Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Halay", composed by Selçuk Başar, with lyrics by Ülkü Aker, and performed by the band Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation 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.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 "Halay" performed by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra 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 | "Mutluluk Dansı" | Semra Öztan | Semra Öztan | — |
| 4 | Sezen Aksu | "1945" | Aysel Gürel | Onno Tunç | — |
| 5 | Ayşegül Aldinç | "Merhaba Ümit" | Cansın Erol | Selahattin İçli | — |
| 6 | Neco | "Olmaz Olsun" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Sun | 2 |
| 7 | Nükhet Ruacan | "Hayallerin Işığında" | Aysel Gürel | Arif Serdengeçti | — |
| 8 | Neco | "O Şarkıyı Henüz Yazmadım" | Aysel Gürel | Selmi Andak | 3 |
| 9 | Kayahan | "Kaç Para?" | Yusuf Eradam | Yusuf Eradam | — |
| 10 | Neco | "Tövbeliyim" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selçuk Başar | — |
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on TRT 1. The show was watched by 40 million viewers.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. 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.
One of the promotional films, which was shown to all delegations, had ignited a controversy. Bülent Varol, head of the Turkish delegation, reported to the EBU that "Turkey is not an Arab country and has no relation to Arab music and cannot be represented with a fey". However, the promotional film wasn't changed despite the scandal.
Voting
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |