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Religious ceremony in the historical Sümela Monastery and religious freedoms and rights of the Turkish community in Western Thrace that are violated
21.08.2024
ABTTF President: “We would hope that the latest positive developments in the bilateral relations between our country and our motherland would have a positive impact on our community in practice and that it would not remain just as empty words and statements by the governing politician of our country. Unfortunately, this is not the case! Our c...
Parallel report by ABTTF on the U.S. 2023 International Religious Freedom Report on Greece
16.08.2024
In its parallel report, ABTTF expressed in detail the issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the religious field and the current developments regarding freedom of religion. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) prepared a parallel report in response to the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report on Gree...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: “It has never been easy to exist with our Turkish identity, it never will be!’’
23.07.2024
President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu assessed his working visit to Western Thrace on 16-17 July 2024 and the meetings he held with the President of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority Advisory Board (BTTADK) and its member institutions, organisations and individuals during the visit. Habip Oğlu p...
ABTTF submitted two written statements to the UN
09.07.2024
ABTTF brought the issue of freedom of association and the targeting of the Turkish community in Western Thrace to the agenda and emphasised that the rule of law in Greece has been seriously undermined The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted two written statements to the 56th Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rig...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Strasbourg
26.06.2024
Conveying the latest developments in Western Thrace, ABTTF President brought to the agenda the closure of the Fenerbahçe Association and the portrayal of the success of the FEP Party in the EP elections as a threat to the national integrity of the Turkish community. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working v...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: “Let’s all go to the polls in the elections and cast our vote for the FEP Party!’’
28.05.2024
European Parliament (EP) elections will be held in European Union (EU) Member States on 6-9 June 2024. Voters in Greece will go to the polls and cast their votes on Sunday, 9 June. In the EP elections, the new holders of Greece’s 21 seats in the EP will be determined. A total of 31 political parties approved by the Court of Cassation (Arei...
Turkic minorities and communities in Romania and Bulgaria and the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece
15.05.2024
ABTTF President and TAG Spokesman: ‘‘The main point is a well-intentioned approach! There is no reason why the current issues cannot be solved the day our country recognises our existence, our identity and sees us as real wealth! Without good will, issues are not solved, new ones are added to existing ones every day. It is up to us to f...
Western Thrace Turkish delegation at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
23.04.2024
The Western Thrace Turkish delegation, consisting of ABTTF and WTMUGA, pointed out that, as an important indicator of the rule of law, the ECtHR judgments regarding the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases have not been executed for the past 16 years and that the organisations and leading representatives of the Turkish community in Western Thrace ...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Strasbourg
17.04.2024
During the working visit held parallel to the PACE Spring Plenary Session, ABTTF President met with the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Strasbourg on 15-17 April 2024, in parallel with the Spring Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly ...
ABTTF attended the 6th annual meeting of FUEN’s Education Working Group
10.04.2024
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the 6th Annual Meeting of the Education Working Group of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), of which it is a full member which was held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on 9-10 April 2024. Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office attended the meeting titled &ls...
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