Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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 Attila Özdemiroğlu.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: 4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finalil | |||
| 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 | ||||
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Before Eurovision
4. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 24 February 1980 at the TRT 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, "Pet'r oil" was selected as the winning song.
| First Round – 24 February 1980 | ||||
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| Draw | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | "Olsam" (If I am) | Serif Yüzbaşıoğlu, Adnan Yumuk | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | "Pet'r oil" (Petrol) | Şanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroğlu | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | "Bir dünya ver bana" (Give me a world) | Cenk Taşkan, Fikret Şeneş | 2 | 3 |
| Second Round – 24 February 1980 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | "Olsam" | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | "Pet'r oil" | 12 | 1 |
Voting
Points awarded by Turkey
| 12 points |  Netherlands |
| 10 points |  Germany |
| 8 points |  Sweden |
| 7 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
| 6 points |  Italy |
| 5 points |  United Kingdom |
| 4 points |  Portugal |
| 3 points |  France |
| 2 points |  Switzerland |
| 1 point |  Luxembourg |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
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