Turkish cemetery in Western Thrace targeted by unidentified people

Turkish cemetery in Western Thrace targeted by unidentified people

Published September 03,2023


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A Turkish cemetery in Greece’s Western Thrace area has been focused by unidentified individuals over the weekend.

Some 20 tombstones have been broken within the cemetery of the Turkish minority in Narlikoy.

In a press release on Facebook, the Friendship Equality and Peace Party, a celebration fashionable with the Turkish minority group, condemned the incident, calling on the Greek authorities to carry the perpetrators to justice.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim Serif, head of the Consultative Committee of Turkish Minority of Western Thrace, visited the cemetery following the assault.

The incident was reported to police, mentioned Serif, who can be the elected mufti of Gumulcine (Komotini), and expressed his hope that the related authorities will take obligatory measures on this regard.

Source: www.anews.com.tr