Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu visits Greece

“In Greece to meet members of Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and discuss our bilateral relations,” Çavuşoğlu tweeted.

#BatıTrakya’daki soydaşlarımızla buluşmak ve ikili ilişkilerimizi ele almak üzere #Yunanistan'dayız.

In #Greece to meet members of Turkish Minority in #WesternThrace and discuss our bilateral relations. pic.twitter.com/9eJ59jNlsy

— Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (@MevlutCavusoglu) May 30, 2021

According to Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, currently, about 150 thousand ethnic Turks live in Western Thrace, Greece.

This population constitutes the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace whose status was established by the Lausanne Peace Treaty of 1923 and whose rights were guaranteed by several bilateral and multilateral agreements.

However, the members of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace cannot enjoy their minority rights. (ILKHA)