INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended FUEN 2021 Congress

13.09.2021

The text of the resolution on the non-execution of ECtHR judgments on Western Thrace Turkish associations by Greece was adopted by the FUEN Assembly of Delegates.
Young ABTTF attended the YEN Seminar on ‘Story of My Life’

07.09.2021

Young ABTTF, the youth organisation of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), participated in the seminar titled ‘Story of My Life’ organised by the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) in Strasbourg, France on 1-5 September 2021 with the contributions of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. Nihan Ayan of Young ABTTF attended the seminar.
Communication from the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe about Bekir Ousta to the Committee of Ministers

02.09.2021

ABTTF President: ‘The communication of the Conference of INGOs to the Committee of Ministers shows that it is understood and observed by all related circles that the freedom of association of our community has been taken away and that there is a need for action in order to address this injustice’.
Working visit by ABTTF to Strasbourg

30.08.2021

Within the scope of the working visit, the non-execution of ECtHR judgments regarding Western Thrace Turkish associations by Greece was brought to the agenda, and current developments regarding the Turkish community in Western Thrace were conveyed.
Written statement from ABTTF to the UN Human Rights Council

24.08.2021

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented a written statement titled ‘The limitations in civil rights granted to the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece’ to the 48th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council which will be held from 13 September to 1 October 2021. In its written statement, ABTTF raised the issue of the rejection of the Greek Court of Cassation in the case of the Xanthi Turkish Union within the scope of freedom of association and the closure of 12 other primary schools belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the new school year.
Western Thrace Turks attended the third OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of the year

14.07.2021

During the meeting, the Western Thrace Turkish delegation comprised of representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party expressed the rights violations and the discriminations faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the digital age.
ABTTF attended FRA’s online meeting on disinformation and human rights

30.06.2021

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the online meeting entitled “How to tackle disinformation? Communicating human rights in the digital age” organised by the European Union (EU) Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on 28-29 June 2021. Deniz Servantie from the ABTTF Brussels Office participated in the event which was held in two sections, the panel discussion and workshops.
Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended FUEN TAG’s 2nd thematic seminar

24.06.2021

The Western Thrace Turkish delegation composed of the representatives of ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party explained the rights violations suffered by the Turkish community in Western Thrace and its current problems.
Greece’s failure to execute the ECtHR judgments on Western Thrace Turkish associations was discussed at an online panel organised by ABTTF

02.06.2021

It was noted during the event that the fact that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding the Xanthi Turkish Union which was closed, and the Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Rodopi Province and the Evros Prefecture Minority Youth Association which were not registered by the national courts, have not been executed by Greece for more than 13 years contradicted the principles of democracy and the rule of law.
ABTTF is organising a webinar regarding the non-execution of ECtHR judgments on Western Thrace Turkish associations by Greece

28.05.2021

Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) with the support of MEP François Alfonsi is organising on 2 June 2021 an online panel discussion entitled “The Long-Standing Problem of Non-Execution of ECtHR’s Judgments by Greece: The Bekir Ousta and Others Group of Cases”.

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