This was the first Contest in which both Greece and Turkey participated ; Greece made its debut in the Contest in 1974 in Brighton , but the following year they withdrew in response to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus , in protest of Turkey 's participation in Stockholm . Greece subsequently returned in 1976 in The Hague with a song about the Cyprus crisis , " Panayia Mou , Panayia Mou " , the English version of which was entitled " The death of Cyprus " , and they also participated in 1977 in London with " Mathima Solfege " , Turkey then in turn pulled out from the Contest in protest of the Greek participations . This pattern would repeat over the following years ; in 1979 Greece took part in the Contest with " Sokrati " in Jerusalem – but Turkey withdrew . In 1980 both countries returned , with " Autostop " and " Pet ' r Oil " respectively . Despite Turkey 's failure to recognise the Greek government in Cyprus , all three countries performed together when Cyprus debuted in 1981 and it continued until 2012
Stockholm
Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Eurovision Song Contest 1978