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Problems of the minority associations dissolved on the grounds of bearing the word “Turk” in their titles has been reported to United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

29.05.2013

A report on Greece’s persistent non-execution of European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) decisions has been submitted to UNHRC Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted a written statement on prob-lems of Western Thrace Turkish Minority’s freedom of association to the 23. Session of United Nations Human Rights Council Ha...
ABTTF and BTAYTD were at OSCE High Level Conference in Tirana

23.05.2013

The conference also discussed discrimination and intolerance against Muslims with partici-pation of Komotini Elected Mufti İbrahim Şerif and Xanthi Elected Mufti Ahmet Mete Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) High-Level Conference on Non-discrimination and Toler...
ABTTF met with Human Rights Watch in London

21.05.2013

ABTTF expressed Western Thrace Turkish Minority has become target of extreme right in Greece since Golden Dawn entry to the Greek Parliament Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) has met Human Rights Watch (HRW), the global organisation in defence of human rights, on 20 May 2013. The meeting took place in HRW London office and wa...
ABTTF participated in 6th Fundamental Rights Platform Meeting

29.04.2013

Anti-discrimination policies in the EU were discussed along with participation of more than 200 civil society representatives, Eurocracts and MEP Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated at 6th Fundamental Right Platform meeting on 24-26 April 2013. Taken place in Vienna, the meeting was attended by Dr. Sebahattin Abdurr...
The dissolved minority associations bearing the word “Turk” in their names were discussed at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

26.04.2013

Greece’s non-execution of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decisions on associations founded by the Western Thrace Turkish Minority was discussed at PACE Side Event organised by ABTTF The problems faced by associations of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority, which were previously dissolved on the grounds of bearing the word “Turk” or “Mino...
ABTTF International Affairs Director denied entry into Greece

22.03.2013

Melek Kırmacı Arık, International Affairs Director at Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe(ABTTF) was refused entry into Greece yesterday, on 21 March 2013. Travelling with a bus company from İstanbul to Komotini, Melek Kırmacı was denied entry at Greece’s Kipi border gate. Kırmacı was refused entry into Greece becase her place of birth ...
Count down started for Minority Citizens’ Initiative

20.03.2013

Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) Director Jan Diedrichsen visited the Head Office of Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) in Witten. Director Diedrichsen and ABTTF President Halit Habipoglu held a meeting on “Minority Citizens’ Initiative”, which is to take off in June 2013. ABTTF and FUEN discussed the details of ...
ABTTF addressed the Western Thrace Turkish Minority’s right to education in mother tongue and the problem of bilingual kindergartens at the European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages in Strasbourg

14.03.2013

Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented the issue of Western Thrace Turkish Minority in right for access to education in mother tongue and the problems arising from the lack bilingual kindergartens in Western Thrace at the regular meeting of European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and L...
European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages will discuss the shortcomings of minority education during the Strasbourg Plenary Session on 14 March 2013

11.03.2013

Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) will give a presentation on education problems of Western Thrace Turkish minority during the plenary gathering of the European Parliament Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Language Intergroup on 14 March 2013. Human Rights Without Frontiers International (HRWF) Director Willy Fautr...
18th term at ABTTF

05.03.2013

The 18th Ordinary General Assembly of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) took place on 23 February 2013 in Giessen, Germany. At the General Assembly attended by 205 delegates from 25 member associations, the new Executive Board of ABTTF was elected. On 2 March 2013, the ABTTF Executive Board held its first meeting to decide...

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