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"Yorgunum anla" - Pinar Ayhan & Grup SOS
"Do you still close your eyes to me, understand that I'm weary"
The Turkish Final was held at the Ari TV Studios in Ankara on February 18th, hosted by Yasemin Pamukçu and Ömer Önder. The winning song was chosen by a panel of "experts"and only the winning song was announced, however it is also known which song came 2nd (none of the other songs received any votes at all).
| 1 | Duy beni | Hear me | Sibel Mirkelam | - |
| 2 | Yorgunum anla | Understand that I'm weary | Pinar Ayhan & Grup SOS (Suhan Ayhan, Orkun Yazgan, Selim Oncel) |
1st |
| 3 | Bir kirik sevda | A broken love | Isin Karaca | 2nd |
| 4 | Askimiz bir masal | Our love is a fairy tale | Semra Sarpkaya | - |
| 5 | Son defa | The last time | Feryal Basel | - |
| 6 | Bu ask yasak bana | This love is forbidden | Semih Bayraktar | - |
| 7 | Bak rüzgarlara | Look at the winds | Ayca Dönmez | - |
| 8 | Sana | To you | Feryal Basel | - |
| 9 | Asik oldum | I'm in love | Semih Bayraktar & Grup Avrasya | - |
| 10 | Yarim kalan senfoni | The unfinished symphony | Zeliha Sunal | - |
Pinar Ayhan had previously come 2nd in both the 1996 and 1997 Turkish Finals (when her name was Pinar Karakoc). At the Eurovision, she performed the song in both Turkish and English, and came 10th.