Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Country

Turkey

National selection

Selection process

National Selection

Selected entrant

Nilüfer & Nazar

Selected song

"Sevince"

Finals performance

Final result

18th, 2 points

Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest

◄1975 •

1978

• 1980►

Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time in 1978. The country was represented by Nilüfer & 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.

Voting

Points Given by Turkey
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Israel	Ireland	Germany	Spain	United Kingdom
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Monaco	France	Austria	Luxembourg	Italy

Points Received by Turkey
1 point
Norway United Kingdom

References

Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1975 ~~1976 to 1977~~ 1978 ~~1979~~ 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 ~~2013 to 2016~~

Artists

1970s	~~1970 to 1974~~ Semiha Yankı ~~1976 to 1977~~ Nilüfer and Nazar ~~1979~~

1980s	Ajda Pekkan Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül Neco Çetin Alp and The Short Waves Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra MFÖ Klips ve Onlar Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif MFÖ Pan

1990s	Kayahan İzel, Reyhan and Can Aylin Vatankoş Burak Aydos ~~1994~~ Arzu Ece Şebnem Paker Şebnem Paker and Etnik Tüzmen Tuba Önal

2000s	Pınar Ayhan and The SOS Sedat Yüce Buket Bengisu and Safir Sertab Erener Athena Gülseren Sibel Tüzün Kenan Doğulu Mor ve Ötesi Hadise

2010s	maNga Yüksek Sadakat Can Bonomo ~~2013 to 2014~~

Songs

1970s	~~1970 to 1974~~ "Seninle Bir Dakika" ~~1976 to 1977~~ "Sevince" ~~1979~~

1980s	"Petrol" "Dönme Dolap" "Hani?" "Opera" "Halay" "Diday diday day" "Halley" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sufi" "Bana Bana"

1990s	"Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" "İki Dakika" "Yaz Bitti" "Esmer Yarim" ~~1994~~ "Sev" "Beşinci Mevsim" "Dinle" "Unutamazsın" "Dön Artık"

2000s	"Yorgunum Anla" "Sevgiliye Son" "Leylaklar Soldu Kalbinde" "Everyway That I Can" "For Real" "Rimi Rimi Ley" "Süperstar" "Shake It Up Şekerim" "Deli" "Düm Tek Tek"

2010s	"We Could Be the Same" "Live It Up" "Love Me Back" ~~2013 to 2014~~

(Note: Entries scored out are when Turkey did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Countries

Final (by final results)	Israel (winner) Belgium France Monaco Ireland Germany Luxembourg Greece Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Italy Netherlands Sweden Austria Denmark Portugal Finland Turkey Norway

Artists

Final (by final results)	Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta Jean Vallée Joël Prévost Caline & Olivier Toussaint Colm C. T. Wilkinson Ireen Sheer Baccara Tania Tsanaklidou José Vélez Carole Vinci Co-Co Ricchi e Poveri Harmony Björn Skifs Springtime Mabel Gemini Seija Simola Nilüfer & Nazar Jahn Teigen

Songs

Final
(by final results)

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