In the village of Roussa, of the municipality Soufflé in Evros, Where the headquarters of the Bektashis Alevi committee of Thrace is located on Friday, August 1st, the Minister of Education Sofia Zacharaki, A few hours after the community was recognized by the House by a wide majority.
The regulation provides for the recognition of Bektashis Alevites as a legal personality of private law.
The community called the lady Zacharaki at the opening ceremony of the three -day festivities “Chilia 2025”.
“Today is a great day. The Greek Parliament, the Greek nation recognized you Bektashis Alevites. I want to convey to you the wishes of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis but of the House who voted over parties beyond the parties. Recognize your story, your faith, your culture. Recognize that you have a place in the light with pride for what you are. And, let me repeat it, this was done by the Greek Parliament. It is the greatest honor for you what happened today because it gave it not the decision of a minister but the whole Greek nation, “the Minister of Education said, speaking to the residents of Roussa.
“When this effort started I don’t know how many of you thought that the day of justification would come. This day has come and is today. Here. Now. For me, the moment I heard Ahmet and Aisse speak in the House was particularly moving. Their words were words taken out of the heart of all of you. Their bump was the haunting of all of you. Thanks to you, we have learned that there is a Tekke here that is one of the two most important centers of the Bektashian Muslims. Thanks to you we talked about Roussa again about the adjacent villages. Thanks to you, we also talked about the importance of Evros. And for me personally. You know that I have been dealing with the county for many years and from all the posts I served and served. For demographics, and in housing, on the subject of schools, on the issue of tourism, “Ms Zacharakis said.
“Greece shows us that we are united a lot. We are much less separated. Greece is here for all of us. We are united much more than they separate us. Greece unites us because we are all citizens. Democracy unites us because we all have the same rights and obligations. Freedom unites us, hopefully unites us, “he concluded.
‘You have one more protection’
The rapporteur of the bill was also found in Roussa Angel Syrigos. “As soon as we finished the vote and before the votes were counted, my minister is telling me now. And we left to get to come to this holiday. Because I feel a little local, I want to thank you very much for making this move. We have the Treaty of Lausanne that protects your rights, and those of you who are a bit of Alevis still have a protection: the one voted by the Greek Parliament, ”he said.
Mr Syrigos explained that with recognition, “your children will be able to freely learn your faith in schools, protect your own places. Protect Roussa’s Tekke and the Holy Monuments. This was done by the Greek state. Remember it. ” He also added that “Roussa’s Tekke has never ceased to function as a prayer”
The visit to Roussa began with a guided tour of Sofia Zacharakis and Angelos Syrigos, by the Chairman of the Bektashis Alevite Committee, Mr. Akmet Kara Hussein Ahmet in the historical Tekke of Sigit Ali Sultan, the most important center of the world.
