Country Turkey Selection date(s) 13 February 1988 Final result 15th, 37 points | Selection process National Final Selected song "Sufi" | |
Selected entrant Mazhar Fuat Özkan (MFÖ) | ||
Turkey was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 by a music trio named Mazhar Fuat Özkan (names of the members) with the song "Sufi", written and composed by the trio. The entry was chosen by a professional jury.
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National final
The jury asked 17 composers for a song to compete in the national final. 16 songs were submitted and competed on 13 February 1988; Sufi was declared the winner.
At Eurovision
On the night of the contest Mahzar Fuat Özkan performed fifth, after the United Kingdom and before the Netherlands. At the close of the voting Sufi had received 37 points, placing Turkey fifteenth. 8 participants had voted for Sufi. In the 1985 contest Turkey had received 36 points from 8 countries. Atilla Şereftuğ, the composer of the winner ("Ne partez pas sans moi" by Celine Dion) was a Turk living in Switzerland . The Turkish jury awarded its 12 points to United Kingdom.
This was the first time that Turkey gave points to Greece (3 out of 10) .