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Concerns regarding the rule of law in Greece have once again been raised in the European Parliament
15.07.2026
ABTTF President: “It is impossible to effectively protect fundamental rights in an environment where the rule of law is eroding. As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too have long faced similar structural issues regarding our fundamental rights, such as freedom of association, education, and religious autonomy. It is of great importa...
ABTTF brings the issues of the Western Thrace Turks to the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council
03.07.2026
In a written statement submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, ABTTF highlighted that Greece had failed to implement the previous recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ahead of the review in November 2026, and listed Greece’s violations of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace. The...
ABTTF brings the educational challenges facing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace to the international agenda with a study prepared in three languages
29.06.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) has published a study titled “The Right to Education in Mother Tongue and State Intervention in the Autonomous Education System of the Turkish Community in Western Thrace,” which comprehensively addresses the challenges faced by the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace in the field ...
ABTTF participated in an EP meeting on the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Report 2025
25.06.2026
The Brussels Office of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in a meeting of the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) held in Brussels. At the meeting, which ABTTF attended as part of its activities in Brussels, the European Union Agency for Fundamen...
A delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna
13.05.2026
The delegation of Western Thrace Turks, comprising representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and the FEP Party, raised the issues facing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace. Representing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMU...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu held high-level meetings during his working visit to Strasbourg
22.04.2026
During the meetings held as part of the working visit, the current issues facing the Turkish community in Western Thrace were discussed, with a particular focus on education, association, and religious freedom. President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu, paid a working visit to Strasbourg o...
Written contribution from ABTTF on the issues facing the Turkish community in Western Thrace to Greece’s Universal Periodic Review
14.04.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written contribution to the fourth cycle (2022-2027) of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, which reviews the human rights performance of all member States, regarding the problems and human rights violations suffered by th...
ABTTF brought the current problems faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the field of education to the attention of the UN Human Rights Council
24.02.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement titled ‘‘Denial of Turkish Children’s Rights to Quality Education due to the Violation of the Educational Autonomy of the Turkish Community in Western Thrace, Greece’’ to the 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Counc...
Happy International Mother Language Day!
20.02.2026
ABTTF President: “We call on our country Greece to immediately end its anti-democratic and discriminatory policies against our community, and on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, we reiterate our demand for bilingual Turkish and Greek kindergartens with determination.” 21 February is International Mother Language Day...
Written opinion from ABTTF on the report of the Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport
03.02.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) prepared a written opinion on the issues concerning the Turkish community in Western Thrace included in the report titled ‘‘2024 Report on Incidents Against Places of Religious Importance in Greece’’ published by the Greek Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and S...
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