Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The country was represented by a music trio named Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song “Aşık Oldum” written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 1 March 1985 | |||
| Selected entrant | Mazhar Fuat Özkan (MFÖ) | |||
| Selected song | "Aşık Oldum" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 14th, 36 points | |||
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 1 March 1985 at the Istanbul Atatürk Kültür Merkezi in Istanbul, hosted by Başak Doğru and Orhan Boran. Nine songs competed and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
| Final – 1 March 1985 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
| 1 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Bir Sevgi Yeter" | Ayşe Irmak, Selmi Andak | — |
| 2 | MFÖ | "Aşık Oldum" | Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner | 1 |
| 3 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Boşver" | Nükhet Duru, Uğur Başar | — |
| 4 | Pınar Seyhun | "Bakışlar" | Tamer Aykaç, Pınar Seyhun, Coşkun Ömer Göksel | — |
| 5 | Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan | "Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı" | Sezen Aksu, Hıncal Uluç, Ali Kocatepe | — |
| 6 | Feza Tok | "Özlem" | Beyza Tok | — |
| 7 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Sev" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | 2 |
| 8 | Nil Burak | "Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu" | Aysel Gürel, Selmi Andak | 3 |
| 9 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Yıllardan Sonra" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | — |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Mahzar Fuat Özkan performed 7th in the running order following France and preceding Belgium. The name of the trio was announced as MFO (abbreviated for Mahzar Fuat Özkan) and the name of the song as Didai Didai Dai. The song was also arranged for the big orchestra by Garo Mafyan. At the close of the voting Didai Didai Dai had received 36 points placing Turkey 14th. 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.[1]
Points awarded by Turkey
| 12 points |  Spain |
| 10 points |  United Kingdom |
| 8 points |  Italy |
| 7 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| 6 points |  Switzerland |
| 5 points |  Ireland |
| 4 points |  Sweden |
| 3 points |  Finland |
| 2 points |  Portugal |
| 1 point |  France |
Points awarded to Turkey
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.131-134
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