Turkey says Greece is violating the education rights of minority children after its decision to shut down 12 minority schools in Western Thrace
A protest over the reduction of Turkish lessons at the Gumulcine Medrese-i Hayriye school in Western Thrace in 2018.
A total of 132 minority schools in the country have been closed since 2011, and the number of schools operating in the Rhodope, Xanthi, and Evros provinces has dropped to 103.Read Turkey's full statement hereThe Western Thrace Turkish Minority Consultation Council condemned the decision and stressed that minority education is determined by international agreements, particularly the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, as well as by protocols signed between Turkey and Greece.
"We condemn and do not accept this behavior, which is neither suitable for human relations nor for pluralist democracy." Turkey also condemned the move, saying it will mean that more than half of the minority primary schools in Greece are closed. The statement also said the decision violates the Treaty of Lausanne and is another sign of "the policies of assimilation and oppression" towards Turks in Western Thrace over the decades.
"The international community should no longer be a spectator to the systematic violation of human rights in an EU member state," it added.the accusations and said it continues to implement the provisions of the Lausanne Treaty. In a statement, Greece's foreign affairs minister said that in addition to the 12 minority schools, 24 other primary schools were closed in the region due to the low number of students.
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