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The Muslim minority in Greece is primarily composed of individuals of Turkish ancestry and is concentrated in two main areas: western Thr\u00e1ki (Thrace) and the Dodecanese islands.1
In western Thrace, the Muslim population includes those of Turkish descent, as well as the Pomaks, who are Muslims that speak a Bulgarian dialect, and a small group of sedentary Roma. This community was officially recognized by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, which exempted them from the population exchange between Greece and Turkey.23