Tag: Treaty of Lausanne

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Turkish Court Rules Against Restrictions on Greek Orthodox Clerics Serving on Foundations

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that barring two Greek Orthodox clerics from serving on a foundation board violated their right to freedom of association. The decision, published in the Official Gazette and reported by Agos news website, follows a similar ruling in 2023.

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Turkish Media: They Characterise Pserimos, Kinaro, and Levitha as “Turkish Islands” – “Dendias Violated the Treaty of Lausanne”

New Turkish provocations have surfaced, with politicians and media from Turkey describing the Greek islands Pserimos, Kinaro, and Levitha as “Turkish islands.” This claim followed a visit in September by Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias to these islands, where he toured by helicopter and posed with Greek soldiers. Turkish sources argue that this visit violated the Treaty of Lausanne, sparking criticism and claims of airspace violations by figures like Eylem Ertugrul from the opposition Kemalist Republican People’s Party.

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Imvros: The revival of a Greek Community

Imbros Island had almost five and a half thousand Greek inhabitants in the mid-1960s… Since then, the dream of all Imbros people has been the revival of the island’s Greek community. This could only be achieved in one way: just as the closure of the schools signaled the departure of the Greeks from the island, their reopening could signify their return.

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Turkish Government Targets Ecumenical Patriarch Amid Political Tensions (VIDEO)

In a recent development, the Turkish government has targeted the Ecumenical Patriarch, following inflammatory remarks by Devlet Bahçeli, President Erdogan’s coalition partner. Bahçeli, addressing his party’s parliamentary group, declared, “There is no Ecumenical Patriarch, nor a city named Constantinople.”