BATI TRAKYA AZINLIĞI YÜKSEK TAHSİLLİLER DERNEĞİ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΩΝ ΜΕΙΟΝΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΔΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΘΡΑΚΗΣ WESTERN THRACE MINORITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATES ASSOCIATION of central Komotini or Xanthi. Yet, only a few of them are of mixed character; Turkish and Greek young people together sharing the same table. Turkish-speaking Minority ones would rather sit together and socialize in their own way as the Greek-speaking ones do. The parallel existence of the two different minority and majority identities at different phases of social, political and economic life and various forms of discrimination that Minority youth faces should be one of the primary questions that Greek policy makers should find possible answers. Thus, the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association urges Greece a) b) to solve decades-long problems regarding bilingual Minority schooling to form a platform of dialogue and cooperation with Minority members to find solutions to major problems that the Minority youth faces in their everyday lives c) to emphasize the economic improvement of the region and promote participation of young people at labour force. B.T.A.Y.T.D. Egnatias 75, 69132 Komotini, YUNANİSTAN Tel. & Fax: +30 25310 29705 Σ.Ε.Μ.Δ.Θ. Εγνατίας 75, 69132 Κομοτηνή, ΕΛΛΑΔΑ • E-mail: info@btaytd.com W.T.M.U.G.A. Egnatias 75, 69132 Komotini, GREECE • Web: http://www.btaytd.com/