Government & Politics

Greece continues to violate human rights of Turkish minority, says Ankara Turkish brothers living in Western Thrace were never, shall never be alone, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

(Anadolu) Greece does not recognize the Turkish community living in Western Thrace as an ethnic minority, thus violating a major international treaty, Türkiye’s top diplomat said on Thursday. “Greece persistently continues to violate the Lausanne Treaty and basic human rights of Turkish […]

Government & Politics

Mehmet Oz faces backlash from Pennsylvania’s Armenian community over Turkish ties Would-be Republican senator's refusal to recognise genocide has made him persona non grata for many Armenian voters

(National-UAE) For many of the roughly 40,000 Armenian Americans living in Pennsylvania, the Senate race between Democratic candidate John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz is personal and has become focused on a genocide that occurred during the First World War. Oz, a […]

Clerics & Preachers

Turkey urges Greece to end pressure against elected muftis in Western Thrace Ankara stands with Turkish minority in Greece in protecting their rights, religious freedoms, says Turkish foreign minister

(Anadolu) Greece must put an end to its interventionist practices and policies of pressure against Muslim religious leaders elected by the Turkish minority in Western Thrace, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement came on Twitter after Ibrahim Serif, the […]

Clerics & Preachers

Turkey’s foreign minister meets Muslim Turkish minority in Greece 'Work of muftis contributes greatly to strengthening of unity, solidarity of Turkish minority,' says Mevlut Cavusoglu

(Anadolu) Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday met with representatives of the Muslim Turkish minority in the Western Thrace region of Greece. Arriving in Greece on a two-day visit, Cavusoglu was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal, Turkey’s Ambassador to […]

Clerics & Preachers

‘Athens has no right to appoint Muslims’ chief mufti’ Athens doesn't pay 'necessary care' for citizenship of 150,000 Turks in Greece, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

(Anadolu) Athens has “no right” to appoint the chief Islamic cleric, or mufti, of Muslims living in Greece according to the Treaty of Lausanne, Turkey’s president said on Friday. “How can you do that? We don’t appoint the patriarch,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

Government & Politics

Turkish president files complaint against Dutch MP Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islam stance, tweeted insulting cartoon of President Erdogan

(Anadolu) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday lodged a criminal complaint against Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders over an insulting tweet. The president’s lawyer Huseyin Aydin filed the complaint over Wilders’ insulting contents targeting Erdogan. In a criminal complaint submitted to […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Erdogan lambasts Dutch ‘fascist’ politician Fascism not in our book, it's in yours, says President Erdogan to Dutch politician Geert Wilders over insulting cartoon

(Anadolu) Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday hit back at Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders over an insulting cartoon he shared. “Fascism is not in our book, it’s in your book. Social justice is in our book,” Erdogan said at a […]

Government & Politics

Greece cannot deny Muslim Turkish minority: Turkey Turkish leaders blast Greek president for referring to Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace as 'Greek Muslim minority'

(Anadolu) Top Turkish officials on Tuesday slammed Greece’s president for mislabeling the Muslim Turkish minority in a region of Greece bordering Turkey as a “Greek Muslim minority.” “The president of a country said to be the cradle of democracy again called the […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Turks in Europe face systemic racism: Turkish FM Cavusoglu voices concern over growing racism, discriminatory policies against Turks, Muslims in Western Europe

(Anadolu) Turkish migrants increasingly face discriminatory policies and systemic racism in Western Europe, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. “We are worried over growing discrimination faced by Turkish communities in Western Europe,” Cavusoglu said during a meeting in the western German […]