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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...
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. The FUEN delegation, consisting of FUEN Vice Presidents Olivia Sch...
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. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted its parallel report on the 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Greece 2024 published b...
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. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the 11th Annual Meeting of the Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities (TAG) of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (...
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 Eu...
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. During his working visit, accompanied by ABTTF International Relations Director Melek Kırmacı and Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office, Habip Oğlu met with Me...
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’’, there...
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! Within the scope of the fact-finding mission organised by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) with the participation of th...
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. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) organised a fact-finding misison to Western Thrace this year with the ...
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). During the working v...
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