It has been going on since the 1950s. but intensified in late 1984. when ethnic Turks were forced to change their names to Slavic names. The violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations protesting this campaign and the subsequent exodus to Turkey are the culmination and the direct result of the assimilation campaign. Indeed. the only humane solution to this ongoing problem is to permit people to choose their own names. speak their own language. freely worship according to their religious beliefs. and to allow those who so desire to emigrate without restrictions or coercion. It Is Important to rote that the suppression of the Turkish minority has also had its Impact on others in Bulgaria. Several leading Bulgarian human rights activists. members of the independent trade union Podkrepa such as Konstantin Trenchev.
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