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Greek Reporter
Sept 13 2014
Greek School Prevented from Opening in Imbros
by Nikoleta Kalmouki
Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros' Greek
school on the grounds that the building was not "ready to operate" in
the upcoming school year, started on September 1.
After being closed for 50 years, the Private Imbros Greek Primary
School reopened on September 17 last year, with four students
enrolled. After the elementary school started giving lessons to the
four students at its facility in the island's Zeytinliköy
neighborhood, the local Greek community launched an initiative to
establish a high school at the beginning of 2014.
Editor-in-chief of Greek newspaper "Apoyevmatini" Mihail Vasiliadis
told Turkish newspaper "Today's Zaman" that the decision of the
Turkish government has driven the Greek community to despair.
"This is not just about a school. We should look at this case from a
broad perspective; everybody [that belongs to a minority group] -- such
as Kurds, Greeks and Armenians -- has problems in this country. And
those problems have arisen due to the lack of pluralism and tenuous
democracy in the country," he said.
The school would receive eight students, whose families, rooted in
Imbros, were returning from Greece.
Laki Vingas, elected representative of the Non-Muslim Foundations in
Turkey and Council Member of the General Directorate of Foundations in
Ankara, said the Greek community needs the state's support. He pointed
out that they offered the use of a primary school in Zeytinliköy until
the maintenance work at the school was completed, however the plan was
not approved.
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2014/09/13/greek-school-prevented-from-opening-in-imbros/
Sept 13 2014
Greek School Prevented from Opening in Imbros
by Nikoleta Kalmouki
Turkish Education Ministry prevented the opening of Imbros' Greek
school on the grounds that the building was not "ready to operate" in
the upcoming school year, started on September 1.
After being closed for 50 years, the Private Imbros Greek Primary
School reopened on September 17 last year, with four students
enrolled. After the elementary school started giving lessons to the
four students at its facility in the island's Zeytinliköy
neighborhood, the local Greek community launched an initiative to
establish a high school at the beginning of 2014.
Editor-in-chief of Greek newspaper "Apoyevmatini" Mihail Vasiliadis
told Turkish newspaper "Today's Zaman" that the decision of the
Turkish government has driven the Greek community to despair.
"This is not just about a school. We should look at this case from a
broad perspective; everybody [that belongs to a minority group] -- such
as Kurds, Greeks and Armenians -- has problems in this country. And
those problems have arisen due to the lack of pluralism and tenuous
democracy in the country," he said.
The school would receive eight students, whose families, rooted in
Imbros, were returning from Greece.
Laki Vingas, elected representative of the Non-Muslim Foundations in
Turkey and Council Member of the General Directorate of Foundations in
Ankara, said the Greek community needs the state's support. He pointed
out that they offered the use of a primary school in Zeytinliköy until
the maintenance work at the school was completed, however the plan was
not approved.
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2014/09/13/greek-school-prevented-from-opening-in-imbros/