Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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)	Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz Faik Tuğsuz
Finals performance
Final result	15th, 20 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1981 • 1982 • 1983►

Before Eurovision

6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

Türkiye 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]}

Final – 7 March 1982

Draw	Artist	Song	Lyricist	Composer	Points	Place
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

On 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

Points awarded to Turkey[6] Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points  Luxembourg 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points  Austria  Norway   Switzerland 2 points  Netherlands 1 point  Finland

Points awarded by Turkey[6] Score Country 12 points  Germany 10 points  United Kingdom 8 points  Spain 7 points  Austria 6 points  Belgium 5 points  Portugal 4 points  Yugoslavia 3 points  Luxembourg 2 points   Switzerland 1 point  Ireland

References

1. "TURKISH NATIONAL FINAL 1982".
2. "Turkey: Şarkı Yarışması 1982 Final".
3. "Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.109-1114
5. 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.
6. "Results of the Final of Harrogate 1982". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.