Tensions between Athens and Ankara flared again, this time over the status of the Muslim minority in the Greek region of Thrace. In response to a Turkish social media post, Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a formal statement reaffirming that the Treaty of Lausanne clearly defines the minority in Thrace as religious in character — not ethnic, as Turkey has long claimed. Athens emphasized that the treaty’s provisions remain fully binding under international law and that Greece, as a European rule-of-law state, fully respects and protects the religious beliefs and cultural particularities of its Muslim minority. The exchange underscores how century-old treaties still shape — and inflame — modern bilateral disputes.
Walter Murrow
April 14, 2026
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