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"Today marks the 85th anniversary of the Treaty of Angora between Bulgaria and Turkey. This deals with the issue of the property rights of almost 350 000 Thracian Bulgarians, who were forcibly driven out of Turkey at the start of the last century. Some of them are still alive, while their descendants number almost 800 000.
The issue of the seized Thracian property has been discussed on numerous occasions by both countries, including at the highest level and in working groups, but without any result. Turkey regards these people as displaced persons, but numerous historical facts and documents, including the 1926 League of Nations Protocol on the refugee loan for Bulgaria, prove their refugee status.
Prime Minister Erdoğan already made one suggestion – people who have documents of ownership should appeal to the Turkish courts. Such documents exist, but it is obscene to demand them of people who have died and barely escaped with their lives. In its resolution of 21 May 2008, the European Parliament called on Turkey to improve dialogue with Bulgaria on this matter. I sincerely hope that we will see good will prevail for the sake of good neighbourly relations."@en1
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