(Anadolu) Athens does not consult with the ethnic Turkish minority in its northeast on the group’s own affairs, a Greek political party garnering overwhelming support from the minority said on Friday.
Greece’s Western Thrace region is home to around 150,000 Muslim Turks. The Friendship, Equality and Peace (FEP) party received overwhelming support in two provinces of Western Thrace in last month’s European Parliament elections.
The government did not accept the FEP’s offer to act as interlocutor with the group, party chief Cigdem Asafoglu told Anadolu Agency.
“I hope those who govern this country will see the truth from now on and acknowledge the FEP party’s role,” Asafoglu stressed.
