Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

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Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Participating broadcaster	Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country	Turkey
National selection
Selection process	9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
Selection date(s)	1 March 1985
Selected artist(s)	MFÖ
Selected song	"Didai didai dai"
Selected songwriter(s)	Mazhar Alanson Fuat Güner Özkan Uğur
Placement
Final result	14th, 36 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Didai didai dai", written by Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner, and Özkan Uğur, and performed by themselves under their stage name MFÖ. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (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.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3] 8 participants had voted for Didai Didai Dai. The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to Spain.^[4]

Points awarded to Turkey[5] Score Country 12 points   Switzerland 10 points 8 points  United Kingdom 7 points  Ireland 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points  Spain 2 points  Finland  Germany 1 point  Belgium  Norway

Points awarded by Turkey[5] Score Country 12 points  Spain 10 points  United Kingdom 8 points  Italy 7 points  Belgium 6 points   Switzerland 5 points  Ireland 4 points  Sweden 3 points  Finland 2 points  Portugal 1 point  France