Equality, Peace and Friendship party chief Tsigdem Asafoglou’s interview with Anadolu is full of provocative reporting.
Both in the Turkish agency’s text and in the interview itself, there is talk of “Turkales of Western Thrace“, “Turkish minority” but even for “Macedonian minority in Greece”.
The context of the interview is party participation “Equality, Peace and Friendship” in the European elections with 25 candidates out of a total of 42.
Assafoglou, after declaring herself particularly happy and proud to have assumed the presidency of a party with “25 women who believe in their struggle, are fighters, mothers and sisters”, expresses the hope that this will be a model for “Turkish women of Western Thrace”.
And keeps going: “The Turkales of Western Thrace they were always very brave. When we look at the photos from January 29th, we can see how many women were there. They were always very courageous, always dedicated to their goal and had a fighting spirit.”
“Macedonian Minority in Greece”
Assafoglou even speaks of a “Macedonian minority”, saying that among the 25 candidates is EN, who represents the “Macedonian minority” in her area Edesa.
In the same report, statements from other candidates such as Sevkan Tasinoglu, who claims to have gladly accepted the candidacy proposal, underlined that the majority of candidates are women and will be a model for Turkish women in Western Thrace.
“”I believe that this situation will serve as an example for future generations and for our young people. O Turkales of Western Thrace They are very strong, like all women in the world, and they are bringing to light a political party that belongs to the Turkish community.”
In turn, educator Nilai Mumin speaks of a strong role model for girls and women of ““Turkish minority” of Western Thrace.
And Gulchan Mumin explains, in turn, that after training in Turkey, “he returned to Greece to serve the ‘Turkish minority’ in Western Thrace”.
Finally, Sevtap Hid, Director of the Xanthi Branch of the Western Thrace Higher Education Association, states that “the Turkish minority of ‘Western Thrace’ is keeping pace with the developing world.”