A fountain in the village of Nimfea (Yanıköy) in Komotini, Greece, which was built by a philanthropist belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace, was damaged by unidentified persons. According to the newspaper Gündem, the fountain plate written in Turkish was removed on Tuesday night on 12 May 2020 and a slogan against the Turks was written with spray paint on the fountain.
While shattering the marble plate where the name of the benevolent Western Thrace Turk who built the fountain and the construction date were shown, the unidentified persons wrote the slogan “Erdoğan Turks Nazi” on the fountain wall.
As the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), we strongly condemn this abominable hate-motivated and racist attack which bears motifs of enmity against Turks and is clearly targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace, and we want the perpetrator to be identified immediately by the police and brought to justice.
*Image: www.gundemgazetesi.com
