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Deputy Mayor Photographed with Ataturk Flag in Elassona

Published March 27, 2026, 07:10
Deputy Mayor Photographed with Ataturk Flag in Elassona

Strong reactions have been caused in Elassona by a photograph showing a deputy mayor holding a flag with Kemal Ataturk during a welcome event for students from Turkey and France through the Erasmus program. The main opposition denounces an "unprecedented institutional and historical blunder," as Ataturk is associated with the Pontic Genocide and the Asia Minor Catastrophe. It is pointed out that the use of this flag is an insult to the descendants of refugees and national consciousness. The opposition demands explanations from the mayor regarding whether he was aware of the initiative and whether he covers up this action.