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Deputy Minister of Education Nikos Papaioannou has targeted the Turkish language
22.09.2026
ABTTF President: “Whilst our country accepts this special status on the one hand, on the other it is gradually eroding our educational autonomy through the policies and practices it has pursued for years. Our schools are being closed down one by one on the pretext of low number of pupils; Turkish families face difficulties when enrolling thei...
There is a significant gap between the rhetoric of democracy and its implementation in Greece!
17.09.2026
ABTTF President: “Our country, Greece, reaffirms its ‘‘unwavering commitment’’ to democratic values, institutions and the rule of law. However, there is a significant discrepancy between this rhetoric on the international stage and the domestic practices’’. In a message issued to mark International Day o...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis claims that Greece has made progress on the rule of law
10.09.2026
ABTTF President: “As noted in the European Commission’s report, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against our country for repeatedly violating the freedom of association of the Turkish community in Western Thrace. For nearly 20 years, our country has persistently failed to execute the ECtHR judgments regarding the association...
Once again, our country is applying a double standard when it comes to the protection of minority rights in Greece!
08.09.2026
ABTTF President: “When we read Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s statement, we once again clearly see the double standard our country applies when it comes to protecting minority rights. Our country, which has been an EU member since 1981, has been systematically violating the rights and freedoms of the Turkish community in Western Thrace&mda...
Approximately 6 out of every 10 people believe that the country’s judicial system is not independent in Greece
04.09.2026
ABTTF President: “It is unacceptable that, in our country which constantly claims to be the cradle of democracy, the majority of the population believes that their rights are not protected by the law and the courts. This clearly amounts to the collapse of the judiciary in our country, and in a country without an independent judiciary, one can...
The wiretapping scandal in Greece has been taken to the European Court of Human Rights
28.08.2026
ABTTF President: “The events surrounding the wiretapping scandal are, without a doubt, a direct consequence of the politicisation of the judiciary in our country. As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we have for years experienced first-hand the serious erosion of the rule of law in our country and the negative effects of the lack of in...
The vast majority of the population in Greece believes that the rule of law is not respected
25.08.2026
ABTTF President: “The fact that the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases concerning the associations of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace have been disregarded by the Court of Cassation—our country’s highest court—and that these judgments have not been exec...
Greece’s human rights record is deteriorating!
21.08.2026
ABTTF President: “The problems in the fields of human rights and the rule of law in Greece have become structural in nature. As Western Thrace Turks, we have been directly experiencing for years the practices and consequences of the state’s approach, which is characterized by institutionalized and structural discrimination. Our country,...
Greece ranks among EU countries with the lowest public spending on education
20.08.2026
ABTTF President: „Unfortunately, our country Greece is among the countries that do not prioritize education in the distribution of public resources. Naturally, this situation affects efforts to improve school infrastructure and provide teachers with better working conditions. As the Turkish community in Western Thrace...
The GNCHR highlighted the structural issues affecting the rule of law in Greece
05.08.2026
ABTTF President: “As directly referenced in the reports of the GNCHR and the European Commission, our country, by persistently failing to execute the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments against it, is systematically violating the rule of law. The most striking example of this is undoubtedly the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cas...
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