# Best Model of Turkey

Best Model of Turkey is a female or male beauty competition. From 1988 to 1993, only Turkey's best female model was chosen in the competition. Since 1993, male models are also included. There were two exceptions: in 2004 when in addition to a male model, two female winners were selected; and in 2009, when the opposite happened and also two male models won.
Best Model of the World is a female or male beauty competition. From 1990 to 1995 Istanbul, Turkey, in 1990 with 44 countries participating.

## Titleholders

| Year | Best Model of Turkey | Best Model of Turkey | Best Model of the World | Best Model of the World | Best Model of the World | Best Model of the World | Best Model of the World | Best Model of the World |
| Year | Female | Male | Female | Female | Male | Male | Host city | Entrants |
| Year | Female | Male | Country | Titleholder | Country | Titleholder | Host city | Entrants |
| 1988 | Sibel Tan | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established |
| 1989 | Begüm Özbek | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established |
| 1990 | Esin Moralıoğlu | Pageant not yet established | Sweden | Melissa Gromell | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Istanbul, Turkey | 44 |
| 1991 | Deniz Pulaş | Pageant not yet established | France | Lohengrin Loret | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Istanbul, Turkey | 44 |
| 1992 | Maide Erçelebi | Pageant not yet established | Togo | Rebecca Ayoko | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Istanbul, Turkey | 64 |
| 1993 | Ebru Ürün | Berke Hürcan | Turkey | Ebru Ürün | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Istanbul, Turkey | 53 |
| 1994 | Sema Şimşek | Burak Hakkı | Spain | Carlota Sosa | Pageant not yet established | Pageant not yet established | Istanbul, Turkey | 47 |
| 1995 | Eylem Çeliker | Volkan Kademlioğlu | France | Muriel Letacq | Greece | Halil Haris Kinadi | Istanbul, Turkey | 46 (30 female, 16 male) |
| 1996 | Güzide Duran | Fuat Cingiler | Kazakhstan | Rimma Rakhimkovlova | Portugal | Miguel Teixeira | Istanbul, Turkey | 62 (34 female, 28 male) |
| 1997 | Deniz Akkaya | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | United Kingdom | Joanne Bradbury | Turkey | Kenan Imirzalioğlu | Istanbul, Turkey | 65 (39 female, 26 male) |
| 1998 | Burcu Kutluk | Çağdaş Karasu | Singapore | Annetha Ayyavoo | France | Gres Manuel | Istanbul, Turkey | 58 (30 female, 28 male) |
| 1999 | Tuğba Karaca | Faik Ergin | Senegal | Mar Kewe | Turkey | Faik Ergin | Istanbul, Turkey | 70 (38 female, 32 male) |
| 2000 | Şenay Akın | Alp Kırşan | Azerbaijan | Sevda Aliyeva | Senegal | Sidy Arc Sissoko | Istanbul, Turkey | 68 (38 female, 30 male) |
| 2001 | Şenay Akay | Mehmet Akif Alakurt | Turkey | Şenay Akay | France | Sylvain Larochelle | Istanbul, Turkey | 92 (44 female, 47 male) |
| 2002 | Irmak Atuk | Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ | Portugal | Evelina Pereira | Turkey | Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ | Istanbul, Turkey | 92 (45 female, 47 male) |
| 2003 | Şebnem Sürücü | Yusuf Şahan Gürdal | Ukraine | Yuliya Lischuke | France | Stefan Alie | Istanbul, Turkey | 73 (39 female, 34 male) |
| 2004 | Fatma Yaman Simge Tertemiz | Mert Öcal | Egypt | Arwa Gouda | Turkey | Mert Öcal | Istanbul, Turkey | 92 (48 female, 44 male) |
| 2005 | Tuğçe Güder | Burak Özçivit | Turkey | Tuğçe Güder | India | Siddarth Ashok Shukla | Istanbul, Turkey | 98 (57 female, 41 male) |
| 2006 | Neslihan Önder | Fatih Cansız | Russia | Yuliya Leskova | Mali | Téne Gaye | Istanbul, Turkey | 88 (44 female, 44 male) |
| 2007 | Senem Kuyucuoğlu | Kaan Aypulat | | Ademokoya Olubunmi Olubokula | | Rustem Abil Cebrayilov | Istanbul, Turkey | 89 (43 female, 46 male) |
| 2008 | Yelda Kara | Armağan Oğuz | Central African Republic | Chrstie Juillet | France | Maxime Coutuier | Istanbul, Turkey | 91 (45 female, 46 male) |
| 2009 | Eda Sedalı Tuğçe Sarıkaya | Erkan Meriç İlhan Şen | Mali | Aïcha Amirou Dicko | Turkey | Erkan Meriç | Sofia, Bulgaria | 137 (67 female, 70 male) |
| 2010 | Açelya Kartal | Çağatay Ulusoy | Bulgaria | Iva Nikolaeva Atanasova | Serbia | Danijel Mihailovic | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 110 (53 female, 57 male) |
| 2011 | Tuğba Melis Türk | Furkan Palalı Serkan Tanırgan | Colombia | Silvia Catalina Llanes Acevedo | Turkey | Furkan Palalı | Istanbul, Turkey | 76 (34 female, 42 male) |
| 2012 | Sezgi Sena Akay | Berk Atan | Turkey | Sezgi Sena Akay | Turkey | Berk Atan | Istanbul, Turkey | 98 (48 female, 50 male) |
| 2013 | Ayşenur Özkan | Burak Çelik | Nigeria | Onyinye Emeasoba | Turkey | Burak Çelik | Sofia, Bulgaria | 56 (28 female, 28 male) |
| 2014 | Cansu Melis Karakuş | Caner Tanrıverdi* | Angola | Ema Diogo | Turkey | Caner Tanriverdi | Istanbul, Turkey | 62 (33 female, 29 male) |
| 2015 | Yağmur Ayrık | Yılmaz Kunt* | Belgium | Myriam Mawule | Turkey | Yılmaz Kunt | Brussels, Belgium | 36 (18 female & 18 male) |
| 2016 | Gizem Kayalı | Onur Seyit Yaran* | Nigeria | Ejiro Joy Akpokiniovo | Turkey | Onur Seyit Yaran | Istanbul, Turkey | 39 (19 female, 20 male) |
| 2017 | Aslıhan Karalar | Efe Sorarlı** | Turkey | Aslıhan Karalar | Sri Lanka | Januka Sachitya Bandara Rajapaksha | Paris, France | 47 (22 female, 25 male) |
| 2018 | Türkan Geyik | Ulaş Özgür | Morocco | Iman Casablanca | Italy | Marco Sarra | Istanbul, Turkey | 56 (24 female, 32 male) |
| 2019 | Derya Ekşioğlu | Tolga Kandemir | Turkey | Derya Ekşioğlu | Azerbaijan | Nuru Ahmedov | Istanbul, Turkey | 43 (24 female, 19 male) |
| 2020-22 | Hakan diner | Sergen Çınar | | | | | | |

### By number of wins

Best Model of the World (Female) :
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
| Turkey | 6 | 1993, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2019 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2007, 2013, 2016 |
| France | 2 | 1991, 1995 |
| Morocco | 1 | 2018 |
| Belgium | 1 | 2015 |
| Angola | 1 | 2014 |
| Colombia | 1 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2010 |
| Mali | 1 | 2009 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 2008 |
| Russia | 1 | 2006 |
| Egypt | 1 | 2004 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 2003 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2002 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 2000 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1999 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1998 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1997 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1996 |
| Spain | 1 | 1994 |
| Togo | 1 | 1992 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1990 |
Best Model of the World (Male) :
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
| Turkey | 11 | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| France | 4 | 1998, 2001, 2003, 2008 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 2019 |
| Italy | 1 | 2018 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2017 |
| Serbia | 1 | 2010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 2007 |
| Mali | 1 | 2006 |
| India | 1 | 2005 |
| Senegal | 1 | 2000 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1996 |
| Greece | 1 | 1995 |

## Runner-Up

| Year | Best Model of the World (Female) | Best Model of the World (Female) |
| Year | 1st Runner-Up | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 2019 | Magali Hadji Andorra | Sirikul Prayoonsiri Thailand |
| 2018 | Türkan Geyik Turkey | Anjali Vinodya Ramachandra Brahakmanage Sri Lanka |
| 2017 | Natsupa Thiansri Thailand | Laurette Pea Gabon |
| 2016 | Gizem Kayalı Turkey | Valerie Breemans Belgium |
| 2015 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 2014 | Cansu Melis Karakuş Turkey | Rebecca Enz Liechtenstein |
| 2013 | Ayşenur Özkan Turkey | Yang Zishuo China |
| 2012 | Anais Garnier Belgium | Antonella Ponso Argentina |
| 2011 | Tuğba Melis Türk Turkey | Kenlly Yuriskar Palacios Aranguren Venezuela |
| 2010 | Gunay Musayeva Azerbaijan | Anahi de Jesus Robles Vazquez Mexico |
| 2009 | Dhurata Lipovica Kosovo | Tuğçe Sarıkaya Turkey |
| 2008 | Yelda Kara Turkey | Herlys Alejandra Ruiz Aguilar Margarita Island |
| 2007 | Senem Kuyucuoğlu Turkey | Liu Xiao-Ou Macau |
| 2006 | Neslihan Önder Turkey | Manette Mercado Philippines |
| 2005 | Oleksandra Reznik Ukraine | Alexandra Ivancenco Romania |
| 2004 | Bridgette Tolentino Inoferio Philippines | Unknown Uzbekistan |
| 2003 | Melissa Ann Andales Frye Philippines | Şebnem Sürücü Turkey |
| 2002 | Irmak Atuk Turkey | Liu A Nan China |
| 2001 | Katerina Kiper Ukraine | Yamila Coba Cuba |
| 2000 | Tatiana Raway Rwanda | Georgana Petkova Dinova Bulgaria |
| 1999 | Alina Selesnyova Ukraine | Gabriela Stoica Romania |
| 1998 | Yulia Bochkova Russia | Patricia Lang Austria |
| 1997 | Oumy Bah Senegal | Jacqueline Lienard Republic of the Congo |
| 1996 | Geraldine Lisek Monaco | Karolina Bednarz Poland |
| 1995 | Agnieszka Jarocka Poland | Caroline Chazelles Monaco |
| 1994 | Lucy Seruwagi Uganda | Anja Weise Germany |
| 1993 | Georgia United Kingdom | Militza Monaco |
| 1992 | Victoria Silvstedt Sweden | Khoudia Seye Senegal |
| 1991 | Deniz Pulaş Turkey | Christina Wang Malaysia |
| 1990 | Mônica Valéria Ponce Rodrigues Brazil | Helen Chua Singapore |
| Year | Best Model of the World (Male) | Best Model of the World (Male) |
| Year | 1st Runner-Up | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 2019 | Fabio Ponzo Belgium | Tolga Kandemir Turkey |
| 2018 | Shakir Ahmedzade Azerbaijan | Ulaş Özgür Turkey |
| 2017 | Efe Sorarli Turkey | Gregory Oplynus Denmark |
| 2016 | Okan Demirok Serbia | Khaan Roland Germany |
| 2015 | Roussouw Steenkamp Belgium | Unknown |
| 2014 | Sébastien Maeyens Belgium | Jonathan Bwanga Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2013 | Douglas Schwengber da Silva Brazil | Lucas Maspimby Carriel Martinique |
| 2012 | Nicolas Ruel France | Seïd Mahamat Chad |
| 2011 | Raphael Ventura Belgium | Frédéric Cantillon Canada |
| 2010 | Abdullah Ibrahim Gayberi Turkey | Alex Martínez Prunez Spain |
| 2009 | Vasa Nestorovic Serbia | Bruno Damasceno e Souza Fernandes Brazil |
| 2008 | Armağan Oğuz Turkey | Christian Trenche Ocasio Puerto Rico |
| 2007 | Lionel Denis Colombia | Guillaume Duranton Liechtenstein |
| 2006 | Sven Kiebooms Belgium | Adrien Condeni France |
| 2005 | Burak Özçivit Turkey | Grégory Destordeur Luxembourg |
| 2004 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 2003 | Jimmy Gravillon Guadeloupe | Roshan Massillamany Ranawana Sri Lanka |
| 2002 | Fabrice Bertrand Wattez France | Ji Huan Bo China |
| 2001 | Mehmet Akif Alakurt Turkey | Edward Kazanov Russia |
| 2000 | Adnan Taletovich Slovenia | Alp Kirşan Turkey |
| 1999 | Johann Berndt Belgium | Vishal Singh Yadav India |
| 1998 | Peter Eriksen Sweden | Çağdaş Karasu Turkey |
| 1997 | Marc Grosy France | Gerald Suitner Austria |
| 1996 | Patrick Musimu Zaire | Fuat Cingiler Turkey |
| 1995 | Darryl Osada United Kingdom | Christian Forcher Austria |