Turkey was represented at the

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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,

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(TRT), selected its entry through a national final called . This was the second entry from Turkey in the

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. The entry came 18th in the contest.

Before Eurovision

The Turkish entry for the

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

(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

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. The top five entries determined by an expert jury proceeded to the final.

Final

The final took place on 9 February 1978 at 20:40 TRT (5:40

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) in the Orkut TV Studios in

, hosted by

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. The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on .

Voting

References

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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

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