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The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on Greece to execute the ECtHR judgments in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases without delay
12.06.2026
ABTTF President: “If our country fails to take concrete steps by December 2026 to execute the final judgments of the ECtHR concerning our associations, we demand that the Committee of Ministers initiate the infringement procedure against our country under Article 46, paragraph 4 of the Convention for disregarding its obligations under the Con...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Our country must first address its poor record on human and minority rights
11.06.2026
ABTTF President: “Although our country has been an EU member since 1981, while it demands respect for the rights and national identity of the Greek minority in Albania, it denies the ethnic Turkish identity of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace—whose members hold both Greek and EU citizenship—and bans our associations bearing ...
The appeal filed by the Western Thrace Fenerbahçe Culture and Sports Association has been rejected!
11.06.2026
ABTTF President: “Considering that our country Greece has failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases for the past 18 years and has completely disregarded them, this latest decision is not of a legal nature but is entirely political in character, demonstratin...
The Greek government is concerned about the European Commission's rule of law report for this year
10.06.2026
ABTTF President: “The Tempi train crash, illegal wiretapping, and the OPEKEPE incident have been the most glaring examples of the systematic and institutional violation of the rule of law in our country, Greece, in recent years. These legal scandals, for which the government bears primary responsibility, have naturally dealt a severe blow to ...
According to the EU Justice Scoreboard 2026, the majority of the public in Greece do not believe that the judiciary is independent
05.06.2026
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we are both direct witnesses to and victims of the problems in the functioning of our country’s judicial system and the systematic violation of the rule of law. For 18 years, our country has persistently failed to executed the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments c...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Greece denies the existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority
01.06.2026
ABTTF President: “Our country, which has been a member of the EU since 1981, completely denies the ethnic identity and existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority living within its borders. For 28 years, our country has persistently failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) judgmen...
Note verbale from Greece to the written statement submitted by ABTTF to the UN Human Rights Council
29.05.2026
The Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva has responded to the written statement submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the current problems faced by the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace in the field of education. In it...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye
26.05.2026
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye. However, this is unfortunately not possible because, as a result of the official state policy in our country—which is based on the denial of our Turkish identity&mdash...
Defence Minister Dendias once again denied the Turkish identity of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
19.05.2026
ABTTF President: “The presence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace is an undeniable fact. As we have always said, we who have lived on this land for centuries are an inseparable part of our country through our Turkish identity, and we are a source of wealth for our country. However, contrary to Dendias’ claims, our country is excl...
A delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna
13.05.2026
The delegation of Western Thrace Turks, comprising representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and the FEP Party, raised the issues facing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace. Representing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMU...
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