Pomak Association of Xanthi: "You are in pain for Turkey. We are in pain for Greece and we feel Greek "
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The reaction of the Cultural Association of Pomaks of Xanthi is strong, to the recent statements of the president of the minority party KIEF Tsigdem Asafoglou, who once again characterized the minority in Thrace as "Turkish".
Speaking on ERT1's latest show "Special Missions", the president of KIEF tried to homogenize the minority, faithfully following the line of Ankara and the Turkish consulate in Komotini, baptizing Pomaks and Roma as Turks.
The reaction of the Cultural Association of Pomaks of Xanthi was immediate, pointing out to the president of KIEF that she "can feel like a Turk and feel pain for Turkey" but also the Pomaks "feel for their homeland Greece and feel like Greeks".
The announcement specifically states:
"We heard once again that Mrs. Asafoglou wants to" baptize "the minority as Turkish. This statement is at least offensive to both the Muslims of Thrace themselves and the Christians. Everyone has the right to self-determination as well as the portion of Pomaks that our club represents, which is and feels like Greek Pomaks.
As she mentioned in her interview, the identity cannot be removed, changed or baptized as someone else wants! The minority is Muslim as it consists of three components, the Pomaks, the Roma and the Turks. You can feel like a Turk and feel pain for Turkey, but we also feel pain for our homeland Greece and we feel Greeks ".
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