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Turkey and Greece in the context of foreing, the impact of civil society organizations in Western Thrace minority

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Abstract (EN)

Western Thrace is a geographical region where Turks settledin in the Balkan geography throughout the history. For Russia, which wants to reach the warm seas from then orth, The Straits and Alexandroupolis ports are two important options for trade and Access to the seas. For centuries, the Ottoman rule brought freedom to every national subject and faith in a fair management approach. Changing conditions and domination changed the difficulties of living in unity in Balkan geography in to the struggle of ethnicidentity and religion. The fairness of the religion of Islamand the Turkish identity in the Balkans were met with the interest of the people belong to other religions. Islam and Turkishness started to be mentioned to gether and perceived as a whole. It was also observed that Turkish tribes had been assimilated. Since the power of the Turks in the Balkan geography began to weaken, the newTurkish Republic, which was established by the Turks as a result of the struggle for existence together with the War of Independence, caused European countries, which we replanning to expeleven from the Anatolian lands called Asia Minor, to reckon on the Balkans. Western Thrace be came the base of Turks opening to Europe. Andalso Western Thracestartedto be rememberedas a regionwherepeoplein different ethnic identities and religious beliefs suffered oppression. Turks, who had not turned to illegal ways in any part of the history, had totellthewhole World about their struggle for existence with outgoing out of law in order to announce the oppression and cruelty.

Author

Levent Gür

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Levent Gür (Master Thesis). Turkey and Greece in the context of foreing, the impact of civil society organizations in Western Thrace minority, 2021, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University.

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