TRT World: Western Thrace’s Turkish Minority schools face mass closures
Western Thrace
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:49 GMT
TRT World has highlighted the serious issue of school closures among the Turkish minority in Western Thrace.
TRT World has highlighted the serious issue of school closures among the Turkish minority in Western Thrace.
Over 70% of the minority schools in the region have shut down. While Greek authorities attribute this trend to demographic changes, the local Turkish community views the closures as part of assimilation policies.
The crisis in education has once again brought the minority’s struggle to preserve its cultural and linguistic rights into the spotlight.
