Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "", composed by Dağhan Baydur and Onno Tunç, with lyrics by Hulki Aktunç, and performed by Nilüfer and Nazar. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), selected its entry through a national final called . This was the second entry from Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest. The entry came 18th in the contest.
Before Eurovision
The Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was chosen during a national final called . The national final featured a semi-final on 18 December 1977 and a final on 5 February 1978. 232 songs were submitted to Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) and 12 were selected by a selection committee for the national final.
Semi-final The semi-final took place on 18 December 1977 at the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara. The top five entries determined by an expert jury proceeded to the final.
+ Semi-final – 18 December 1977 Artist Song Lyricist Composer Result 1 Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı "Yaşamana Bak" Zeren Uluer Qualified 2 Cengiz Orçun "Barış" Cengiz Orçun 3 Grup Sekstet "İnsanız Biz" Şanar Yurdatapan Atilla Özdemiroğlu Qualified 4 Aydın Tansel "Hiç Şansım Yok" Aydın Tansel 5 Anadolu Majör "Dostluğa Davet" Ali Kocatepe Qualified 6 Grup Karma "İmkansız" Dilek Ertek Galip Boransu Qualified 7 Rezzan Yücel "Bu Gece" Çiğdem Talu Melih Kibar 8 Ayça Oktay & Elma Şekerleri "Küçük Kız" Oktay Yurdatapan Baha Boduroğlu 9 Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" Hulki Aktunç Qualified 10 Nükhet Duru "Anılar" Mehmet Teoman Cenk Taşkan 11 Ali Rıza Binboğa "Baharım Sensin" Ali Rıza Binboğa 12 Cahit Oben "Dosta Mektup" Cahit Oben
Final The final took place on 9 February 1978 at 20:40 TRT (5:40 UTC) in the Orkut TV Studios in Ankara, hosted by Bülend Özveren. The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
+ Final – 5 February 1978 Artist Song Points Place 1Anadolu Majör"Dostluğa Davet" 16 3 2Nilüfer & Nazar"Sevince" 20 1 3Grup Karma"İmkansız" 12 4 4Grup Sekstet"İnsanız Biz" 19 2 5Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı"Yaşamana Bak" 7 5
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on .
Voting
+ Points awarded to Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Turkey Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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