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The 9th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG was hosted by the Turkish community in Western Thrace

06.11.2023

The hosts of the meeting, the Western Thrace Turkish delegation, consisting of the representatives from ABTTF, FEP Party and WTMUGA, conveyed the current issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace.
Answer from the European Commission to the written question regarding the educational issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace

25.10.2023

The European Commission answered the written question titled ‘‘Access to high-quality preschool education for children from the Turkish-minority community in Western Thrace (Greece)’’ presented by Members of the European Parliament (MEP) Loránt Vincze (Romania, EPP), François Alfonsi (France, Greens/EFA), Herbert Dorfmann (Italy, EPP) and Yana Toom (Estonia, Renew) on 6 July 2023.
The guest of the ‘‘Facts about Our Country’’ programme was MEP François Alfonsi

13.10.2023

The eleventh part of the online programme series of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) titled ‘‘Facts about Our Country’’ was broadcast on 12 October 2023.
ABTTF paid a working visit to Strasbourg

12.10.2023

During the meetings held during the working visit, the current issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, especially those related to education and freedom of association were discussed.
The representatives of the Turkish community in Western Thrace were at the OSCE

06.10.2023

Participating in the Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw, ABTTF conveyed the issues in the fields of freedom of religion and freedom of association.
The educational issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace were brought to the agenda at a panel in Brussels

28.09.2023

The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended a panel organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), of which it is a full member, at its Brussels office on 26 September 2023, on the occasion of the European Day of Languages. Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office participated in the panel titled ‘‘Minority Languages as Part of the European Linguistic and Cultural Landscape: Role of Minority NGOs in preserving diversity in Europe’’.
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.”

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