1978–79 1.Lig
| Season | 1978–79 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Trabzonspor 3rd title | 
| Relegated | Boluspor Samsunspor Kırıkkalespor | 
| European Cup | Trabzonspor | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fenerbahçe | 
| UEFA Cup | Galatasaray Orduspor | 
| Matches played | 240 | 
| Goals scored | 486 (2.03 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Özer Umdu (15 goals) | 
| ← 1977–78  1979–80 →  | |
The 1978-79 Turkish First Football League season saw 16 teams in competition. Trabzonspor won the championship.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trabzonspor (C) | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 42 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Galatasaray | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 38 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round | 
| 4 | Orduspor | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 5 | Diyarbakırspor | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Altay | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Zonguldakspor | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Beşiktaş | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
| 10 | Göztepe A.Ş. | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Adanaspor | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 27 | |
| 12 | Bursaspor | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 | |
| 13 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | Boluspor (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | Relegation to Turkish Second Football League | 
| 15 | Samsunspor (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 20 | |
| 16 | MKE Kırıkkalespor (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 18 | 
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated