The song features lyrics and music by Zeki Güner, with arrangement by the prominent Turkish producer Mustafa Ceceli .

It explores themes of deep loneliness, heartbreak, and unrequited love.

The "deli yelkovan" (crazy minute hand) represents a feeling of time standing still or moving erratically while one waits for a love that never returns.

It features a modern infrastructure while paying homage to classic, "permanent" Turkish pop hits.

Zeki Güner and Yonca Lodi are long-time musical partners. Güner has written several major hits for Lodi in the past, including and "Düştüysek Kalkarız," which topped Turkish charts for weeks. "Yelkovan" marked the first time they officially performed a song together as a duet.