Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989. The country was represented by a music group named Pan with the song “Bana Bana” written and composed by the Timur Selçuk.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final (13. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali) | |||
| Selection date(s) | 11 March 1989 | |||
| Selected entrant | Grup Pan | |||
| Selected song | "Bana Bana" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 5 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
13. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
The final took place on 11 March 1989 at the Ari TV studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren and Güler Kazmaci. Sixteen songs competed and the winner was determined by the votes of eight regional juries.
| Final – 11 March 1989 | |||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Grup Denk | "Aşk-ı memnu" | Bora Ebeoğlu, Turhan Yükseler | 37 | 7 |
| 2 | Kayahan Açar & 3. Nesil | "Ve melankoli" | Kayahan Açar | 63 | 2 |
| 3 | MFÖ | "Adı Naim" | Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Sertab Altın & Klips | "Hasret" | Aysel Gürel, Uğur Başar | 57 | 3 |
| 5 | Jale & Seden Kutlubay | "Bir fantastik aşk" | Aysel Gürel, Garo Mafyan | 18 | 11 |
| 6 | Hazal Selçuk | "Bir resimde sen" | Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, Timur Selçuk | 57 | 3 |
| 7 | Arzu Ece & Sibel Tüzün | "Elifin aldı beni" | Aysel Gürel, Selçuk Başar | 22 | 10 |
| 8 | Grup RC | "Hep sıfır" | Cem Bezeyiş | 49 | 5 |
| 9 | Emel & Erdal | "Pardon Pardon" | Ayşe Irmak, Aslıgül Kırıcı | 42 | 6 |
| 10 | Fatih Erkoç | "Bir sevgi ver bana" | Atilla Şentin | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Grup Pan | "Bana bana" | Timur Selçuk | 71 | 1 |
| 12 | Grup RC | "Çaresi Yok Sensizliğin" | Cem Bezeyiş | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | Neco | "Fora fora" | Ali Kocatepe, Selmi Andak | 18 | 11 |
| 14 | Fatih Erkoç | "Bir nostalji bu" | Aysel Gürel, Garo Mafyan | 32 | 8 |
| 15 | Jeyan Epri, Cihan Okan, Belma Sera | "Hayır" | Zeynep Talu, Melih Kibar | 5 | 14 |
| 16 | Fatih Erkoç | "Öyle Bakma" | Sezen Aksu, Onno Tunç | 30 | 9 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Grup Pan performed 5th in the running order following the Netherlands preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting Bana Bana had received only 5 points (a highest 4 from Yugoslavia) placing Turkey 21st among 22. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.[1]
Points awarded to Turkey
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
| 10 points |  Finland |
| 8 points |  Switzerland |
| 7 points |  Ireland |
| 6 points |  Denmark |
| 5 points |  Norway |
| 4 points |  Portugal |
| 3 points |  Austria |
| 2 points |  Spain |
| 1 point |  United Kingdom |
References
- Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, ISBN 975-8823-93-0, pp.168-172
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