He invokes the Treaty of Athens of 1913 and the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, saying that the appointment of a mufti by the state violates “the fundamental rights of the “Turkish” minority.”
Provocative statements to the Anadolu agency were made by new pseudo mufti Xanthi, Mustafa Trampa.
The Muslim cleric speaks of “discriminatory practices” that are practiced against the “Turkish” minority in the region of western Thrace, saying that “the Greek authorities want to install Christians in the muftis’ offices».
As the pseudo mufti stated “the legal basis of the institution of the mufti is the Treaty of Athens of 1913, Law No. 2345 enacted in 1920 and the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, but Greece violated the fundamental rights of the Turkish minority under both of these Treaties”, appointing another mufti from the state.
Attacking the Greek media as well, claiming that they followed “unethical and illegal” attitude towards him by announcing the candidacy for mufti, Trump said that what was done was “clear discrimination that harmed the human dignity” of the minority, also making for “black propaganda”.
Trump noted that although the “Turkish” minority can pray freely in Greece, their religious freedoms are “severely violated” as the Greek government has issued decrees with the force of law “to weaken our institution and turn it into a state office ».
“Greece’s policies towards minority religions are an excellent example of illegality» Trampa continues.
Finally, he told the official Turkish news agency that the Greek authorities are “doing their best” to prevent the repair and maintenance of mosques in the area.
Turkish minority faces discrimination in Greece, the newly elected Muslim cleric (mufti) in the country’s Western Thrace region says https://t.co/tUMiWcFFxd pic.twitter.com/w7OZ6pQCRn
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) September 13, 2022
“It is very difficult to obtain the necessary permits for the maintenance and repair of mosques in Western Thrace, and that the bureaucratic procedures that can be completed in two to three months for the construction of a new mosque in a village, can be extended for up to 20 years,” he said. typically the pseudo-muftis.
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