1990 Komotini events

The events started over the conviction and imprisonment of an ethnic Turkish MP, Sadik Achmet, by a Greek court.

[9][10] According to an eye-witness reported by Helsinki Watch: Greek mobs consisted of approximately 40 to 50 people running wild, breaking windows, beating people and vandalizing cars; he saw a police car coming behind the mob, without making any effort to stop the Greek nationalists.

[11] The event increased the tension between Greece and Turkey when the Turkish Consul in Komotini was declared "persona non grata" and expelled from the country for having referred to the minority as "our kinsmen" in a letter he wrote to Greek authorities demanding the indemnification of damaged shops.

During their meeting with the local politicians at the town hall, an angry mob gathered outside to protest, calling Damanaki a traitor.

[12] In 1991 when Turks protested the dismissal of their chosen Mufti by the Greek government the tension increased again, reportedly thirteen people were injured and the Mosque of Komotini was bombed.