CBN]]|date=25 October 2023|access-date=25 October 2023|title=Peru wins Miss Grand International 2023; PH makes early exit|archive-date=25 October 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025161409/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/25/23/peru-wins-miss-grand-international-2023}}</ref> |- ![[Miss Grand International 2024|2024]] |colspan=4 {{n/a|No representative}} |- ![[Miss Grand International 2025|2025]] |Ilayda Anik<ref name=mgtur25>{{cite web|url=https://www.idntimes.com/men/ladies/potret-ilayda-anik-miss-grand-turki-2025-c1c2-01-cw2f3-c8qn0w|title=7 Potret Ilayda Anik Miss Grand Turki 2025, Seorang Psikolog!|trans-title=7 Portraits of Ilayda Anik Miss Grand Türkiye 2025, a Psychologist!|date=27 September 2025|language=id|work=IDN Times|archivedate=28 September 2025|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20250928113652/https://www.idntimes.com/men/ladies/potret-ilayda-anik-miss-grand-turki-2025-c1c2-01-cw2f3-c8qn0w|author=Dewi Andini}}</ref> |1st runner-up [[Miss Universe Turkiye|Miss Universe Turkiye 2024]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/trend/galeri/magazin/turkiye-guzeli-ilayda-anikin-gercek-meslegi-duyanlari-soke-etti/41|title=Türkiye güzeli İlayda Anık'ın gerçek mesleği duyanları şoke etti!|language=tr|date=9 December 2024|accessdate=26 September 2025|website=www.sabah.com.tr|trans-title=The real profession of Türkiye's beauty queen, İlayda Anık, shocked everyone who heard it!|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250925183009/https://www.sabah.com.tr/trend/galeri/magazin/turkiye-guzeli-ilayda-anikin-gercek-meslegi-duyanlari-soke-etti/41|archive-date=2025-09-25}}</ref> |Unplaced |Shakir Sela |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
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