Miss Turkey 2024: Meet the Top 20 finalists


A total of 20 finalists have been selected to compete for Miss Turkey 2024 following an elimination round held on Wednesday, September 4 in Istanbul.

The grand final will take place on September 11 at the Lazzoni Hotel and the winners are expected to represent Turkey at the next Miss World and Miss Supranational pageants.

No competition was held last year and this year's upcoming final will be the 42nd edition of the annual national pageant.

In May, the Miss Turkey Organization headed by Can Sandıkcıoğlu officially announced that it parted ways with the Miss Universe Organization after more than 40 years.

Its last representative was Aleyna Şirin who competed in Miss Universe 2022 which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in January 2023.

The national organization that achieved Turkey's first Miss World winner courtesy of Azra Akın (Miss Turkey and Miss World 2002) will continue to send contestants to Miss World and Miss Supranational.

Who will become the next Miss Turkey?

Meet the Top 20 finalists:

1 - Dila Maya Arı

2 - Idil Bilgen

3 - Tuğçe Şahin

4 - Aylin Molla

5 - Buse Deniz Şahin

6 - Ece Çetin

7 - Fatime İnce

8 - Cemre Üker

9 - Melissa Öykü Yorulmaz

10 - Zeynep Ece Sarı

11 - Candan Şeviktürk

12 - Ayşe Sena Şeref

13 - Aycan Nur İnce

14 - Selin Şahin

15 - Ezgi Güngör

16 - Tuğçe Gündoğan

17 - Didem Güngör

18 - Nilsu Sepken

19 - Çağla Şen

20 - Melisa Saran

Photos: Miss Turkey / Instagram

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