Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Bana Bana", 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
13. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali
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.
| R/O | 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.
Voting
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| Points awarded to Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points Yugoslavia 3 points 2 points 1 point Spain | Points awarded by Turkey Score Country 12 points 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 |
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | Yugoslavia |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point | Spain |
| Score | Country |
| 12 points | 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 |