Turkish-Greek MPs welcome referendum outcome
Lawmakers from Western Thrace say referendum result strengthened Greek position
ANKARA
Greece’s Turkish minority had “written history together with the Greek people”, a group of Turkish-Greek lawmakers said on Monday in a statement on the country’s bailout referendum.
The three deputies for the Syriza ruling coalition that had called for the rejection of the austerity proposals thanked the Turkish minority for supporting the “No” campaign.
Mustafa Mustafa, Ayhan Karayusuf and Huseyin Zeybek – who represent the Turkish community in Western Thrace said referendum result had strengthened Greece’s negotiating position with its creditors.
According to the Greek Interior Ministry, the Turkish community supported the “No” vote in Rodop, Iskece (Xanthi) and Evros counties.
The referendum asked Greeks to vote on proposals to raise taxes and cut government spending and were rejected by more than 61 percent of voters.
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
