Hate case

Polianthos 2023: Attack on a Turkish Cemetery

14.09.2024  |  Greece  |  Submitted by: Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)

Place, Country                         Polianthos, Greece   

Year                                            2023

Affected group/minority     Turkish community in Western Thrace

Perpetrator                             Unknown person

Type of case                           Hate crime

Kind of act                              Vandalism

Media                                       n/a

Reactions:                              Civil society organisations representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace

                                                  condemned the attack. The police launched an investigation. 

 

Brief description:                            

On Sunday, 3 September 2023, the Turkish cemetery in Polianthos (Narlıköy) in the prefecture of Rodopi in Western Thrace was attacked by an unidentified person or persons. Twenty gravestones were destroyed in the attack. Police launched an investigation, but the public authorities showed no other strong reaction.

Türkiye also condemned the attack and called on Greece to take the necessary measures to prevent similar acts in the future and to ensure the peace and security of the Turkish minority of Western Thrace.

 

More information on the case:

https://www.milletnews.com/western-thrace/turkish-cemetery-attacked-in-narlikoy

https://www.milletnews.com/western-thrace/fep-party-condemns-the-attack-on-the-turkish-cemetery 

https://www.milletnews.com/western-thrace/caner-imam-the-attack-on-cemetery-is-a-shame-on-humanity 

https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/ankara-condemns-attack-on-turkish-cemetery-in-western-thrace/news

 

Photo: 

AA Photo, www.dailysabah.com 

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