Greek society
The hysteria over Thrace
In Greece, where we are proud of the Rum in Istanbul and the ethnic Greeks of Himare in southern Albania, we freak out when we hear about a Turkish minority in Thrace. So much so that various politicians - usually from the right - are setting dangerous precedents for the country.
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The courage to be free
"Greeks, God signed for our freedom and he won't take his signature back"
⁃ General Theodoros Kolokotronis, Hero of the Greek War of Independence
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Greece’s Unrecognised Turkish Minority Takes Plight to UN
A Muslim in Athens praying in a new mosque, the first official place of worship for Muslims in Athens, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ORESTI PANAGIOTOU
The letter focuses on its educational and religious problems and its legal harassment for use of the word "Turkish".
Turkey urges Greece to end pressure against elected muftis in Western Thrace
Greece must put an end to its interventionist practices and policies of pressure against Muslim religious leaders elected by the Turkish minority in Western Thrace, Turkey's foreign minister said on Sept. 4.
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Greece to Turkey: The Muslim minority in Greece & the Greek minority in Turkey used to be equal in numbers
Now the Muslim minority in Thrace numbers approximately 120,000 members while the Greek minority in Turkey has shrunk to only 3,000
The Greek Tactical Armored Vehicle OPLITIS at the DEFEA 2021 (photos)
OPLITIS was aimed to make its first appearance in 2021 to commemorate the 200th anniversary since the Greek Revolution of 1821
Turkey condemns Greek court's sentencing of elected Muslim official
Turkey on June 17 condemned a Greek court's decision to sentence the elected mufti, or Muslim official, of the city of Xanthi to time in prison with a three-year deferment of the sentence.
A criminal court in the city of Thessaloniki sentenced Ahmet Mete to 15 months in prison for "disrupting public order by sowing public discord."
Identity Geopolitics: Nation, Faith and the Roma of Western Thrace
The house was in a sprawl of cinder-block shanties on the eastern edge of the town. Two Greek flags hung near the approach. Beyond them lay the Muslim cemetery. The women served coffee, accompanied by the usual jokes about whether to call it Greek or Turkish. The correct term, of course, depended on where you happened to be.
Greek foreign ministry answers Cavusoglu regarding Muslim minority of Thrace
When Turkish ministers visit Thrace, there are always concerns about references to a Turkish minority in the region, even though the Lausanne Treaty defines the minority as a religious one.
Turkey invites Greece to end denial of Turkish minority’s identity
Ankara on May 22 urged Athens to end its denial of the identity of Turkish minority living in Greece.