[1] He appeared and played bağlama with the female singer Şebnem Paker at Eurovision Song Contest 1997,[2] in Dublin, where they represented Turkey and came in 3rd place.
Ahmet Koç continues his career at the Turkish Ministry of Culture as bağlama artist, arranger and musicolog.
In the spring of 2005, he released his instrumental album "Paradoks" (Paradox), in which he played international pop and rock classics with his bağlama.
In the last quarter of 2006, Ahmet Koç released his fifth album, the Sağanak (means heavy rain in Turkish).
The first single released from the album is Görevimiz Tehlike (Mission: Impossible theme).