TOKAT - Hansjoerg Kretschmer, head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey, who is currently in northern city of Tokat met representatives of several non-governmental organizations on Tuesday.
He told reporters that he generally discussed the condition of Alewites in Turkey during his meetings.
Kretschmer said that Alewite community can develop themselves better through Turkey`s progress which will be recorded in EU membership process.
Kretschmer added that Alewite community in Tokat wants to develop themselves in a more free and less discriminative milieu.