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Torbeş are a Muslim community speaking Macedonian, settled in the Balkan region, particularly in the western and south-western parts of North Macedonia. Known in literature as “Macedonian Muslims,” this group possesses a religious and cultural identity distinct from ethnic Macedonians. Indeed, the term “Macedonian Muslim” has been rejected by the Torbeş themselves, and it has been argued that this label functions as an assimilationist tool aimed at incorporating them into a Slavic ethnic identit

Yuvamız Magazine is a cultural and literary periodical published from 1986 to 1996 in Komotini (Gümülcine), Western Thrace. It has been regarded as an important instrument in the identity struggle of the Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace. While political content was kept secondary, the magazine covered a broad range of topics including education, health, religion, literature, entertainment, and child development. Over its ten-year publication life, a total of 117 issues were released. Pu

Salih Murat (Albanian: Sali Murati) is a politician, lawyer and former President of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia who represents the Turkish community of the country. He is the first person of Turkish origin to be elected to the presidency of the constitutional judiciary in the country and, following his election to parliament in the 2024 elections, has taken an active role in politics. He is known for his work in public service, law and minority rights. Salih Murat is married and