Turks of Greece commemorate Dr. Sadik Ahmet
Western Thrace
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:12 GMT
Members of the Turkish minority in Greece commemorated their former leader late on Friday on 25 years since his untimely death, with the participation of authorities only from Western Thrace due to the pandemic.
Elected twice as a lawmaker to the Greek Pa...
Members of the Turkish minority in Greece commemorated their former leader late on Friday on 25 years since his untimely death, with the participation of authorities only from Western Thrace due to the pandemic.
Elected twice as a lawmaker to the Greek Parliament, Sadik Ahmet led campaigns for the rights of Turks living in Western Thrace in the country, after years of persecution by Athens.
On July 24, 1995 -- the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the agreement which guarantees the rights of the Turkish minority in Greece -- Ahmet was killed at age 48 in a suspicious car crash.
