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In Western Thrace, it was hindered to play the Ramadan drum!
30.04.2020
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We want this and other similar malicious actions harming the peaceful coexistence of Turks and Greeks in Western Thrace for centuries to end immediately.” During the holy month of Ramadan in which we are, prohibitive actions against the traditional and cultural values of the Turkish community in Western Thrac...
Turkish imam in Western Thrace was called to testify at police station!
27.04.2020
Halit Habip Oğlu: ‘We call on the Greek authorities to immediately end their attempts targeting religious and cultural values of the Turkish community in Western Thrace under the pretext of tackling the virus outbreak’. An imam belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece was called to testify on grounds of having l...
Greece is continuing to designate by appointment the administration boards of the foundations belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace
16.04.2020
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We call on our country Greece to immediately stop the practice of designating the appointments of the administration boards of the foundations belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace, and renew our request for the foundations’ administration boards to be elected.” The mandate of the appoint...
Azan debate in Western Thrace
15.04.2020
Halit Habip Oğlu: “The Greek authorities should refrain from practices that would lead to a violation of the freedom of religion of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, using the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic.” Within the framework of a joint decision taken by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and ...
Documentary film about the Turkish community in Western Thrace on Al Jazeera Television
09.04.2020
A documentary film about the Turkish community in Western Thrace was aired on 8 April 2020 on the English language channel of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera Television. The documentary film was filmed by Al Jazeera reporter and documentary film director Glenn Ellis who visited Western Thrace from 28 February to 7 March 2020. In the documenta...
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis visited Western Thrace
28.02.2020
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We ask our country Greece to engage in direct dialogue with the Turkish community in Western Thrace and to find solutions for our problems in consultation with us.” The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the provinces of Rhodope and Evros on 25-26 February 2020. Mitsotakis, who attended the mee...
4 months prison sentence imposed on the Elected Mufti of Xanthi Ahmet Mete
27.02.2020
As ABTTF representing the Western Thrace Turks living in Europe, we call on our country Greece to fully respect the religious autonomy and freedom of religion of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, and to recognize our elected muftis. The Mufti of Xanthi Ahmet Mete elected by the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece, was sentenced to...
Elected Mufti of Rhodopi was sentenced to prison
07.11.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “The decision of the court against our Mufti, İbrahim Şerif is a political decision which appears to be our country Greece’s policy in recent years to supress and intimidate the representatives of the Turkish community in Western Thrace.” İbrahim Şerif, Mufti of Rhodopi elected by the Turkish community in West...
Protest march by Xanthi Minority Secondary-High School!
23.09.2019
ABTTF President: We fully support the Parents’ Council, the School Council and the parents who are demonstrating their reactions by using their democratic rights. If rights are not granted, they are conquered, there is no other way!” Xanthi Minority Secondary School - High School, has organized a march on 23 September 2019. The paren...
The principal of Medrese-i Hayriye in Komotini was sacked!
19.09.2019
Üzeyir Ahmet was working for long time in the historical Medrese-i Hayriye in Komotini belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace which has an autonomous status in education. However, he was sacked following the decision taken by Kostandinos Bandikos, Director of Education in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region on 13 September 2019. ...
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