Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978
| Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) | |||
| Country | Turkey | |||
| Selection process | Şarkı Yarışması | |||
| Selection date | 5 February 1978 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Sevince" | |||
| Artist | Nilüfer and Nazar | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 2 points | |||
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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, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (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.
Before Eurovision
Şarkı Yarışması
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 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.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Lyricist | Composer | Result |
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| 1 | Serpil Barlas & 2. Baskı | "Yaşamana Bak" | Zeren Uluer |
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Qualified |
| 2 | Cengiz Orçun | "Barış" | Cengiz Orçun | N/a | |
| 3 | Grup Sekstet | "İnsanız Biz" | Şanar Yurdatapan | Atilla Özdemiroğlu | Qualified |
| 4 | Aydın Tansel | "Hiç Şansım Yok" | Aydın Tansel | N/a | |
| 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 | N/a |
| 8 | Ayça Oktay & Elma Şekerleri | "Küçük Kız" | Oktay Yurdatapan | Baha Boduroğlu | N/a |
| 9 | Nilüfer & Nazar | "Sevince" | Hulki Aktunç |
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Qualified |
| 10 | Nükhet Duru | "Anılar" | Mehmet Teoman | Cenk Taşkan | N/a |
| 11 | Ali Rıza Binboğa | "Baharım Sensin" | Ali Rıza Binboğa | N/a | |
| 12 | Cahit Oben | "Dosta Mektup" | Cahit Oben | N/a | |
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.[1] The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 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 |
At Eurovision
The contest was broadcast on TRT Televizyon.[2]
Voting
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References
- ^ "TV". Milliyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 5 February 1978. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "TV". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 22 April 1978. p. 9. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Paris 1978". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
