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Third FUEN Turkish Minorities / Communities Working Group Meeting was held in Berlin
17.11.2016
The Third Meeting of the Federal Union of European Peoples (TUG) Turkish Minorities / Communities Working Group (TAG) was held in Berlin in Germany between 14-17 November 2016.The FUEN President Lorant Vincze attended the meeting that was held with the logistical support of the FUEN Working Group of German Minorities (AGDM) in the Federal German I...
ABTTF participated to conference on ‘Promotion of national minorities’
11.11.2016
The influence of mother countries on national minorities was discussed at the conference where the issue of national minority policies of states was at the core Federation of Western Thrace Turks (ABTTF) attended to the conference entitled “Promotion of national minorities by their ‘mother countries’ in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th and...
ABTTF participated to Supplementary Human Dimension OSCE Meeting
11.11.2016
ABTTF said that Greece insistenly refused to enter the dialogue with the Western Thrace Turkish Minority. Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended to the OSCE’s supplementary Human Dimension meeting entitled “National Minorities, Bridge Construction and Harmony" on November 10-11.2016. ABTTF International Studies and Lob...
Young ABTTF YEN participated to Youth Leader Seminar
04.10.2016
Many youth associations representing different minorities in Europe took part in the seminar entitled “Breaking the walls” Young Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the Youth Leader Seminar organised by Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) on 26 September - 2 October 2016. Young ABTTF Spokesperson and Former YEN Chair ...
Turkish Minority of Western Thrace at OSCE
28.09.2016
ABTTF and BTAYTD raised violations of rights against Turkish Minority of Western Thrace at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 26-27 Septembe...
Members of the European Parliament and delegates from international non-governmental organizations on a fact-finding mission in Western Thrace
23.09.2016
During the fact-finding mission organized by ABTTF, the members of the European Parliament and representatives of the international non-governmental organizations examined on the ground the problems of the Turkish Minority of Western-Thrace in Greece and collected first-hand evidence. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) orga...
ABTTF attended the UN Human Rights Council session on the UPR outcomes regarding Greece
22.09.2016
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended on 21 September 2016 in Geneva the session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations (UN) on the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism concerning Greece. During the session, the final outcomes of the second review of human rights record of Greece by ...
Habip Oğlu met the Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee at Turkish Parliament
02.09.2016
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) President and Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) Vice-President Halit Habip Oğlu, met with AK Party Member of Parliament from Malatya and the Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee at Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Taha Özhan at his office in Ankara for the first time. Accompani...
ABTTF prepared a parallel report on US 2015 International Religious Freedom Report on Greece
29.08.2016
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) prepared a parallel report to the 2015 International Religious Freedom Report on Greece released on 10 August 2016 by the United States Department of State and submitted it to the relevant US departments. In its parallel report, ABTTF put forward the problems the minority faces in the area of...
The European Parliament’s President Schulz responds to ABTTF
02.08.2016
The European Parliament’s President Martin Schulz responded to the letter sent by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) with regard to the closure of two branch offices of the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA) in Komotini by the Greek authorities. In his response, Mr Schulz firstly expressed his gr...
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