Western Thrace

OTD The Liberation of Western Thrace

104 years since the Liberation of Thrace.

8 months ago

Festive trip to Xanthi, a crossroads of cultures

Built at the foot of the Rhodope mountain range, Xanthi is one of the most interesting cities in Thrace -…

1 year ago

Erdoğan will visit Greece's Muslim minority after meeting with Mitsotakis in Athens

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit the Muslim minority in Western Thrace after his visit to Athens in early…

1 year ago

Ilchan Achmet slams Turkish consul in Komotini after disrespecting President Sakellaropoulou

"Greece is a sovereign country, and every consul must respect the country he is in and the protocol," commented the…

1 year ago

Hürriyet: "Tsipras included Turkish MPs in SYRIZA"

Under the title: "Scandal in Greece, Threat to the 'Turkish' minority: If you don't vote for us you won't have…

2 years ago

Xanthi: Pomaks Association president was brutally attacked - "I suspect it was Erdoğan's people"

A few days ago, Ahmed Imam, president of the Pomak Association in Xanthi, was the victim of an attack by…

2 years ago

Turkish analyst: "Ankara could interfere in the Greek elections through Western Thrace"

A Turkish political analyst spoke about the possibility of an attempt to interfere in the Greek elections. Yavuz Baydar, speaking…

2 years ago

Thrace: Pro-Turkey and Erdoğan graffiti in the village of Savra

Residents of the village of Savra in Western Thrace were confronted with the provocative actions of unknown people, who on…

2 years ago

Pro-Turkey Muslims in Thrace once again become the "tool" of Erdoğan

The "instrumentalisation" of the Muslim minority in Western Thrace is attempted once again by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, this…

2 years ago

New challenges from Erdogan: "Greece is increasing illegal practices against the Turkish minority"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the opportunity to criticise Greece for its attitude towards the so-called "Turkish minority" in…

2 years ago

Muslim minority school children visit Mitsotakis in Athens

Students from six Muslim minority schools in Rodopi Prefecture in Thrace met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion…

2 years ago

Erdoğan's new challenge: Muslims must cooperate on Western Thrace, Kashmir and Palestine

The provocations against Greece by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued in a speech he made on Friday about Islamophobia…

2 years ago

New Democracy: It's a shame for PASOK's MP to call the Muslim minority as "Turkish"

The position for the suspension of the Muslim PASOK MP in Xanthi, Burhan Baran, who characterises the Muslim minority of…

2 years ago

The Liberation of Western Thrace

May 14, 1920 - The Liberation of Western Thrace Today we celebrate the liberation of Western Thrace. After being conquered…

3 years ago

Daily Sabah caught red-handed falsifying truth on shut down of Muslim minority schools in Greece

Turkish propaganda outlet Daily Sabah has once again been caught red-handed falsifying and misappropriating truth, reminding us once again why…

3 years ago

Turkey demands Greece to reduce Friday school hours for Muslim schools in Thrace

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement demanding Greece to reduce school hours in order to allow…

3 years ago

Yeni Şafak's provocative article on Thrace: "In Greece, it is a crime to declare yourself a Turk"

With the provocative title: "The only crime is that they are Turks in Greece. The Turkish minority of Western Thrace,"…

3 years ago

Emine Bouroutzi: The Pomaks and Romas of Greece face cultural genocide from Turkey

The Pomaks (Slavic-speaking Muslims) of Western Thrace expressed strong reactions to the attempts by Turkey to instrumentalise them against Greece.…

4 years ago

Pomaks declare Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu persona non grata: "YOU ARE UNWANTED!"

The reactions of Pomaks (Slavic-speaking Muslims in Greece's Western Thrace region) against their labelling as "Turks" by Turkey continues in…

4 years ago

Pomaks to Bahçeli: You cannot make us Turkish, we are proud Pomaks and Greek citizens

The Pomaks of Thrace did not stand idly and responded to the fake allegations made by both the Turkish Foreign…

4 years ago