Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. The country was represented by Ayşegül Aldinç and a trio named Modern Folk Üçlüsü with the song "Dönme Dolap" written and composed by Ali Kocatepe.

Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection process5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)14 February 1981
Selected entrantModern Folk Trio and Ayşegül
Selected song"Dönme Dolap"
Selected songwriter(s)Ali Kocatepe
Finals performance
Final result18th, 9 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali

The final took place on 14 February 1981 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.

Final – 14 February 1981
Draw Artist Song Composer(s) Points Place
1 Kayahan "Dostluk" Aydın Esen, Leyla Seber 32 6
2 İbo and Group Vize "Nerede o eski tangolar" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz 38 5
3 Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü "İstanbul İstanbul" Cenk Taşkan, Ülkü Aker 45 3
4 Coşkun Demir "Miras" Ali Kocatepe 40 4
5 Füsun Önal "Bigudi" Selçuk Başar, Ayse Irman Manioğlu 60 2
6 Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü "Dönme Dolap" Ali Kocatepe 87 1

At Eurovision

On the night 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.[1] Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[2]

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.[3]

Voting

References
  1. "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, p.83-84
  3. Yarışmacı ülkeler ve halk jürisi, Milliyet, 4 April 1981
  4. "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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