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Emine Bouroutzi: The Pomaks and Romas of Greece face cultural genocide from Turkey
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The Pomaks (Slavic-speaking Muslims) of Western Thrace expressed strong reactions to the attempts by Turkey to instrumentalise them against Greece.
“There are no Turkish villages in Greece, we are Greeks who fought for our country and we want to stay out of Turkey’s political games,” a Pomak community leader told
Ta Nea following Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu’s visit to Greece on Sunday and Monday.
She also explain Turkey’s attempt to commit “cultural and linguistic genocide” against them, while the Panhellenic Association went so far as to characterize Çavuşoğlu as a “persona non grata” to their villages.
In response to the provocations made by the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister during his trip to Thessaloniki today, government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni said that Greece’s success “disturbs” Turkey.
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran unashamedly said on Twitter that the so-called Turkish community face “restrictions on freedom of language, religion and worship.”
Kıran visiting Ataturk’s birth house in Thessaloniki – May 5, 2021.
He also claimed that “our kinsmen […] conserve their identity and religion against all odds.”
In speaking to
SKAI, Peloni said “these statements do not help to establish a good atmosphere in bilateral relations” and that his comments “increase tensions.”
The Greek Foreign Ministry hit back at the false and provocative claims made by the Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister today during his visit to Thessaloniki.
Earlier today, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran said on Twitter that the so-called Turkish minority face “restrictions on freedom of language, religion and worship.”
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran in Thessaloniki – May 5, 2021.
He also claimed that “our kinsmen […] conserve their identity and religion against all odds.”
The Greek Foreign Ministry responded back by saying that “Greece remains firmly committed to its international obligations, fully respecting international law, which is a compass of its foreign policy.”