AH- Completing his visit to Athens, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and the committee accompanying him, visited Western Thrace. Erdogan was the first Turkish prime minister who visited Western Thrace. Erdogan gathered Mufti of Iskece (Xanthi) Mehmet Emin Aga and Mufti of Gumulcine (Komotini) Ibrahim Serif in the Turkish Consulate General of Gumulcine.
Addressing to Western Thrace Turks Erdogan said, “To work for a strong Greece by evaluating events positively will be beneficial for you. You are the citizens of Greece and the individuals of EU. All of you should work for a strong Greece. A strong Greece is your happiness”.