Yesterday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had a meeting with the two pseudo-muftis of Komotini and Xanthi at the presidential palace in Ankara.

According to a post by the Turkish Presidency, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed to the Presidential Palace the president of the Consultative Council of the “Turkish Minority of Western Thrace,” the “elected Mufti of Komotini,” Ibrahim Sherif, and the “elected Mufti of Xanthi,” Mustafa Trumpas. 

President @RTErdogan received Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and the elected Mufti of Komotini, İbrahim Şerif, and the elected mufti of Xanthi, Mustafa Trampa, at the Presidential Complex.

The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Minister of Education, and Turkish government officials.

It is recalled that the political leadership of Turkey, as well as the Turkish press, continue to speak of an alleged “violation of minority rights,” which they characterize as Turkish and not Muslim, as defined by the Lausanne Treaty.

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