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Western Thrace Turks participated in the UN Forum on Minority Issues
28.11.2025
The marginalisation and targeting of the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece, its exposure to hate speech, and the systematic violation of the Turkish community’s freedom of association were conveyed at the Forum.
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu met with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Levrat
26.11.2025
President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu met with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Nicolas Levrat, at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on 26 November 2025.
ABTTF President attended the ELEN 2025 General Assembly
17.11.2025
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace, participated in the General Assembly of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN), of which it is a member, held in Barcelona, Spain, on 14-15 November 2025. Hosted by the Catalonia-based Escarré International Centre for the Ethnic Minorities and Nations (CIEMEN), the General Assembly brought together representatives of national and linguistic minorities from different European countries. ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu attended the Assembly, accompanied by Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office.
ABTTF participated in the 7th annual meeting of the FUEN Education Working Group
13.11.2025
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), as a full member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), participated in the 7th Annual Meeting of the Education Working Group held in the city of Komotini in the Western Thrace region of Greece on 10-13 November 2025.
ABTTF attended the 69th FUEN Congress held in Italy
27.10.2025
At the FUEN Assembly of Delegates, ABTTF Vice President Nabi Ibraimtzik was re-elected as FUEN Vice President for the next three years.
Western Thrace Turks at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference
14.10.2025
ABTTF raised the issue of Greece’s systematic violation of the Turkish community in Western Thrace’s freedom of association.
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Strasbourg
01.10.2025
President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Strasbourg from 29 September to 1 October 2025, in parallel with the Autumn Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
ABTTF participated in events organised to mark the European Day of Languages
26.09.2025
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in events held in Brussels on the occasion of the European Day of Languages. Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office attended the reception organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), of which ABTTF is a full member, on the evening of Tuesday, 23 September, and the event organised by the Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages of the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday, 24 September.
ABTTF and FUEN Vice President Nabi Ibraimtzik participated in FUEN’s working visit to Berlin
22.09.2025
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) Vice President Nabi Ibraimtzik participated in the working visit organised by FUEN, of which ABTTF is a full member, to Berlin, the capital of Germany, on 17-18 September 2025.
ABTTF parallel report to the U.S. State Department’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Greece
18.09.2025
In its parallel report, ABTTF detailed the issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace, as well as the human rights violations and discrimination they are subjected to.
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