Muslim minority in Thrace
Crime
Greek Lawmakers To Vote On Limiting Islamic Courts
Lawmakers in Greece are set to limit the powers of Islamic courts which operate in a border region that is home to a 100,000-strong Muslim minority, acting in response to a European court complaint.
Islamic courts operated by the local...
Economy
Athens Reluctant Over Wish of Turkish Premier to Visit Thrace
Athens is very reluctant to agree with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to visit Thrace where muslim minorities live. The Turkish premier along with members of the Turkish cabinet will be in Athens December 5-6 when the Greek-Turkish high-level cooperation council...
Greece
Turkish Minority Party Wins EU Election Vote in Eastern Thrace
The Friendship, Equality and Peace (DEB) party representing the Turkish minority, which is adjacent to the Muslim Greek minority residing in eastern Thrace, northern Greece, has secured the first place for the European Parliament elections in the electoral districts...
Greece
Erdogan Critical of Greek-appointed Muftis
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the appointment of senior religious authorities for the Muslim minority in Thrace by the Greek state, a day after meeting with his Greek counterpart, Antonis Samaras, in Qatar, when Erdogan said Turkey...