Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "", written by Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, and Özkan Uğur, and performed by themselves under their stage name MFÖ. The Turkish participating broadcaster, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) held the national final 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 Artist Song Lyricist Composer Place 1 Neco & Nükhet Duru "Bir Sevgi Yeter" Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu Selmi Andak 2Mahzar Fuat Özkan "Aşık Oldum" Mazhar Alanson 1 3 Neco & Nükhet Duru "Boşver" Nükhet Duru Uğur Başar 4 Pınar Seyhun "Bakışlar" Coşkun Ömer Göksel 5Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan "Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı" Ali Kocatepe 6 Feza Tok "Özlem" Beyza Tok 7 Neco & Nükhet Duru"Sev" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz 2 8Nil Burak "Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu" Aysel Gürel Selmi Andak 3 9 Neco & Nükhet Duru "Yıllardan Sonra" Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz
At Eurovision The contest was broadcast on .
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 MFÖ (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.Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, , pp.131-134
Voting
+ Points awarded to Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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