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| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) | |||
| Country |  Turkey | |||
| Selection process | 5. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali | |||
| Selection date | 14 February 1981 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Dönme Dolap" | |||
| Artist | Modern Folk Trio andAyşegül | |||
| Songwriters | Ali Kocatepe | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 9 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Turkey was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Dönme Dolap", written by Ali Kocatepe, and performed by theModern Folk Trio andAyşegül. The Turkish participating broadcaster, theTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
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TheTurkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) held the national final on 14 February 1981 at its studios inAnkara, hosted byBülend Özveren. Six songs competed and the winner was determined by a jury consisting of members of the public.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Kayahan | "Dostluk" | Leyla Seber | Aydın Esen | — | 6 |
| 2 | İbo & Grup Vize | "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 |
On the evening of the contest Ayşegül Aldinç and Modern Folk Üçlüsü performed second in the running order followingAustria and precedingGermany. At the close of the voting the song received 9 points, thus Dönme Dolap shared 18th place withPortugal.[1] The Turkish jury awarded 12 points to Germany.[2][3]
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.[4]
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