| Country | Greece |
| Year | 2020 |
| Affected group/minority | Turkish community in Western Thrace |
| Perpetrator | Unidentified person |
| Type of case | Hate speech (written) |
| Type of act | Threatening messages |
| Media | Public space |
| Reactions | The public authorities reacted adequately. Civil society organisations representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace condemned the attack. |
Brief description:
A racist, threatening message was written on the elevator of a building where the Elected Mufti of Xanthi Mufti, Ahmet Mete, resides. An unidentified person or persons wrote ‘The Good Turk is a Dead Turk’ and threatened in the mirror of the elevator in the apartment where Mufti Mete lives in Xanthi.
Mufti Ahmet Mete published a Tweet from his own social media account and wrote that it was sad that while the world was dealing with pandemics and deaths, a person, signed as X.A., was occupied with writing hate messages. The Mufti, however, pointed out that a positive aspect is that the Turkishness of the minority was still recognised by the author of the slogan, but indicated that the talks that the minority is comfortable because there is equality are to be considered again.
While the authorities did not react to the situation, the residents addressed the police, and they took care of the case.
More information on the case can be obtained through the links:
https://www.abttf.org/haberler-detay.php?id=6356&kid=110&lang=en
https://x.com/AcarUmut/status/1332663220058861568
https://www.milletnews.com/view.php?id=1918
Photo: www.birlikgazetesi.org
