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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Dönme Dolap", written by Ali Kocatepe, and performed by the Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | 5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 1981 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül | |||
| Selected song | "Dönme Dolap" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Ali Kocatepe | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 9 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
edit5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
editTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 14 February 1981 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayahan | "Dostluk" | Leyla Seber | Aydın Esen | — | 6 |
| 2 | İbo & Grup Vize (Rüya Ersavcı, Hülya Çetiner, Esra Çetiner, Gülden Caner, Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz) | "Nerede O Eski Tangolar?" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | — | 5 |
| 3 | Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü | "İstanbul İstanbul" | Ülkü Aker | Cenk Taşkan | — | 3 |
| 4 | Coşkun Demir | "Miras" | Ali Kocatepe | Ali Kocatepe | — | 4 |
| 5 | Füsun Önal | "Bigudi" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Başar | 60 | 2 |
| 6 | Ayşegül Aldinç & Modern Folk Üçlüsü | "Dönme Dolap" | Ali Kocatepe | Ali Kocatepe | 87 | 1 |
At Eurovision
editOn the evening of the contest Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song received 9 points, thus Dönme Dolap shared 18th place with Portugal.[3] Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[4]
Members of the Turkish jury included Süheyla Aldoğan, Hidayet Yarken, Hatice Akbaş, Lüftiye Duman, Nebiye Yazıcı, Nesrin Demirel, Sami Ersoy, Mehmet Kuteş, Mustafa Ekinci, Cengiz Doğan, and Ali Arslan.[5]
Voting
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References
edit- ^ "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1981".
- ^ "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1981 Final".
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
- ^ Yarışmacı ülkeler ve halk jürisi, Milliyet, 4 April 1981
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.