(Kathimerini) Greece’s Foreign Ministry has released a statement countering Turkish claims that it imposes appointed religious leaders, or muftis, on the Muslim minority in the northeastern province of Thrace instead of letting them elect their own.
“The Turkish side is attempting, once again, to distort reality and spread fake news regarding the Muslim minority in Thrace,” the statement, released Friday night, says.
The rest of the full statement follows:
“It makes one wonder which provision of the Lausanne Treaty, which Turkey systematically violates, mentions that the muftis of the Muslim minority in Thrace are elected.”
