INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

ABTTF attended the 11th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG

02.06.2025

Seventeen Turkic organisations from ten different European countries participated in the meeting hosted by the Turkish community in Bulgaria.
ABTTF raised the issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace at an event in the European Parliament

21.05.2025

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) delivered a presentation at the event titled ‘‘Name, Identity and Memory: 40 Years Since the Final Stage of the Change of Muslim-Turkish Names in Bulgaria’’ hosted by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Turkish minority in Bulgaria Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew Europe, Bulgaria) in Brussels on 21 May 2025.
ABTTF President paid a working visit to Brussels

21.05.2025

President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks of Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Brussels, the capital of the European Union (EU), on 21 May 2025.
Threats against human rights defenders were discussed at OSCE

06.05.2025

ABTTF indicated that individuals and institutions representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace have been subjected to stigmatisation, targeting and hate speech, and that associations have dissolved or not registered because their names contain the words ‘‘Turkish’’ or ‘‘Western Thrace’’, thereby attempting to intimidate and silence the Turkish community.
Special meeting with ELEN on educational issues facing the Turkish community in Western Thrace

05.05.2025

ELEN: The issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece, in education today and its current general situation cannot belong to the 21st century; they are outdated and anti-democratic!
ABTTF organised a fact-finding mission to Western Thrace with the participation of the European Language Equality Network

02.05.2025

ELEN observed first-hand the issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace, particularly in relation to freedom of association and education, as well as the human rights violations they have been subjected to.
ABTTF delivered a presentation on the issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace at the ALDE Group meeting in Strasbourg

09.04.2025

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) delivered a presentation on the Turkish community in Western Thrace at the meeting of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group on 9 April 2025 in parallel with the Spring Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Question for written answer to the European Commission on the stigmatisation of civil society organisations in Greece

25.03.2025

Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Bulgaria, Renew Europe) submitted a question for written answer to the European Commission on 15 March 2025 with the title ‘‘Stigmatisation of civil society groups in Greece’’.
Written statement from ABTTF to the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council

13.03.2025

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement titled ‘‘Obstacles to Access to Quality Education for Children Belonging to the Turkish Community in Thrace in Greece’’ to the 58th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland on 24 February-4 April 2025.
Written contribution from ABTTF to the thematic report to be prepared by the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

05.03.2025

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted its written contribution to the office of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Prof. Nicolas Levrat for the thematic report to be submitted to the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

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