OF WESTERN THRACE, GREECE

East Macedonia and Thrace

Melissa can be heard halfway to Thrace!

Programme of managing lakes and lagoons in Thrace.

1934 Thrace pogroms () refers to a series of violent attacks against Jewish citizens of Turkey in June and July 1934 in the Thrace region of Turkey.

The situation of the Muslim minority in Thrace had been further improved.

Her father's granted his consent but, since my father's away on family business in Thrace,

But during that time, the Bulgarians could not prevent them from taking over the whole Thrace.

According to the 1991 census, the Muslim minority numbered around 98,000 people or 29 of the population of Western Thrace, of which about half were Western Thrace Turks and the rest (35 ) Pomaks and Muslim Romani people (15 ).

He arrived at the court of Lysimachus, the king of Thrace, Macedon, and part of Asia Minor.

Therapeutic Intercultural Programme of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace KIVOTOS . With units in Eastern Macedonia (Kavala) and in Thrace (Alexandroupolis), KIVOTOS is the first integrated service network for the treatment of drug addiction that has been established in these geographical areas.

Areas of the NATURA Network 2000 The river Nestos delta and Keramoti lagoon (Α11500010) and Lakes and lagoons of Thrace (A11300009)

During Samuel's reign, Bulgaria gained control of most of the Balkans (with the notable exception of Thrace) as far as southern Greece.

The tensions started on and spread to few other villages in Eastern Thrace region and to some small cities in Western Aegean region.

The Conference also stressed that the interests, rights and ethnic identity of the Muslim minority in Western Thrace should be respected and upheld.

Having considered the report of the Secretary General on the issue of the Turkish Muslim Minority of Western Thrace in Greece (Document No.

Realizing that the Muslims in Greece, in general, and the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western Thrace in particular are an integral part of the Muslim World

Ms. Telalian (Greece) said that, in accordance with the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, special minority rights were granted only to members of the Muslim minority in Thrace.

In that same century... in the conquered Greek province of Thrace... an illiterate slave woman added to her master's wealth... by giving birth to a son whom she named Spartacus.

The Conference, while reiterating its commitment towards Muslims in Non OIC Member States, stressed that the Turkish Muslim Community in Western Thrace in Greece is an integral part of the Islamic World.

Realizing that the basic rights and freedoms of the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western Thrace are defined and protected by multilateral and bilateral Treaties and Agreements to which Greece is a party

In the 2014 European elections in Greece, 42,533 people from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace voted for the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace, which represents what it regards as the Muslim minority in Greece.

Urges Greece to take all measures to respect the rights and identity of the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western Thrace and urgently recognize the elected Muftis of Xanthi and Komotini as the official Muftis.

Treaty of Sèvres (August 1920) In return for the contribution of the Greek army on the side of the Allies, the Allies supported the assignment of eastern Thrace and the millet of Smyrna to Greece.

The State party is requested to include in its next periodic report information on measures taken to preserve, protect and promote minority languages and cultures, which should not be limited to the Muslim minority in Thrace.

According to information before the Committee, women belonging to the Muslim minority in Thrace frequently suffered discrimination in matters relating to inheritance, family residence, etc., yet most of them were unaware that they could appeal to a law other than Sharia law.

Requests the Secretary General to initiate the drafting of a report relating to the continuing reports about the destruction of Mosques and Muslim cemeteries in Western Thrace and present a report thereon on the issue to the Thirty third Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.

However, the Committee notes with concern the apparent unwillingness of the Government to allow any private groups or associations to use associational names that include the appellation Turk or Macedonian , based upon the State party's assertion that there are no ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities in Greece other than the Muslims in Thrace.