WESTERN THRACE

The masjid belonging to an association of Western Thrace Turks in Imathia-Veria was closed

01.03.2017

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: "Although it is clearly written in the statute, the re-quirement for a separate work permit for the masjid is typical of Greece in the sense that it put obstacles in order to intervene in the freedom of religion and belief" The masjid inside Imathia (Veria) Muslims Education, Culture and Sports Association, an ...
Radio station Çınar FM belonging to the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in Greece attacked

19.01.2017

Halit Habip Oğlu: “This ugly attack on our radio station Çınar FM, which directly aimed at the freedom of expression and media of our minority, intended to silence the voice of our minority.” The first and only Turkish language news radio station Çınar FM of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace, which is based in Komotini, Greece, was attacked...
Demonstration against the closure of Turkish minority schools in Western Thrace

29.09.2016

Halit Habip Oğlu: “We demand an immediate repeal of the decision that foresees the closure of minority schools that have special statutes, violating the right of education of the kids belonging to Turkish Minority of Western Thrace.” Following the decision of the Head of Education at Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece Panayotis Kerama...
9 more Turkish minority schools are closing down in Western Thrace!

30.08.2016

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “This decision taken unilaterally by Greek authorities constitutes another blow to the educational autonomy of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace.” Following the decision of the Head of Education at Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region of Greece Panayotis Keramaris, 9 more Turkish minority schools are closing...
Meeting initiated by the Greek Foreign Minister Kotzias on the economic development of Western Thrace

30.06.2016

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “Such one-sided meetings, to which the representatives of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace living in the region und knowing best the situation there are not invited to attend, can never help the economic development of Western Thrace.” The Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias hosted an enlarged...
Polis raid to two branches of Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association

09.05.2016

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “The main reason of the raids conducted to WTMUGA is to hinder the minority children to learn our mother tongue Turkish.” Two branches of Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA), which is one of the most important associations of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in Greece, in Kom...
Instruction from the Director of the State Education Department of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace to ban Turkish

29.03.2016

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “The autonomy of minority schools is intended to be forgotten!” The Director of the State Education Department of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace Panayiotis Keramaris has banned the use of Turkish by teachers from the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in their communications. According to the daily Gündem, a letter wa...
We are entirely standing alongside our elected Mufti of Xanthi Ahmet Mete!

08.02.2016

As the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), we have regrettably learned through the press release of 6 February 2016 by the Office of our elected Mufti of Xanthi that an Imam, who is also a friend of family and relative of Mufti Ahmet Mete, was forced during a visit to Mufti’s house on Thursday evening, 28 January 2016, by masked a...
Hate-motivated violence against the Turkish minority of Western Thrace included in the OSCE-ODIHR’s 2014 Hate Crime Reporting

17.11.2015

The hate-motivated attacks on the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in Greece during 2014 were covered by the 2014 Hate Crime Reporting that was released by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE on 16 November 2016 marking the International Day for Toleranc...
Greece further ignores the religious autonomy of the Turkish minority of Western Thrace

20.10.2015

ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “We call on Greece to end immediately its policies and practices intending to eradicate the religious autonomy of our minority” Within the framework of the “Lifelong Learning” programmes having been carried out under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, an internationa...

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