Western Thrace

Türkiye: Greece's move on Muslims' local elected leaders unacceptable

Türkiye urges Greece to fulfil obligations stemming from the Treaty of Lausanne on Turkish minority in Western Thrace, after a new legislation allowed the appointment of muftis by Greek authorities.

Türkiye condemns Greece's decision to close more Turkish minority schools

Recent decisions violate the Turkish minority's right to establish, manage and inspect their own schools, says the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Who are the Muslims among the ‘Christian Turks’?

Many people know about the Gagauz people, who are primarily Orthodox Christian, but the Gagauz Muslims are a lesser known minority-within-a-minority.

Turkish minority: Greece violates European court rulings for years

Greece’s Western Thrace region is home to a Muslim Turkish community of 150,000.

Greece sentences elected Muslim official to 15 months in prison

A criminal court in Thessaloniki has sentenced Ahmet Mete to the time in prison, with a three-year deferment of the sentence, over allegedly "disrupting public order by sowing public discord."

Turkey hits out at 'racist threat message' in Greece

The message was written on the elevator of a building where Xanthi Mufti Ahmet Mete resides in Western Thrace.

Greek soldiers in military drill ‘scare’ civilians in Western Thrace

The local community has condemned the military exercise in Turkish villages in Greece, calling it as an attempt to frighten Muslims.

Greece orders Muslim prayer hall to shut down near Athens

Muslim group criticises Greek government for closing one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area. Athens is the only capital in Europe without an official mosque.

Turkish Muslims in Greece 'treated as second-class citizens'

Turkish Muslims in Greece say their rights as a minority are being taken away by the state as elected religious leaders are no longer recognised by the government.