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A statement from Kosmidou that went beyond her authority
22.07.2026
ABTTF President: “The fact that an education bureaucrat is going beyond education policies to offer assessments on foreign policy, the interpretation of the Treaty of Lausanne, and Türkiye-Greece relations clearly demonstrates that this is a political issue. As we have always said, the real purpose behind the closure of our primary schoo...
Greece continues to close Turkish primary schools in Western Thrace one by one
14.07.2026
ABTTF President: “The closure of our schools, one by one each year, is the result of a systematic policy designed to gradually erode our educational autonomy. To deprive a community of its schools is to target not only its educational institutions, but also its memory, its language and its future. This is nothing less than the systematic dism...
Western Thrace Turks who protested against the provocations of the muftis appointed by Greece were sentenced to prison
19.06.2026
ABTTF Başkanı: “As ABTTF, the representative body of the Western Thrace Turks living in Europe, we strongly condemn the court’s unjust prison sentence handed down to four representatives of our minority; we extend our best wishes to them and want them to know that we stand by them at all times”. On 11 October 2024, the then app...
The appeal filed by the Western Thrace Fenerbahçe Culture and Sports Association has been rejected!
11.06.2026
ABTTF President: “Considering that our country Greece has failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases for the past 18 years and has completely disregarded them, this latest decision is not of a legal nature but is entirely political in character, demonstratin...
Defence Minister Dendias once again denied the Turkish identity of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
19.05.2026
ABTTF President: “The presence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace is an undeniable fact. As we have always said, we who have lived on this land for centuries are an inseparable part of our country through our Turkish identity, and we are a source of wealth for our country. However, contrary to Dendias’ claims, our country is excl...
Minister of Education Zacharaki dismissed the educational problems of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
06.05.2026
ABTTF President: “Minister of Education Zacharaki claims that our country, Greece, is transforming its education system quickly and reliably, but it’s clear that the Minister is ignoring us once again. We were granted autonomy in education under the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, but this autonomy has been largely eroded due to the state&rsqu...
Our right to elect our muftis is not up for debate; the state is usurping our rights!
08.04.2026
ABTTF President: “We condemn all of the state’s unlawful and illegitimate practices based on the usurpation of rights. The mufti issue is directly linked not only to the religious identity but also to the cultural and social identity of the Turkish community in Western Thrace. Therefore, any practice that disregards the will of the Turk...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: You are not alone! You have the support of a community of 150,000 people behind you!
01.04.2026
On 11 October 2024, a lawsuit was filed against Hüseyin Baltacı, Ozan Ahmetoğlu, Bahri Belço, and Murat Köse, representatives of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, for opposing the provocation by the then-appointed mufti regents of Komotini, Xanthi, and Didymoteicho during Friday prayers at the Çınar Mosque in Xanthi. ...
A request was made to ban Turkish and headscarves at Komotini Public Hospital
09.03.2026
ABTTF President: “The Spartakos List’s letter, which is entirely provocative in content and disregards our community's native language, culture, and religious beliefs, is absolutely unacceptable and aims to disrupt the peace and tranquillity in our region of Western Thrace”. The far-right Spartakos List, represented in the ...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: The collective iftar programmes in Western Thrace appear to have upset some circles
04.03.2026
At the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, traditional collective iftar programmes are being held in the Western Thrace region of Greece. The iftar programmes, which are being held in various Turkish villages of the region and where high-level guests from Türkiye have attended, have also been reported by the Greek press. “Eac...
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