| Year: | 1984 |
| Broadcaster: | Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Preselection: | Turkish: 8. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali |
| Preselection Date: | 25 February 1984 |
| Entrant: | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra |
| Song: | Turkish: Halay|i=no |
| Final Result: | 12th, 37 points |
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Turkish: Halay|i=no", composed by Selçuk Başar, with lyrics by Ülkü Aker, and performed by the band Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Turkish: [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation|Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu]]|i=no (TRT) held the national final on 25 February 1984 at its studios in Istanbul, hosted by Başak Doğru. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
According to the regulations the winner had to get at least 15 points. However at the end of the first voting no participant received the number of points required. Therefore a second round took place, with "Turkish: Halay|i=no" performed by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra (which were ranked the third in the first voting) receiving the most points, and was thus determined as the winner. During the final, the group was accompanied by Arif Sağ, the renowned bağlama virtuoso.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coşkun Demir | "Sanki Dün Gibi" | Selmi Andak | Selmi Andak | — | |
| 2 | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Halay" | Ülkü Aker | Selçuk Başar | 1 | |
| 3 | Grup Ben Sen O (Semra Öztan, Serkan Ünlü, Işık İlter) | "Mutluluk Dansı" | Semra Öztan | Semra Öztan | — | |
| 4 | Sezen Aksu | "1945" | Onno Tunç | — | ||
| 5 | Ayşegül Aldinç | "Merhaba Ümit" | Cansın Erol | Selahattin İçli | — | |
| 6 | Neco | "Olmaz Olsun" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | 2 | ||
| 7 | Nükhet Ruacan | "Hayallerin Işığında" | Arif Serdengeçti | — | ||
| 8 | Neco | "O Şarkıyı Henüz Yazmadım" | Selmi Andak | 3 | ||
| 9 | Kayahan | "Kaç Para?" | Yusuf Eradam | Yusuf Eradam | — | |
| 10 | Neco | "Tövbeliyim" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Başar | — |
On the night of the contest Beş Yıl Önce On Yıl Sonra performed 15th in the running order following Germany and preceding Finland. In the final they were not accompanied by Arif sağ. At the close of the voting Halay had received 37 points placing Turkey 12th.[3] 8 participants had voted for Halay. This was the best result Turkey ever had in Eurovision up to 1984. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[4]