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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Hani?", written by Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz and Faik Tuğsuz, and performed by Neco. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1982 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 1982 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Neco | |||
| Selected song | "Hani?" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th, 20 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
edit6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
editTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 7 March 1982 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Canan Kumbasar. Six songs were to compete but "Müzikle Yaşam" performed by Şenay withdrew from the competition. Instead five songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Cantekin & Nilgün Onatkut | "Zannetme ki" | Çetin Kaya | Çetin Kaya | — | — |
| 2 | Neco | "Bir Yaşam Öyküsü" | Fikret Şeneş | Selçuk Başar | — | — |
| 3 | Neco | "Hani?" | Faik Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Neco | "Rönesans" | Selçuk Başar | Selçuk Başar | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Neco | "Gramofon" | Aysel Gürel | Selmi Andak | 9 | 3 |
At Eurovision
editOn the night of the contest Neco performed 5th in the running order following United Kingdom and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting Hani had received 20 points placing Turkey 15th.[3] 6 participants had voted for Hani. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.[4]
The Turkish jury included Mine Ant, Jale Özkasım, Fariz Acar, Hakan Şerafettinoğlu, Haluk Günuğur, Taner Acar, Muammer Tosun, Sezer Öktem, Gülsen Nas, Dilek Abışgil and Belma Eşiyok.[5]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1982".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1982 Final".
- ^ "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.109-1114
- ^ Dinçer, Mehmet (24 April 1982). "Neco, Eurovision'da şans arıyor". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
