| Year: | 1983 |
| Broadcaster: | Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Preselection: | Turkish: 7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali |
| Preselection Date: | 4 March 1983 |
| Entrant: | Çetin Alp & the Short Wave |
| Song: | Opera |
| Final Result: | 19th, 0 points |
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Opera", composed by Buğra Uğur, with lyrics by Aysel Gürel, and performed by Çetin Alp & the Short Wave. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) held the national final on 4 March 1983 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Başak Doğru. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vedat Sakman | "Müzisyen" | Vedat Sakman | Vedat Sakman | — |
| 2 | Hakan Sıvacı | "Boğaziçi" | Salim Ağırbaş | Gürol Ağırbaş | — |
| 3 | Ayşegül Aldinç | "Heyecan" | Cansın Erol | Selahattin İçli | 3 |
| 4 | Mehmet Şengenç | "Yaşayamam" | Yusuf Eradam | Yusuf Eradam | — |
| 5 | Coşkun Demir | "Dön Bana" | Karen Garson | Aydın Esen | — |
| 6 | Çetin Alp & the Short Waves (Recep Aktuğ, Gül Aktuğ, Ali Uyar, Bisan Yorulmaz, Sema Uğur) | "Opera" | Aysel Gürel | Buğra Uğur | 1 |
| 7 | Mavi Yolcular (Sezen Aksu, Ali Kocatepe, Coşkun Demir) | "Heyamola" | Ali Kocatepe | Ali Kocatepe | — |
| 8 | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Atlantis" | Aysel Gürel | Attila Özdemiroğlu | 2 |
On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following and preceding . At the close of voting Opera had received nul points placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain).[3] The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to .
Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.[4]