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Greece, “the spoiled child” keeps its eyes wide shut to realities!
08.02.2019
Dear readers, Just a few days ago, we had the 29th January, Social Solidarity and National Resistance Day. This year as well, our organizations representing Turkish community of Western Thrace in Greece, Turkey and Germany released statements on the 29th January and celebrated this important day with various commemoration events. And in Germ...
Greece’s election test
21.01.2019
Dear Readers, I would like to start my remarks wishing that 2019 would be a year full of change, reform and welfare for Western Thrace Turkish community. It seems that this year will be quite hectic and challenging for our country. As Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras mentioned in his new year’s message, 2019 will be the first year after ...
Greece in pursuit of creating virtual reality, implements its scenario step by step!
19.09.2018
Dear readers, Administrators of our country have finally made a step to solve the long-term dilemma of Mufti Offices. Kostas Gavroğlu, Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, stated that “In the past minorities were subjected to outrageous policies, oppression and unacceptable laws. Therefore, they do not trust the government” an...
Don’t you think it is time for us to take self-confident and brave steps?
18.07.2018
Dear Readers, Valued Dr. Ahmet Sadık who had undertaken the mandate of leadership in the struggle of rights and freedoms of Western Thrace Turkish community will be commemorated with respect on 24 July on his anniversary of death at his cemetery. When Dr. Sadık Ahmet lost his life in 1995 in a traffic accident, we, as, the Turkish communit...
Historical success of the minorities in Europe!
10.04.2018
Dear Readers, It is a wonderful feeling to be one of the 1.2 million people! I have immense pleasure to share with you this good news. The campaign of the “Minority SafePack Initiative” (MSPI), known as 1 million signatures campaign among Western Thrace Turks, which was launched for establishing a protection mechanism in Europe-wide and st...
We have left 30 years in the struggle in Europe behind, what do we expect from future?
09.03.2018
Dear Readers, On March 3, 2018, we celebrated with a special event 30th anniversary of our Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) established on 28 February 1988. We had the opportunity to listen from the witnesses of that period what was experienced in the way to the decision to establish a federation at the meetings co-organi...
We have left 30 years in the struggle in Europe behind, what do we expect from future?
09.03.2018
Dear Readers, On March 3, 2018, we celebrated with a special event 30th anniversary of our Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) established on 28 February 1988. We had the opportunity to listen from the witnesses of that period what was experienced in the way to the decision to establish a federation at the meetings co-organi...
We must unite as whole country against racism and fascism!
16.02.2018
Dear Readers, “The only good Turk is a dead Turk”! Yes, yes, you read it right. These words belong to Theodoros Pangalos who served in the past as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister in our country! Can you believe this? A politician, who had a senior official position in our country Greece, makes a statement at th...
Taboo of Greece: Western Thrace Turks
08.02.2018
Dear Readers, We have left behind the 30th anniversary of January 29 Social Solidarity and National Resistance Day, which was started on 29 January 1988 with the slogans chanted in the streets “We were born as Turks, we will die as Turks”. Along with commemoration ceremonies held in Western Thrace and Turkey, our associations which are repr...
Is it possible for start of a new period in Western Thrace?
16.01.2018
Dear Readers, Another year is left behind with happinesses and sorrows. A new year means a new beginning, new hopes! As an individual and community, we are full of new hopes and expectations in the year. Considering the economic crises experienced in our country although current conditions seem quite hopeless, under no circumstances we should...
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