Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 1983
| Broadcaster = Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)
| Country = Turkey
| Selection process = {{lang|tr|7. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali}}
| Selection date = 4 March 1983
| Artist = Çetin Alp and the Short Wave
| Song = Opera
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Buğra Uğur|Aysel Gürel}}
| Final result = 19th, 0 points
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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, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
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The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (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.
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| Draw
! Artist ! Song ! Lyricist ! Composer ! Place |
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| 1
| align="left" | Vedat Sakman | align="left" | "Müzisyen" | align="left" | Vedat Sakman | align="left" | Vedat Sakman | — |
| 2
| align="left" | Hakan Sıvacı | align="left" | "Boğaziçi" | align="left" | Salim Ağırbaş | align="left" | Gürol Ağırbaş | — |
| 3
| align="left" | Ayşegül Aldinç | align="left" | "Heyecan" | align="left" | Cansın Erol | align="left" | Selahattin İçli | 3 |
| 4
| align="left" | Mehmet Şengenç | align="left" | "Yaşayamam" | align="left" | Yusuf Eradam | align="left" | Yusuf Eradam | — |
| 5
| align="left" | Coşkun Demir | align="left" | "Dön Bana" | align="left" | Karen Garson | align="left" | Aydın Esen | — |
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| 6 | align="left" | Çetin Alp and the Short Waves | align="left" | "Opera" | align="left" | Aysel Gürel | align="left" | Buğra Uğur | 1 |
| 7
| align="left" | Mavi Yolcular | align="left" | "Heyamola" | align="left" | Ali Kocatepe | align="left" | Ali Kocatepe | — |
| 8
| align="left" | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | align="left" | "Atlantis" | align="left" | Aysel Gürel | align="left" | Attila Özdemiroğlu | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following {{Esccnty|Italy|y=1983}} and preceding {{Esccnty|Spain|y=1983}}. At the close of voting Opera had received nul points placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain).{{cite web |title=Final of Munich 1983 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415114600/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final |archive-date=15 April 2021 |url-status=live}} The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1983}}.
= Voting =
Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Munich 1983 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final/results/turkey |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415143056/https://eurovision.tv/event/munich-1983/final/results/turkey |archive-date=15 April 2021 |url-status=live}}
References
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