(Anadolu) Following a controversial decision, Athens is likely to take steps to preserve the balance between Turkish and Greek language lessons in the curriculum of Muslim religious schools in Western Thrace, according to an expert on minority affairs in Greece.
Earlier this month the Greek Education, Research and Religious Affairs Ministry moved to have fewer Turkish and Islamic lessons at Muslim religious schools in Western Thrace, a region with a 150,000-strong Turkish minority.
To protest the decision, this week students at the Medrese-i Hayriye religious school in the city of Komotini staged a two-day boycott of their classes.
The curriculum move set off concerns in two Muslim religious schools in Western Thrace — the one in Komotini and another in the Xanthi province.
