@article{article_584070, title={AN ONGOING DEBATE IN THE TURKISH-GREEK RELATIONS: ELECTION OF THE MUFTIS IN GREECE}, journal={Balkan Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi}, volume={8}, pages={37–59}, year={2019}, DOI={10.30903/Balkan.584070}, author={Dayıoğlu, Ali}, keywords={Greece,Turkey,Turkish-Muslim minority,Election of the muftis,1913 Treaty of Athens and Protocol No. 3 Annexed to the Treaty}, abstract={<p class="MsoFootnoteText" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:35.45pt;"> <span lang="en-gb" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-gb">In
the post 1999 era, although a number of minority issues have been resolved
between Turkey and Greece, no progress has been made on the issue of the
election of <i>muftis </i> in Greece. In
spite of the presence of Protocol No. 3 that was annexed to the 1913 Treaty of
Athens, which recognizes the right of Muslims to elect their <i>muftis, </i> Greece argues that the Treaty of
Athens and Protocol No. 3 are invalid. The underlying reason for this argument
is the fear stemming from the extensive secular and judicial authorities of the <i>muftis </i> and the possibility of
politicization of their authority. This paper aims to discuss the validity of
the 1913 Treaty of Athens and Protocol No. 3 and to examine relevant
international treaties on the election of <i>muftis </i>.
The paper further aims to explain the positions of Turkey and Greece and
ongoing developments on this issue. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Trakya University}