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 Atilla Özdemiroğlu.

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.

Voting

Points awarded by Turkey

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point