| Year: | 1978 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Preselection: | Şarkı Yarışması |
| Preselection Date: | Semi-final: 18 December 1977 Final: 5 February 1978 |
| Entrant: | Nilüfer & Nazar |
| Song: | Sevince |
| Final Result: | 18th, 2 points |
| Prev: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1979 |
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time in 1978. The country was represented by Nilüfer and Nazar with the song "Sevince" written by Hulki Aktunç and composed by Dağhan Baydur and Onno Tunç. The entry was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. It came 18th in the Eurovision 1978.
The Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was chosen during a national final called Şarkı Yarışması. The national final featured a semi-final on 18 December 1977 and a final on 5 February 1978. 232 songs were submitted to TRT and 12 were selected by a selection committee for the national 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.[1] [2]
| + Semi-final – 18 December 1977 | ||||||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı (Behiç Altındağ, Levent Altındağ, Burçin Karataş, Nilüfer Kutun, Arzu Özkaraman) | "Yaşamana Bak" | Zeren Uluer | Levent Altındağ, Behiç Altındağ | Finalist | |
| 2 | Cengiz Orçun | "Barış" | Cengiz Orçun | Cengiz Orçun | Eliminated | |
| 3 | Grup Sekstet (Esmeray, Kerem Yılmazer, Ertan Anapa, Funda Anapa, İskender Doğan, Melike Demirağ) | "İnsanız Biz" | Şanar Yurdatapan | Atilla Özdemiroğlu | Finalist | |
| 4 | Aydın Tansel | "Hiç Şansım Yok" | Aydın Tansel | Aydın Tansel | Eliminated | |
| 5 | Anadolu Majör (Nükhet Duru & Modern Folk Üçlüsü) | "Dostluğa Davet" | Ali Kocatepe | Ali Kocatepe | Finalist | |
| 6 | Grup Karma (Galip Boransu, Özkan Uğur, Cengiz Teoman) | "İmkansız" | Dilek Ertek | Galip Boransu | Finalist | |
| 7 | Rezzan Yücel | "Bu Gece" | Çiğdem Talu | Melih Kibar | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Ayça Oktay & Elma Şekerleri (Tülin Çayıroğlu, Şebnem Çayıroğlu, Aslı Gelenbe, Taner Karataş) | "Küçük Kız" | Oktay Yurdatapan | Baha Boduroğlu | Eliminated | |
| 9 | Nilüfer & Nazar | "Sevince" | Hulki Aktunç | Dağhan Baydur, Onno Tunç | Finalist | |
| 10 | Nükhet Duru | "Anılar" | Mehmet Teoman | Cenk Taşkan | Eliminated | |
| 11 | Ali Rıza Binboğa | "Baharım Sensin" | Ali Rıza Binboğa | Ali Rıza Binboğa | Eliminated | |
| 12 | Cahit Oben | "Dosta Mektup" | Cahit Oben | Cahit Oben | Eliminated |
The final took place on 9 February 1978 at 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.[3] [4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anadolu Majör | "Dostluğa Davet" | 16 | 3 | |
| 2 | Nilüfer & Nazar | "Sevince" | 20 | 1 | |
| 3 | Grup Karma | "İmkansız" | 12 | 4 | |
| 4 | Grup Sekstet | "İnsanız Biz" | 19 | 2 | |
| 5 | Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı | "Yaşamana Bak" | 7 | 5 |