Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Pet'r Oil", composed by Attila Özdemiroğlu, with lyrics by Şanar Yurdatapan, and performed by Ajda Pekkan.

The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) held the national final on 24 February 1980 at its studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren.

[3][4] On the night of the contest Pekkan performed second in the running order following Austria and preceding Greece.

At the close of the voting the song received 23 points, placing 15th in a field of 19 countries.