Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Participating broadcasterTürkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT)
Country Turkey
National selection
Selection processŞarkı Yarışması
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
18 December 1977
Final:
5 February 1978
Selected artist(s)Nilüfer and Nazar
Selected song"Sevince"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Dağhan Baydur
  • Onno Tunç
  • Hulki Aktunç
Finals performance
Final result18th, 2 points
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Sevince", composed by Dağhan Baydur and Onno Tunç, with lyrics by Hulki Aktunç, and performed by Nilüfer and Nazar. The Turkish participating broadcaster, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT), selected its entry through a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. This was the second entry from Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest. The entry came 18th in the contest.