Turgut Tolgahan Sayışman of Turkey won Manhunt International 2005 in Busan, South Korea on September 8, 2005. It was the 10th edition of the international male model search.
Sponsored by Mercedes Benz and Parkland Men’s Stores, Manhunt International 2005 was held simultaneously with Model of the Year 2005, which was won by Bridget Tolentino Inoferio of the Philippines. The joint ceremony was one of the events held in Busan before of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit, which is hosted by the city.
Runner-up to Inoferio was Yuan Yuan of China. The second runner-up was Julia Liptakova of Slovakia.
Turgut Sayışman
Sayışman is a Greek-Turkish model born in Istanbul, Turkey. His mother is from Trabzon, Turkey and his father is from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Football and tennis are Sayışman’s favorite sports. He was runner-up to Best Model of Turkey 2002 Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.
On December 7, 2004, Sayışman turned 23. He is 6’2″ tall.
Manhunt International 2005 results
| beauty pageant: Manhunt International founders: Rocko Dickinson, Alex Liu |
| edition: 10th date: September 8, 2005 venue: Busan, South Korea candidates: 42 |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2005 | 2002 |
| winner | Tolgahan Sayisman Turkey | Fabrice Bertrand Wattez France |
| 1st runner-up | Agris Blaubuks Latvia | Bart Deschuymer Belgium |
| 2nd runner-up | Henry Romero Curacao | Murat Erbaytan Turkey |
| 3rd runner-up | Chen ZeYu China | Adrián Medina Scull Cuba |
| 4th runner-up | Romeo Quinones Puerto Rico | Daniel Leonard Navarrete Muktans Venezuela |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY) |
| Top 5 | Chen ZeYu (China) Henry Romero (Curacao) Agris Blaubuks (Latvia) Romeo Quinones (Puerto Rico) Tolgahan Sayisman (Turkey) |
| Top 15 | Dunston Larsen Metenbrink (Bolivia) Tafawah Thompson (Jamaica) Wissam Hanna (Lebanon) Gabriel Huete Guillen (Nicaragua) Jimmy Kersmo (Norway) Jaime Enrique Beitia Correa (Panama) Lee Seung-Hwan (South Korea) Andreas Schmidt (Sweden) Richard Chen Wei Tung (Taiwan) Claudio Alfredo de La Torre Laya (Venezuela) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Mister Friendship | Alan Stevenson Scotland |
| Mister Photogenic | Michael Pernat Australia Pawan Setpal India Wissam Hanna Lebanon |
| Mister Physique | Miroslav Yonchev Bulgaria Hans Christian Steffensen Denmark Claudio Alfredo de La Torre Laya Venezuela |
| Mister Personality | Alex de Assis Nunes Brazil Ho Yiu-Yik Hong Kong George Chan Kim Seong Singapore |
| Mister Internet Popularity | Alex de Assis Nunes Brazil Wissam Hanna Lebanon Ronald Brent Javier Philippines |
| Best National Costume | Panharit Chey Cambodia Richard Chen Wei Tung Taiwan Claudio Alfredo de La Torre Laya Venezuela |
From Turkey to South Korea
Formal relations between Turkey and South Korea began on March 8, 1957, following military cooperation during the Korean War.
Turkey was one of 16 nations that provided combat troops to the United Nations Command, beginning with the arrival of the 1st Turkish Brigade at the port of Busan on October 17, 1950. Today, the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan holds the physical remains of 462 Turkish soldiers killed in the conflict. The relationship expanded through administrative and economic agreements. Seoul and Ankara signed a sister city agreement on August 23, 1971.
In international athletics, Turkey defeated South Korea 3–2 in the FIFA World Cup 3rd Place Match at Daegu World Cup Stadium on June 29, 2002. During this fixture, Turkish striker Hakan Şükür scored 11 seconds after kickoff (often measured at 10.89 seconds), setting the official FIFA record for the fastest goal in World Cup history.
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