Lastly, the situation in Rhodes and Kos of the Dodecanese islands is getting worse day by day. In these two islands where more than 5.000 Turkish people live, Greece officially denies the minority status of the Muslim Turks in the region arguing that they are excluded from the minority protection regime stipulated under 1923 Lausanne Treaty. Muslim Turks living in these islands are also faced with similar problems with that of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace (inter alia, administration of Muslim pious foundations called waqfs, election of their religious leader called Mufti, having an access to minority education in Turkish and the like). Ms/Mr. Chairperson, Therefore, we call upon the Greek State To respect the provisions of the 1992 Declaration and other human and minority rights instruments as well as 1923 Peace Treaty of Lausanne regarding educational and religious autonomy of the Muslim Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, To introduce new measures for the solution of problems in the realm of bilingual minority education, To take necessary steps to recognize the elected muftis of the Turkish Minority, Take into account the minority’s will regarding the law No: 3647/2008 about charitable foundations passed by the Greek Parliament and entered into force on February 29, 2008, and make necessary changes and revise it after a dialo gue with Minority representatives, To abolish the practice of state appointed imams (law no: 3536/2007) that violates the religious autonomy of the Turkish-Muslim minority enshrined in the 1913 Athens, 1920 Greek Sevres and 1923 Lausanne Treaty, To make necessary arrangements to give permission for the Turkish Minority people to pray nearby Western Thrace without any restrictions, Dr. Ali Huseyinoglu Member