Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Opera", composed by Buğra Uğur, with lyrics by Aysel Gürel, and performed by Çetin Alp & the Short Wave.The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 4 March 1983 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Başak Doğru.[1][2] On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following Italy and preceding Spain.Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.