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Greek Gov't Fails to Respond to Turkish Vice President's Irredentist Behavior

Maximos Mansion responded late and unofficially on last week's irredentist comments made by Turkish Vice President Hakan Cavusoglu during his visit to Muslim minorities of Western Thrace. Cavusoglu's visit was in preparation for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Greece,...

Education Ministry to Put Turkish Language Lessons in Thrace Kindergartens

A new Greek Ministry of Education program provides for the teaching of the Turkish language in kindergartens for the Muslim minorities in Thrace, according to a Proto Thema report. President of the Institute for Educational Policy Gerasimos Kouzelis said that the...

Athens Reacts to Western Thrace "Identity" Conference in Turkey

Greece's Foreign Ministry has reacted to a conference held in Turkey titled “The Turkish identity of Muslims in Western Thrace” as it creates tension among Greek Muslims. The Muslim population in the Rodopi region in Western Thrace is recognized in...