The Struggle for Effective Representation in the Greek Parliament: Friendship-Equality-Peace Party and the Western Thrace Turks

Azınlıkların politikaya katılımı hala siyeset biliminin en çelişkili konularından birisidir. Birçok ülkede, azınlıklarla ilgili politikalar, azınlıkların kendi görüşleri dikkate alınmadan planlanmaktadır. Yunanistan devleti de bu kategoriye girmekte ve Batı Trakya Türkleri örneğinde olduğu gibi azınlıkları karar alma sürecinde göz ardı etmektedir. 1923'ten beri azınlık grubundan seçilen pek çok milletvekili Yunan Parlementosuna girmiştir. Fakat, buna rağmen azınlık hakları ihlallerinin devam etmesi; milletvekilerinin karar alma süreçlerinde etkisiz kaldıklarını göstermektedir. Bu çalışmada öncelikle Batı Trakya Türkleri'nin politik duruşları incelenecek olup; aynı zamanda Dostluk-Eşitlik-Barış Partisi'nin kuruluş süreci, Yunan Parlementosu'nda karar alma aşamasında etkili olabilme stratejileri ele alınacaktır

Yunan Parlamentosunda Etkin Temsil Etme Mücadelesi: Batı Trakya Türkleri ve Dostluk-Eşitlik-Barış Partisi

The political participation of minorities is still one of the most controversial subjects in current affairs. In many states, policies regarding minority communities are designed disregarding the minorities' needs and aspirations. Greece falls in that category of state where ethnic, religious or linguistic groups are often ignored in the decision-making process as in the case of Western Thrace Turks. Since 1923, a number of MPs from the minority have been elected and representing it in the Greek Parliament. However, practice and the continuity of minority rights violations suggest that the minority parliamentarians have not been successful in influencing decisions. Here we briefly examine the political behaviour of the Western Thrace Turks. To illustrate the challenges for the minority, we analyse the formation process of the Friendship-Equality-Peace Party and its strategy in its attempt to influence decision making in the Greek Parliament

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