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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. ...
Protest at Xanthi Turkish Minority Secondary and High School!
12.09.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: As ABTTF, we support the decision to protest of the parents of the children of the Turkish community in Western Thrace and ask the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure that the Xanthi Turkish Minority Secondary and High School have a new building with sufficient capacity to accommodate the students and relieve t...
Five more minority primary schools in Western Thrace will be closed in the new school year!
23.08.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “The number of primary schools belonging to Western Thrace Turks is rapidly diminishing with decision on closure of schools with no consideration of the autonomous status of Western Thrace Turkish community in education and their granted rights. In violation of the relevant legislation, closing schools on the grounds of low ...
Final blow on religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace!
24.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, it is not possible for us to accept the recent presidential decree prepared und put into force by the Greek state without taking into consideration our demands which harbors the intention to take away our mufti offices!” The presidential decree, which envisages the restru...
Western Thrace Turks in Thessaloniki pray at the association building since the mosques are closed for worship
13.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Greek authorities prevent Western Thrace Turks from worshipping freely by keeping the Ottoman heritage mosques closed for worship” Western Thrace Turks living in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city after Athens, have to pray at the building of the Education and Culture Association of Muslims in Mac...
Heinous attack to Turkish cemetery in Alexandropolis!
04.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We severely condemn this heinous attack made to our cemetery, as the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we are not deceived by such provocations which has got several examples from the past and we want it is known that we will continue our rightful struggle within the scope of democracy and principles of the universal law...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras made statements about Mufti offices and foundations during his visit to Western Thrace
10.05.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu, “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we demand that the Greek government should immediately put an end to its unilateral practices that would undermine our right to religious autonomy guaranteed by international treaties and engage into a direct dialogue with us in resolving our problems.” Greek Prime Minist...
Hate motivated attacks against the Turkish community in Western Thrace addressed in the OSCE 2017 Hate Crime Data
19.11.2018
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) published on 16 November on the International Day for Tolerance the 2017 Hate Crime Data. The hate motivated attacks in 2017 targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece are also included in the 2017 data. ...
Obtaining operating licence regarding historical mosques and masjids belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace is made to be compulsory
08.11.2018
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We call on our country Greece to end immediately its interventions in the religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace which was granted by the treaties and to fully respect its freedom of religion” The Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs has issued a circular on religious communities’...
Elected Mufti of Komotini İbrahim Şerif was called to bear testimony once again!
02.11.2018
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Recurrent legal prosecutions against the muftis elected by the Western Thrace Turkish community in Greece have become an instrument of intimidation and oppression and need to be terminated immediately” İbrahim Şerif, Mufti of Komotini elected by the Western Thrace Turkish community in Greece and President of the Consultative ...
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