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Türkvizyon Song Contest 2015 will be the third edition of Türkvizyon Song Contest, which will take place in Mary in the region of Turkmenistan.

Location
On 22 November 2014, it was announced that the hosts for Türkvizyon 2015 will be Mary, Tatarstan. Mary is the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. Former names include Merv, Meru and Margiana. It is located at 37.6°N, 61.83333°W. The city is an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river. In 2009, Mary had a population of 123,000, up from 92,000 in the 1989 census. In Kerait tradition, Mary, mother of Jesus, was buried here. The city has an airport.

National host broadcaster
Altyn Asyr (AA) will be the host broadcaster for the 2015 contest.

Provisional list of participants
The following countries have expressed their provisional interest for participation in the contest:


 * 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan

Other regions
The following list of regions participated in the Türkvizyon Song Contest 2014 but are yet to confirm their participation or withdrawal for 2015:


 * 🇦🇱 Albania
 * Crimea
 * 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
 * Bashkortostan
 * 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
 * Gagauzia
 * Georgia
 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 🇮🇷 Iran
 * 🇮🇶 Iraq
 * Kabardino-Balkaria & Karachay-Cherkessia
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – They will most likely participate as they won Türkvizyon Song Contest 2014.
 * Khakassia
 * 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
 * Moscow
 * 🇲🇰 Macedonia
 * 🇷🇴 Romania
 * Yakutia
 * Tatarstan
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey
 * Tuva
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine
 * 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan