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No, your father can't claim you as a dependent because your income was greater than $5,050 and you weren't a full-time student 24 or under.  

You would have to meet all of the requirements below for your father to claim you as a dependent:

To determine if ‌you are a qualifying child, the following questions must be true:

• You must be related to the person claiming you,
• You can’t be claimed as a dependent by anyone else. 
• You must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. 
• If You are married, you can’t file a joint return with your spouse. 
• You must be under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students). 
  • No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children. 
• You must have lived with your father for more than half the year (exceptions apply). 
• You didn't provide more than half of your own support for the year. 

If you don't qualify as a qualifying child, you may be a qualifying relative. The following questions must be true:

• You can’t be claimed as a dependent by someone else. 
• You must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. 
• If You are married, you can’t file a joint return with your spouse.
• You must live with your father all year.
• You can’t have made more than $5,050 in income in 2024.
• Your father must provide more than half of your total support for the year.

For additional information, review the TurboTax article Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return.

Are you planning on filing a tax return for 2024?  If your total income is under the filing requirement, you don't have to file a tax return.  The federal filing requirement depends on your filing status, your age, and your income.  

Refer to the TurboTax Help article Do I need to file a federal return this year? to determine if you are required to file a tax return.