Western Thrace, Contested Space: The Turks of northeast Greece

We investigate claims of discrimination against the ethnic Turkish minority in the Greek province of Western Thrace.

"The main problem here is denial of our identity. We define ourselves as Turkish, which we undoubtedly are. However, the Greek state doesn't accept this fact. They talk about Greek Muslims, a definition we will never accept."

Cidgem Asafoglu told me this in her office in the heart of Komotini, the capital of Greece's Rhodope prefecture. It sits in an ancient region known as Thrace, which shares borders with southern Bulgaria and western Turkey. Cidgem is the leader of Keif, the Party of Friendship Peace and Equality