| Year: | 1982 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Preselection: | 6. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali |
| Preselection Date: | 7 March 1982 |
| Entrant: | Neco |
| Song: | Hani? |
| Final Result: | 15th, 20 points |
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The country was represented by Neco with the song "Hani?" written by Faik Tuğsuz and composed by Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz. The entry was chosen by a professional jury.
The final took place on 7 March 1982 at the TRT Studios in Ankara, hosted by Canan Kumbasar. Six songs were to compete but "Müzikle Yaşam" performed by Şenay withdrew from the competition. Instead five songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.[1] [2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantekin & Nilgün Onatkut | "Zannetme ki" | Çetin Kaya | Çetin Kaya | — | — | |
| 2 | Neco | "Bir Yaşam Öyküsü" | Fikret Şeneş | Selçuk Başar | — | — | |
| 3 | Neco | "Hani?" | Faik Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | 12 | 1 | |
| 4 | Neco | "Rönesans" | Selçuk Başar | Selçuk Başar | 10 | 2 | |
| 5 | Neco | "Gramofon" | Aysel Gürel | Selmi Andak | 9 | 3 |
On the night of the contest Neco performed 5th in the running order following United Kingdom and preceding Finland. At the close of the voting Hani had received 20 points placing Turkey 15th.[3] 6 participants had voted for Hani. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Germany.[4]
The Turkish jury included Mine Ant, Jale Özkasım, Fariz Acar, Hakan Şerafettinoğlu, Haluk Günuğur, Taner Acar, Muammer Tosun, Sezer Öktem, Gülsen Nas, Dilek Abışgil and Belma Eşiyok.[5]
