Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 explained

Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Turkish: Pet'r Oil|i=no", composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu, with lyrics by Şanar Yurdatapan, and performed by Ajda Pekkan. 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, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

Turkish: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) held the national final on 24 February 1980 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. All songs were performed by Ajda Pekkan and the winning song was determined by an expert jury in two rounds. In the first round, the lowest-scoring song was eliminated. In the second round, "Turkish: Pet'r Oil|i=no" was selected as the winning song. ^{[1] [2]}

First Round – 24 February 1980

Draw	Song	Lyricist	Composer	Points	Place
1	"Olsam"	Adnan Yumuk	Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu	9	2
2	"Pet'r oil"	Şanar Yurdatapan	Attila Özdemiroğlu	11	1
3	"Bir Dünya Ver Bana"	Fikret Şeneş	Cenk Taşkan	2	3

Second Round

Draw	Song	Points	Place
1	"Olsam"	10	2
2	"Pet'r oil"	12	1

At Eurovision

On the night of the contest Pekkan performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Greece. At the close of the voting the song received 23 points, placing 15th in a field of 19 countries. This result was seen by disappointment both by Pekkan and the Turkish audience.

The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.

Voting

Notes and References

1. Web site: TURKISH FINAL 1980.
2. Web site: Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1980.
3. Web site: Results of the Final of The Hague 1980 . European Broadcasting Union . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412105308/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final/results/turkey . 12 April 2021 . live.