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ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Greece denies the existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority

01.06.2026

ABTTF President: “Our country, which has been a member of the EU since 1981, completely denies the ethnic identity and existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority living within its borders. For 28 years, our country has persistently failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) judgmen...
Note verbale from Greece to the written statement submitted by ABTTF to the UN Human Rights Council

29.05.2026

The Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva has responded to the written statement submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the current problems faced by the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace in the field of education. In it...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye

26.05.2026

ABTTF President: “As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye. However, this is unfortunately not possible because, as a result of the official state policy in our country—which is based on the denial of our Turkish identity&mdash...
72% of people in Greece say there is no rule of law in the country

12.05.2026

ABTTF President: “The systematic violation of the rule of law in our country is also explicitly criticised in reports by the European Commission, the European Parliament and independent international organisations. However, rather than taking these constructive criticisms and citizens’ concerns into account, the government prefers to co...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis claimed that the constitutional amendments would resolve the issues regarding the rule of law in Greece

11.05.2026

ABTTF President: “In June 2021, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals lodged by the Xanthi Turkish Union, and in August 2022, those lodged by the Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Prefecture of Rodopi and the Evros Prefecture Minority Youth Association, both of which were based on judgments of the European Court of Human Righ...
CINGOs, affiliated with the Council of Europe, has published its report on Greece

05.05.2026

ABTTF President: “The findings of the delegation in the CINGOs report on Greece are highly significant, because, as we have always said, this group of cases has been politicised, and it is clear that Greece does not wish to execute the ECtHR judgments relating to this group of cases”. The Conference of International Non-Governmental ...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Our country Greece does not respect minority rights

23.04.2026

ABTTF President: “The statement made by Mitsotakis has once again confirmed our country’s subjective approach to human and minority rights and the double standards it applies in this area. As an EU member state, our country must first demonstrate full respect for minority rights and fully uphold the principles of the rule of law and dem...
ELEN raised the issue of human rights violations faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace at the UN UPR

21.04.2026

The European Language Equality Network (ELEN), of which the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) is a member submitted a written contribution regarding the issues faced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace and the human rights violations they endure, in connection with Greece’s country report to the (UN) Human Rights Cou...
Greece continues to turn a blind eye to the human rights violations suffered by the Turkish community in Western Thrace

15.04.2026

ABTTF President: “However much our country may deny it, we have been living on these lands for centuries with our Turkish identity. Our country, which is even disturbed by the message published by our motherland on the anniversary of the foundation of ITB – an organisation dissolved because of the word ‘‘Turkish’&rsquo...
Greece disregards international law and violates the principles of the rule of law!

10.04.2026

ABTTF President: “The Ministry’s statement regarding the mufti is a statement that disregards international law. Even when the Constitution defines the Orthodox Christian Church as the prevailing religion, the state does not appoint the Church’s clergy itself. Other known religions in the country also have autonomy in religious ma...

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