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Circular restricting the fulfilment of the religious obligations of the Turkish community in Western Thrace
28.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘Friday is a day of mass worship and is a sacred day to Muslims. We call on the Greek authorities to respect the religiously sacred days of the Turkish community in Western Thrace and to immediately revoke the circular, which lacks good faith’. The circular dated 17.09.2021, signed by Konstantinos Bandikos, Director ...
Objection to the election of the muftis from metropolitan bishops in Western Thrace
23.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘I would like to say to our metropolitan bishops the following: In Turkey, where we can compare with our muftis in Western Thrace on the basis of reciprocity, the Patriarch of the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate should not be elected by the Synod Assembly but appointed by the state! That’s what I’m going to ask ...
Stylianidis does not give up on the claim that the problems in Western Thrace are caused by Turkish nationalism
08.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘It is unrealistic to claim that the model of co-existence in the region reflects the quality and depth of modern Greek democracy. Indeed, the Turkish community in Western Thrace has been further isolated due to the lack of recognition of the ethnic Turkish identity in the region, which Stylianidis says is alone, the violatio...
Elected Mufti of Rodopi Ibrahim Şerif to stand trial on charges of ‘usurpation of office’
03.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘The fact that the mufti elected by our community is brought before the court on charges of usurpation of office is actually a means of the policy of fear and intimidation against our community, we all know that’. Elected Mufti of Rodopi Ibrahim Şerif will stand trial at the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance...
Primary and Secondary Degree Schools Regional Director Konstantinos Bandikos: ‘Education can be continued with an increase in the number of students in the future in schools whose activities have been suspended’
17.08.2021
ABTTF President: ‘If the number of students increases, it is stated that the schools will reopen, but in practice this does not happen for our schools. According to the legislation, a school that has been suspended for two years in a row is closed indefinitely’. Xronos newspaper reported on 17 August 2021 that ‘Xilagani (Kuşlan...
Unbelievable statements from the authorities of our country about our 12 primary schools to be closed in Western Thrace!
04.08.2021
ABTTF President: ‘Since you implement Lausanne totally, how come you are closing our schools, not those of the state, on grounds of shortage of students?’ With the decision of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace State Regional Directorate of First and Second Degree Schools dated 30 July 2021, statements from the authorities of our count...
Astronomical fine for mosque in Turkish village in Greece!
03.08.2021
ABTTF President: ‘It is absolutely impossible to say that the astronomical fine imposed on the village trustees for allegedly converting the old school building into a mosque in the Turkish village of ten households Mikra Tímbanon (Küçük Davutlu) is proportionate. We hope that the authorities will respond positively to...
12 more Turkish primary schools to close in the new school year
02.08.2021
ABTTF President: “Although the Lausanne Peace Treaty grants the right to establish, manage and control its own schools by recognising autonomous status in the field of education, Turkish primary schools belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace continue to be closed on the grounds of shortage of students and as a further example of...
Greece’s Court of Cassation again rejected the appeal of the Xanthi Turkish Union for the reinstatement of its legal status!
02.07.2021
ABTTF President: “The Court of Cassation’s decision on the Xanthi Turkish Union which has been struggling for justice for 38 years showed once again that our country Greece disregards the principles of democracy and the rule of law.” Greece’s Court of Cassation (Areios Pagos) rejected the appeal of the Xanthi Turkish Unio...
Greek authorities reject the applications of Western Thrace Turks living in Thessaloniki for mosques and cemeteries!
25.06.2021
ABTTF President: “Reminding our country Greece of its obligations in the field of freedom of religion and worship, we invite the Greek authorities to immediately respond positively to the applications of Western Thrace Turks living in Thessaloniki for a mosque and cemetery.” The Western Thrace Turks living in Thessaloniki, the second...
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