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| Pseudo Mufti of Xanth |
In his speech, the pseudo and illegally appointed Moufti of Xanthi, Ahmet Mete, said that he has noted violations of religious freedom in the area of what he termed "Western" Thrace.
Later on, and in the framework of spreading even more negative propaganda against Greece and the Greek State, he gave an interview to the TRT Haber channel, where he spoke of the "hard life" of the residents "on the opposite bank of the Evros" river. Without any solid arguments as to how Greece is not respecting religious freedoms, he continued with his poisonous interview stressing that "there are a total of 350 dilapidated mosques in the prefectures of Xanthi, Rodopi and Evros without the ability to repair them."
So who is this man and why is he spreading so much hate about Greece to Muslims in Thrace?
He was born in a mountain village in Xanthi and sent from a very early age to Turkey to study, where he completed all stages of education (Primary, Secondary and University). He then returned to Greece after being hand selected by T.Erdogan to begin promoting Turkish politics -or the Turkification of Thrace- through what else... religion. Basically, the "imam-pseudo-mufti" Mete is the bearer of Turkish foreign policy in the area of Thrace.
After hearing his statements which only inspire rage and vomit... We decided to answer Mr. Mete and outline a few facts to him which we are convinced were totally ignored. First and foremost Mr. Mete has to re-read the Treaty of Lausanne. And the reason we say this is because it stands as a stumbling block to Turkish plans and policies, as well as to Ankara's historical tactics against the Greeks of Constantinople, Imvros and Tenedos. In the face of adverse world opinion, Turkey made a series of pleas (first from former Ρ.Μ. Turgut Οzal and then from Tansu Ciller) for the return of all Greeks who were unjustly and improperly exiled from their historic homes, in order to "correct" past Turkish "mistakes". It's hard to take these pleas seriously when the fact remains that the property of those exiled has already been given to new settlers and their former homes have fallen to ruin, while Christian places of worship have been converted to barns and haylofts and family gravesites have been looted.
The plea to return is tendered on the one hand while on the other, the few remaining representatives of a once - flourishing Hellenistic civilization have been deprived of all their rights including, most recently, the right to bequeath their property in a Will. The plea to return is tendered on the one hand while on the other, the Turkish state bears ultimate responsibility for actions taken against the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and its institutions by Muslim extremists and resentful Turks who are somehow always unseen and never brought to justice.
Friends, the roots of the Thrace issue can be traced to the flagrant indifference demonstrated for years by an irresponsible Athens-centered state, which has systematically and sadly looked on this part of Greece only as a vote-canvassing territory and has shown no concern over the real problems that plague the region, as if it were a tiny distant colony on some Atlantic Ocean island.
Turkey (whose political reins have always been in the hands of the military) has construed Greek policy, briefly outlined above, as an inability on the part of Athens to parry her tactical moves. Thus, Turkey has put a plan of totally objectionable interference in Greek internal matters into motion, using the Muslim minority of Thrace as an excuse, seeking to gain another diplomatic advantage in the Greek - Turkish conflict in Cyprus and the Aegean.
Exploiting international interest in the present and future fate of minorities. Ankara's strategists have taken well advantage of the closed social structure common in Muslim populations, as well as the low cultural development among the Muslims of Thrace, and introduced the elements of Islamic extremism and liberation propaganda (encouraging them to claim Thrace for the Turkish mother world) which have begun to cause considerable problems in Athens and to disrupt the peaceful existence which has existed between the various religious groups in Thrace.
At the same time, agitators have begun to cultivate Turkish nationalism and under the direction of the Turkish Consulate in Komotini, and people such as Mr. Mete strong groups have been organized that spread anti-Greek propaganda on every level and endorse Turkish policies.
As an accompaniment to these methods, which were basically devised by the military, every now and then Ankara speaks of supposed human rights violations in Thrace in an effort to divert world attention from what is really happening here.
Basically Turkey wants to bring the Muslim minority of Thrace into a homogeneous unit, thereby disconnecting the Pomack and Gypsy elements from pure Turks, which would allow substitution of the term "Muslim minorities" with "ethnic Turks".
At the same time Turkey wants to create tension between Christians and Muslims and between the Muslim community and the Greek State. And this is being done so that it can isolate the Muslim minority from the mainstream of Greek life in order to exert greater control.
It also endorses the election of Muslim religious leaders (Muftis) by direct vote, which is contradictory to Islamic law, and which would lead to the creation of a state within a state for the Muslims of Thrace. And finally it wants to spread Turkish positions on minority issues and "legalize" aggression against Greek Thrace.
We would advise Mr. Mete to catch up on his reading and educate policy makers in Ankara to honor the Treaty of Lausanne first before preaching to Greek citizens about not abiding by it. The treaty, which deals with the protection of minorities, has never been honored by Turkey, while Greece has unilaterally respected article 45, giving the Greek Muslim community of Thrace all those rights which Turkey has withheld from her citizens of Greek Christian and non-Christian descent.
While Greece could easily have called on the principle of reciprocity (as provided in article 45 of the Treaty) and demanded, at the very least, equality in numbers between Greeks in Constantinople and Muslims in Thrace, or even adopted the same tactics as those applied against the Greeks of Imvros and Tenedos, the Hellenic Republic did none of these and continued to respect human rights and values, as expected from a just nation, and as a member of the European family.
When Turkey asks forgiveness for her fascist and racist policies against the Greeks of the Pontos (Black Sea area), the Cypriots, the Armenians and from the Kurds, and when she makes restitution for all injustices committed against Hellenism as it existed in Constantinople and on the islands of Imvros and Tenedos, and finally when she commits herself to abide by the Treaty of Lausanne, only then will Turkey -and all those working for Turkey such as Mr. Mete- be able to speak about human and religious freedoms.
Until then.. mouga... as we say sto Ellada
Signed
HF
References
http://newworldorder-wakeup.blogspot.gr/2009/12/blog-post_4235.html
http://tourkikanea.gr/2013/01/mete-39/
http://proxeneio-stop.org/
http://alithiastofos.blogspot.gr/2013/01/150000.html
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