The 1979 Contest was held in Jerusalem . Turkish entry selected as " Seviyorum " ( literally " I 'm in love " ) by Maria Rita Epik but Arab countries ( are the Eastern neighbours of Turkey ) compelled the Turkish government to withdraw from the Contest because of Arabs state of war with the host country , Israel . So Turkey withdrew from the Contest for the third time in 1979
The 1979 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest