Turkey was represented at the

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with the song "Opera", composed by Buğra Uğur, with lyrics by

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, and performed by

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& the Short Wave. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the

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(TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

The

(TRT) held the national final on 4 March 1983 at its studios in

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, hosted by Başak Doğru. Eight songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.

At Eurovision

On the evening of the contest Alp performed 6th following and preceding . At the close of voting Opera had received ''

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'' placing Turkey joint 19 place (along with Spain). The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to .

Voting

Turkey did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983.

References

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