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Those who say, ‘‘I told you so’’ are attempting to distort the facts!
09.06.2023
ABTTF President: “The argument that Greece sets an example with a democratic and humanist attitude towards the Turkish community in Western Thrace shows how deep the gap between discourse and practice is. Indeed, this is not true under any circumstances!’’ In the article of Lieutenant General Ioannis Stamoulis on the website Li...
We demand an ethnicity choice in the census to prove our presence in Greece
09.06.2023
ABTTF President: “As a community, we have clearly felt the negative consequences of the party policy of ND, which denies our existence and our Turkish identity, in the last four years that they have been in power. As Western Thrace Turks, we demand that the ethnic origin be accounted for in the census in our country, and we call on our countr...
The Committee of Ministers sent a letter to the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs as regards the Bekir-Ousta group of cases
08.06.2023
ABTTF President: “We find it positive that it sent a letter to the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, but when we examine the files related to the group of cases, we see neither a timetable nor an explanation for the steps that our country is planning to take in this regard. Indeed, we know that our country does not intend to execute all thre...
The migrant pushbacks in Greece were discussed at the EP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs
07.06.2023
ABTTF President: ‘‘Unlawful pushbacks are a clear example of the distorted practice of democracy and direct violation of human rights in our country. The investigation into the freezing of all assets against GHM Spokesperson Panayote Dimitras is also evidently a kind of retaliation by the Greek authorities for his work on pushbacks and ...
The free will and democratic choice of the Turkish community in Western Thrace are ignored
05.06.2023
ABTTF President: “ND or anyone else must first learn to respect the will of the people! Otherwise, political attitudes and discourses that marginalise and target the Turkish community in Western Thrace will harm our country’s democracy, as it is today.” In an interview with Proto Thema on 3 June 2023, former Prime Minister of G...
Article about the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the Italian cultural magazine “Meridiano 13”
02.06.2023
An article titled ‘‘Living in Western Thrace: A Portrait of the Muslim Turkish Minority in Greece’’ was published in the Italian cultural magazine ‘‘Meridiano 13’’. The article written by Francesco Zema, sports reporter and Director of the Football, Culture and Identity Museum named “CALCI&rd...
The Turkish community in Western Thrace was once again targeted through Turkish and the headscarf!
01.06.2023
ABTTF President: “We will definitely not allow these and similar provocations by extremist circles to disrupt the peace in our region and target our community for their political interests before the upcoming local and regional elections in our country.” In a written statement published on 29 May 2023, the list of ‘‘Spart...
News and statements targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace after the general elections
30.05.2023
ABTTF President: “We constitute the majority of the population in the prefecture of Rodopi, naturally the Turkish candidate gets the most votes. It is quite normal for the Greek candidate to get the second most votes and a candidate from us to get the third most votes. Our community, of its own free will, went to the polls on 21 May and cast ...
4 out of 6 deputies in Rodopi and Xanthi are Turkish
24.05.2023
ABTTF President: “Even if they ignore or turn a deaf ear to our demands, no party has the luxury of ignoring us in our region when the election comes! For this reason, all parties should know that there is no way they can gain success in the region by ignoring us! From now on, I hope everyone acts with awareness of this fact.” Genera...
The 2022 Greece International Religious Freedom Report of the U.S. Department of State was published
22.05.2023
ABTTF President: “In the Greece section of the U.S. 2022 International Religious Freedom Report, the issues faced by our community in the religious field are also covered superficially, as in previous years, and there are statements that mainly support the official view of the Greek state. As ABTTF, we will detail the views and demands of our...
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