Young ABTTF at the YEN Easter Seminar

On 31 March-6 April 2012, Young ABTTF, participated in the Easter Seminar organized by the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN). Young ABTTF’s Spokesperson Fatma Reşit and members Funda Reşit and Osman Yunusoğlu attended the Easter Seminar in Ritten, South Tyrol Autonomous Region of Italy. 100 young people from different European minorities shared their experiences during a week, and worked together in different projects. Young people discussed the themes “identity” and “minority” in seven different workshops.

Young ABTTF joined the traditional “Exchange Market”

In the first day of the seminar, Young ABTTF prepared a mask which tells the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in Greece in the mask event, and Osman Yunusoğlu and Funda Reşit pictured the Turkish flag in one side of the mask, and the Greek flag on the other side. At the evening of the first day, Young ABTTF joined the traditional exchange market and introduced traditional foods and drinks which are unique to the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace and the Turkish culture.

Re-elected as YEN Commissioner for Politics, Fatma Reşit elected as YEN Delegate to the European Dialogue Forum

At the YEN Delegates Council Meeting on Monday, elections for the YEN Board of Members and YEN Working Groups were held. Member Young ABTTF, Funda Reşit, was unanimously elected as a member of the Working Group for Communication. Young ABTTF’s Spokesperson and YEN Commissioner for Politics Fatma Reşit was re-elected and became YEN’s Commissioner for Politics. Furthermore, Fatma Reşit was unanimously elected as YEN Delegate to the European Dialogue Forum.