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ABTTF paid a working visit to Brussels
26.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Brussels, the capital of the European Union (EU), on 26 September 2023.
ABTTF brought the issues experienced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the field of education to the UN
22.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented a written statement titled ‘‘Access to pre-school education in mother tongue and the rapid decrease in primary schools for children belonging to Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece’’ to the 54th regular session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 67th FUEN Congress was held in Hungary
11.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace, attended the 67th Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) on 7-10 September 2023.
Answer from the European Commission to the question for written answer on hate speech against the Turkish community in Western Thrace
23.08.2023
ABTTF President: “Due to the Commission’s lack of competence, the issue of national minorities has been left to EU Member States, but as we all know, our country Greece is one of the countries with the worst record as regards minority rights in the EU. However, since there is no general protection and control mechanism for the protection of minorities at the EU level, systematic discrimination against the Turkish community in Western Thrace continues in Greece.”
ABTTF conveyed the problems after the first snap elections in Greece to the UN
14.08.2023
In its written statement submitted to the 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) held in Geneva, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) conveyed the behaviour and discourses which targeted the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the first snap elections which were held in Greece on 21 May 2023 to the agenda of the UN.
A written question to the European Commission about the issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the field of education
06.07.2023
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Loránt Vincze (Romania, EPP), François Alfonsi (France, Greens/EFA), Herbert Dorfmann (Italy, EPP) and Yana Toom (Estonia, Renew) submitted a written question titled ‘‘Access to quality pre-school education for children belonging to an autochthonous community in Western Thrace (Greece)’’ to the European Commission on 6 July 2023.
ABTTF paid a working visit to Strasbourg
22.06.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Strasbourg on 19-21 June 2023 in parallel with the Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The ABTTF delegation, consisting of ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu and ABTTF International Relations Director Melek Kırmacı Arık, discussed the current issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace during their meetings with PACE member deputies and the Council of Europe bodies.
ABTTF written opinion regarding the Greece section of Amnesty International’s annual report
11.05.2023
ABTTF President: “In our written opinion prepared as ABTTF, we conveyed the issues of our community and the discrimination it is exposed to and demanded that the organisation also focus on minority rights in next year’s reports. Indeed, minority rights are an integral part of human rights’’.
Question for written answer to the European Commission regarding hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace
28.04.2023
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) François Alfonsi (France, Greens/EFA) submitted a question for written answer to the European Commission as regards hate speech and systematic discrimination targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece.
Western Thrace Turkish business people and cooperative representatives and Turkish supermarket chains operating in Berlin gathered together
25.04.2023
ABTTF President: “The Turkish community in Western Thrace in our region is a community based on agriculture, but due to the structural issues in our region, especially after the financial and financial crisis, migration has increased considerably. For this reason, we think that employment should be increased by enhancing production in our region.”
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