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The Xanthi Turkish Union trial was postponed
28.10.2009
On 27 October 2009, the Thrace Court of Appeal discussed the case of the Xanthi Turkish Union and decided to postpone the case to 8 October 2010. According to the news of daily Birlik, the Xanthi Turkish Union, which was shut down in 1986 as result of lawsuit filed by the Governorship of Xanthi with the claim “Turkish people do not exist in Western...
Campaign in Komotini : „Close the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey in Komotini!“
26.10.2009
On 23 October 2009, the owner of the newspaper Andifonitis, Kostas Karaiskos, and an accompanying group of people opened in the city square of Komotini a written banner with the statement „Out with the Consulate! Now!“. In addition to the three banners containing articles in the direction of closing the Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey i...
Thrace Court of Appeal rejected the application of Xanthi Turkish Union
07.10.2009
On 30 September 2009, the Thrace Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of the Xanthi Turkish Union. Although the decision is not justified yet, according to information acquired, the Thrace Court of Appeal refused the application of the Union because the possibility of applying decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in domestic law...
Democratic election process in Western Thrace overshadowed
01.10.2009
The allegation, that although they are registered in the electoral registers belonging to the other regions of Greece, the soldiers of the 4th Army Corps stationed in Western Western Thrace have been had sign the documents stating that they would like to vote in the region, is getting stronger. Is it desired that the soldiers vote in Western Thr...
Grim accusations from LAOS MP against daily Birlik
08.09.2009
Kiriakos Velopoulos*, Member of the Greek Parliament from Popular Orthodox Rally submitted a motion to the Parliament for the closure of daily Birlik. Accordingly, “Birlik” was accused of making dangerous plans to provoke Muslims in the Balkans parallel to Turkey’s expansionist policies for the region of Balkans. Groundless accusations are to b...
Mosque of Okcular Village again set on fire
04.09.2009
On 2 September 2009, the Mosque of Okcular Village, Xanthi, was again set on fire. According to the news of daily Birlik, police officers, who inspected the crime scene, ascertained the occurrence as an incendiary action. Unidentified person or persons spoiled gasoline on the mosque carpets, after removing the iron railings and breaking a window t...
Minister Evripidis Stilianidis organized a meeting in Komotini
23.07.2009
At a meeting held on July 9th, 2009 in Komotini, former Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Evripidis Stilianidis explained the “Modern Minority Policy” of the Government of Greece. According to Millet weekly, at the meeting, at which mainly the issues of education and schools were discussed, there were about 200 participants, among them re...
İskeçe (Xanthi) Civil Court rejected the case of İskeçe (Xanthi) Turkish Union
18.05.2009
İskeçe (Xanthi) Civil Court of First Instance rejected the case of İskeçe (Xanthi) Turkish Union (ITB) regarding the restoration demand of pre-1983 legal status. Following the verdict of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that convicted Greece on March 27th 2008, İTB filed a suit for the restoration of its pre-1983 legal status and the first tri...
Coalition of the Radical Left released a report on the Turkish Minority
30.04.2009
Committee on Democratic Rights and Freedoms of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) in Greece released a report on the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and its problems. According to daily Gundem, the report discusses resolution proposals to the problems of the Minority. The report prepared by the Committee on Democratic Rights and Free...
Michel Hunault, rapporteur of PACE, released his report on Western Thrace
22.04.2009
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) published on 21 April 2009 the report entitled “Freedom of religion and other human rights for non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and for the Muslim minority in Thrace (Eastern Greece)”. Highlights from the report can be summarized as follows: • Both Greece and Turkey should treat all their cit...
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