They have the right to be Turkish

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Originally posted by Antioxos

Dr Sadic

Instead of sources (even Turkish one) you give us  personal   descriptions 
And some nice photos .
First I m not an agent of the Greek state (if something is wrong I also blame it)
Greece as a member of E.U. is obligated to have independent organizations
To protect greek citizens from unfair decisions of the greek state.
These organization are the Greek Ombudsman, Greekhelsinki  , Hellenic Authority for the Information and Communication Security and Privacy and the Hellenic data protection.

 http://www.synigoros.gr/ the Greek Ombudsman
http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/ the Greekhelsinki 
http://www.adae.gr/adae/index.html?langid=en 
http://www.dpa.gr/home_eng.htm Hellenic data protection

Now about the Turks/Muslims in Rhodes as I can understand nobody have sources.
I ll give you my personal description about them I asked a colleague from Rhodes what did happen with them and he told me very simple that because the island had  large economic progress and these people they create high level of life (their own business etc) .The Turkish consulate tried to control them but they were not interested  Because they have good life in Rhodes .
Sometime poverty bring nationalism (you are trying to find somebody to blame for your low level of life.)
Of course I cannot prove all these.
I don t know if these nice picture and your friend descriptions are good sources.
I ll give you some independent sources 
1. http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/ If you search on this source you can find also 
Criticism again the greek state 
2. http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/ and about Turkey  http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Turkish.php

Report of united human rights for Imvros Tenedos 
The Greek islands of Imvros and Tenedos were ceded to Turkey by the Treaty of Lauzanne (1923). These islands had been liberated from Ottoman control in 1912 by the Greek Navy. Under Article 14 of the Lausanne treaty, Turkey assumed the legal responsibility of ruling these islands with a special self-governing status, which was to be exercised by local authorities. Under these provisions order would be kept by a police force recruited from the local Greek population that would also have the responsibility of overseeing the Greek educational system. 
Turkey followed here its usual tactic of never abiding by its international obligations. Numbers speak for themselves. In 1920 the islands of Imvros and Tenedos had a population of approximately 10,000 Greeks. Today only a few hundred Greeks remain. In order to accomplish this drastic result, the Turks took a number of measures: 
They expropriated the best properties, without compensation, in order to deprive the residents of their means of survival. 
Greeks who traveled abroad were not allowed to return and their property was confiscated. 
They forbade the teaching of the Greek language. 
Imvros was converted into a prison without walls for convicted Turkish felons who terrorized the Greek residents. 
Using such dreadful measures, the Turks managed to bring decay to the way of life of the Greek inhabitants and they thought that they would enjoy the fruits of their crimes in perpetuity.

If we want to promote a real activist of human rughts in Greece and Turkey i think Dr Mustafa Mustafa is the person we are lookikg for .
He was never an agent of the Turkish state He is real activist. 
In my next post i ll wright about the human rights of the minority of W Thrace.
These are my sources I m expecting yours  

There you go;

In 1923 the Lausanne Treaty was signed, putting an end to the Greco-Turkish war. A convention signed at the same time provided for a compulsory exchange of populations: about a million and a quarter Greeks left Turkey for Greece, and about half a million Turks returned to Turkey from Greece. But the convention excluded from the population exchange two groups: Greeks living in Istanbul(then Constantinople) and Turks living in Western Thrace. Western Thrace is bordered on the north by Bulgaria, on the south by the Aegean Sea, on the east by Turkey, and on the west by the Greek region of Macedonia. It contains three administrative departments or provinces (nomoi): Xanthi, whose capital is the city of Xanthi (Turkish name: Iskece); Rodope, whose capital is Komotini (Gumulcine); and Evros, whose capital is Alexandroupoli (Dedeagac).

This is a report of Helsinki Human Rights Watch. I put it so wide in case you do not know the borders of your own country because whenever we speak about the Turkish Minority you strait go to Turkey. Please concentrate on your/our own country first and let the neighbour in peace for the moment. Try to understand what your own people are suffering and try to heal. Thank you for your understanding.

Mean time I also have the following from Helsinki Human Rights Watch.

These were publish by the Greek Goverment then

1) Kingdom of Greece 
General Administration of Thraka (Thraki - Thrace)
Interior Office 
Number of Protocol A1043 

Komotene, 27/12/1954 

URGENT 

TO:  The Mayors and Presidents of the Communes of the Prefecture of Rodope. 

Following  the  order of  the President of  the Government  (Prime Minister) we ask 
you  that  from  now  on  and  in  all  occasions  the  terms  "Turk-Turkish"  are  used 
instead of the terms "Muslim- of Muslim". 
The General Administrator of Thraka 
G. Fessopoulos 

(upon request original text in Greek can be scanned and posted)

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2) Kingdom of Greece 
General Administration of Thraka (Thraki - Thrace)
Interior Office 
Number of Protocol A202 

Komotene, 5/2/1955 

In  spite  of  the  strict  orders  of  the  government  to  replace  the  terms "Muslim-of Muslim" and use from now on the terms "Turk-Turkish",  in the village Aratos on the public road connecting Komotene and Alexandroupole there exists a very prominent sign with the words "Muslim School". 
It,  as well  as  any  other  such  signs  that might  exist  in  the  area  of  the Prefecture of Rodope, should be replaced immediately. 

The General Administrator of Thraka 
G. Fessopoulos 

(upon request original text in Greek can be scanned and posted)

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Agapite (dear) Antioxos to carry on with my posts and replies I need to know what you think about the Minority in western Thrace. Otherwise it will be needless to share my personal experiences and the reports on the matter with you.

Awaiting you reply on above question and Article 19 (stop hinting that my experiences are not reflecting the truth - all references can be and will be provided upon request - moreover, you will see that personal experiences take a huge part in most reports).

Edited by Dr Sadik Ahmet - 17-Jun-2006 at 12:26