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By blocking the Western Thrace Turkish community from freely electing its muftis, Greece violates international law, including freedom of religion and minority rights guaranteed under the ECHR and the Lausanne Treaty. Democratic choice is not optional.
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🇬🇷☪️According to the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, which recognizes only a Muslim religious minority in Thrace and not an imaginary “Turkish” one, there is no article in the treaty that allows Muslims to “vote for their Muftis”. 🇬🇷✝️This is a responsibility of the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, a fact that also applies to Christian priests. 🤡The only one who violates international law is you, because you spread misinformation.

Muftis in Turkey are appointed by the state and muftis in Greece are appointed by the state.

So do you elect your muftis? Is this new? Are muftis elected? And one more time you signed there are no Turks in Greece. Won’t you once honor your signature?

Άσε μωρή τουρκογυφτισσα, τραβα στον ερντογαν να μιλήσεις για ελευθερίες

There isn't a Turkish community in Western Thrace. Please tell us how they select them in Turkey ? 🤡🤡

There isn’t a Turkish community in Greece , only a Muslim one , whose members are 🇪🇺citizens , free to worship their faith and with all their rights. Could you 🤡please Remind me what is happening with the Greeks of Constantinople, Imbros and Tenedos and their rights ?

The same treaty of Lausanne that guaranteed the rights of Greeks from Imvros, Tenedos and Constantinople? The hypocrisy is fucking crazy

Hello Emete (Εμετέ) What happened to all these Christians? Have any idea?

Chalki:closed;Greek minorityproperty and institutions: confiscated; Ecumenical Patriarch: recognised only as local bishop;200k ancient community reduced to 3,000.Our muslim compatriots:thriving in a democratic EU country that people are not rotting in jail for a university degree

Turkey lecturing Greece about minority rights. Let’s check Turkey’s record: • Kurds: 40-year war, 40,000 dead, elected mayors imprisoned, DEM Party under closure threat • Alevis: 20-25 million, cemevis still not recognized as places of worship • Greeks of Istanbul: 100,000 in 1955 → ~2,000 today. Wonder what happened 🤔 • Armenians: …do we need to go there? Western Thrace Muslims: 150,000, Greek citizens, MPs in parliament, mosques operating freely. “Democratic choice is not optional” – says someone defending a country that just jailed the mayor of Istanbul for being too popular. The Lausanne Treaty calls them “Muslim minority,” not “Turkish.” Turkey signed it. Maybe read your own treaties before invoking them? 🇬🇷

There is NO Turkish minority in W. Thrace. There is a Muslim minority; the majority of which are roma (gypsies), then Pomaks (Muslim Bulgarians) and then the Turkish speaking in the cities. They have great freedom by all means.

Could you please GFY ! and go back Home to West Mongolia ? Thank you !

Propaganda to the fullest.. there is no Turkish minority inside Greek borders there is only a Muslim minority on certain parts of Greece 🇬🇷 .. all are Greeks regardless of their religion.. let that sink in ..

Its not Turkish stupid. Its Greek Muslim. Period. We are sick and tired by the Turkish propaganda and lies. Your analysis is equal to garbage

Greece is home to a muslim minority including citizens of Turkish descent according to the Treaty of Lausanne.Having enjoyed full civil rights since the treaty’s inception their population doubled.This is the exact opposite of what has happened with the Greek minority in Turkey

Question: are muftis elected in Turkey? No! They are appointed by Presidential decree! Spare us your hypocrisy!

Ποιο διεθνές δίκαιο ρε απατεώνες;

Hypocrisy is talking about respecting the Treaty of Lausanne when you have disrespected it from get go and questioned it when doesn't suit your agenda!

There is no Turkish minority there, only greeks as Muslim minority. But, since you know so much and care for people, tell us about the greeks in Imvros and Tenedos, Constantinople and Pontus ? What happened to them?

Πνευματικά δικαιώματα πλήρωσες που χρησιμοποιείς τη λέξη δημοκρατία μωρή σφουγγαρίστρα;

Emetos...

Does the Lausanne treaty recognises Turkish minority or Muslim minority?And tells us about what the treaty says about Imvros and Tennedos?Or our minority in Constantinople?Its à la carte treaty or there is mental problem you have so I should stand down?

My dear Emete, are you aware that Turkey also imposes restrictions on the Greek Orthodox community in Istanbul? Under current Turkish law, only Turkish citizens can serve as members of the Patriarchate’s Holy Synod and be elected Patriarch, and candidates must hold Turkish citizenship before the vote. This has been criticised as state interference in the internal affairs of the Orthodox Church. So if we are talking about principles of religious freedom and autonomy, we should be consistent and avoid hypocrisy. 😘

Muftis are not elected in any Muslim country. Turkey's dictator is trying to impose his rule over Greece after he imprisoned all his rivals and some trols are eager to help him. According to the Lausanne agreement the minority is Greece is of Greek citizens and Turkey better stop

Ου μωρή πατσαβούρα…τολμάτε και μιλάτε εσείς για διεθνές δίκαιο…

Η Τουρκία είναι ελεύθερη χώρα, γιατί δεν πηγαίνεις ;

This is why there must be a referandum to be a independent state. Or to rejoin with Türkiye as it was. greece or the echr are not trustworthy. The Turkish minority in Thrace deserve to make their own choices without someone else interfering.

Religions don't care about human rights either

@TC_Disisleri

Sorry shawty but we are Nazis so can't help you with that one

are muftis appointed by communities or governments in other countries?

With this perennially provocative and boring propaganda, why does it still impress you that 🇹🇷 continues to see 🇪🇺 only through binoculars (or with a tourist visa)?

i believe in turkey you are doing the same....elections to choose a mufti, or not?

Shame! Shame! Shame! 1800 Greeks left in 🇹🇷 30 trades and professions ban 1932 Surname law 1934 Yirmi Kur'a Nafıa Askerleri 1941 Varlık Vergisi 1942 Constantinople Pogrom 6–7, Sep. 1955 Rum Tehciri, 1964 Imvros an open prison island, 1965

