Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "", written by Timur Selçuk, and performed by Pan. 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 11 March 1989 at the Ari TV studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülent Özveren and Güler Kazmacı. Sixteen songs competed and the winner was determined by the votes of eight regional juries.
+ Final – 11 March 1989 Artist Song Lyricist Composer Points Place 1 Grup Denk "Aşk-ı Memnu" Bora Ebeoğlu Turhan Yükseler 37 7 2 Kayahan and 3. Nesil "Ve Melankoli" Kayahan Açar 63 2 3 MFÖ "Adı Naim" Mazhar Alanson MFÖ 3 15 4 Sertab Altın and Klips "Hasret" Aysel Gürel Uğur Başar 57 3 5 Jale Bekar, Gür Akad and Seden Kutlubay "Bir Fantastik Aşk" Aysel Gürel Garo Mafyan 18 11 6 Hazal Selçuk "Bir Resimde Sen" Timur Selçuk 57 3 7 Arzu Ece and Sibel Tüzün "Elifin Aldı Beni" Aysel Gürel Selçuk Başar 22 10 8 Grup RC "Hep Sıfır" Cem Bezeyiş 49 5 9 Emel Müftüoğlu and Erdal Çelik "Pardon" Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu 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 Erpi, Cihan Okan and Belma Sera "Hayır" Zeynep Talu Melih Kibar 5 14 16 Fatih Erkoç "Öyle Bakma" Sezen Aksu Onno Tunç 30 9
At Eurovision The contest was broadcast on TV1 (with commentary by Bülend Özveren). On the night of the contest Pan performed 5th in the running order following the Netherlands and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting Bana Bana had received 5 points, placing Turkey 21st among 22. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Yugoslavia.Michael Kuyucu: Türkiye'nin Serüveni Eurovision, İstanbul, 2005, , pp.168-172
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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