Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Participating broadcasterTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil
Selection date(s)24 February 1980
Selected artist(s)Ajda Pekkan
Selected song"Pet'r Oil"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result15th, 23 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Pet'r Oil", composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu, with lyrics by Şanar Yurdatapan, and performed by Ajda Pekkan. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.