Turkey was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "", composed by DaÃÂhan 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 . This was the second entry from Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest. The entry came 18th in the contest.
=== === The Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 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 Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (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.
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 ÃÂzveren. The five entries that qualified from the preceding semi-final competed, and the winner was determined by an expert jury.
The contest was broadcast on .