Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Country	Turkey
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection; Nationally Televised Song Selection
Selection date(s)	February 24, 1980
Selected entrant	Ajda Pekkan
Selected song	"Pet'r Oil"
Finals performance
Final result	15th, 23 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980. The country was represented by Ajda Pekkan with the song “Pet'r Oil” written by Şanar Yurdatapan and composed by Atilla Özdemiroğlu.

The entry was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması, held on February 24, 1980 at the TRT Studios in Ankara. The final was hosted by Bülend Özveren.

National final

Pekkan, who had already been chosen to represent Turkey, sang three songs in the final. A jury chose the best song.

Draw	Song	Informal translation	Place
1	"Olsam"	If I am	2nd
2	"Pet'r oil"	Petrol	1st
3	"Bir dünya ver bana"	Give me a world	3rd

Voting

Points Awarded by Turkey

12 points	Netherlands
10 points	Germany
8 points	Sweden
7 points	23x15px Spain
6 points	Italy
5 points	United Kingdom
4 points	Portugal
3 points	France
2 points	Switzerland
1 point	Luxembourg