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
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.
+ Final – 4 March 1983 Artist Song Lyricist Composer Place 1 Vedat Sakman "Müzisyen" 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 5 Coşkun Demir "Dön Bana" Karen Garson Aydın Esen 6 Çetin Alp and the Short Waves "Opera" Aysel Gürel Buğra Uğur 1 7 Mavi Yolcular "Heyamola" Ali Kocatepe 8 Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra "Atlantis" Aysel Gürel Attila Özdemiroğlu 2
At Eurovision 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). The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to .
Voting Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.
+ Points awarded by Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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