| Year: | 1985 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Preselection: | 9. Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması Türkiye Finali |
| Preselection Date: | 1 March 1985 |
| Entrant: | MFÖ |
| Song: | Didai didai dai |
| Final Result: | 14th, 36 points |
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985. The country was represented by a music trio named Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song "Didai didai dai" written by Mazhar Alanson (Mazhar) and composed by the trio.
The final took place 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]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Bir Sevgi Yeter" | Ayşe Irmak Manioğlu | Selmi Andak | — | |
| 2 | MFÖ | "Aşık Oldum" | 1 | |||
| 3 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Boşver" | Uğur Başar | — | ||
| 4 | Pınar Seyhun | "Bakışlar" | Pınar Seyhun, Tamer Aykaç | Coşkun Ömer Göksel | — | |
| 5 | Sezen Aksu & Özdemir Erdoğan | "Küçük Bir Aşk Masalı" | Ali Kocatepe | — | ||
| 6 | Feza Tok | "Özlem" | Beyza Tok | Beyza Tok | — | |
| 7 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Sev" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | 2 | |
| 8 | Nil Burak | "Güneş Bir Kere Doğdu" | Selmi Andak | 3 | ||
| 9 | Neco & Nükhet Duru | "Yıllardan Sonra" | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz | — |
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]