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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...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerapetritis stressed the importance of stable relations with Türkiye
09.04.2026
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we desire to further strengthen and advance these stable relations by assuming a bridging role between our country and our motherland. This is similar to the very important positive role played by the German and Danish minorities living in the border region between Germany and Denm...
Greece ranks among the lowest in the EU on the Global Democracy Index
24.03.2026
ABTTF President: “Reports by the European Commission and the European Parliament also highlight this serious erosion of democracy and the rule of law in our country. One of the most glaring examples of the politicisation of judicial decisions and the institutional violation of the rule of law in our country is undoubtedly the failure to execu...
Debates continue regarding the full clarification of the wiretapping scandal in Greece
18.03.2026
ABTTF President: “This scandal has become a problem of democracy and the rule of law for our country, while once again exposing the power of the deep state over democracy. The Turkish community in Western Thrace, which the deep state perceives as a threat and danger to national security, is marginalised in our country’s politics and in ...
Justice Watch noted that structural problems concerning the rule of law persist in Greece
12.03.2026
ABTTF President: “Our country, which is condemned dozens of times each year by the ECtHR, has failed to execute the ECtHR judgments in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases concerning the associations of the Turkish community in Western Thrace for the past 18 years, disregarding international law and the rule of law. The government must t...
The Greek Ministry of Culture is undertaking the restoration of the historic Aslan Pasha Mosque in Ioannina
05.03.2026
ABTTF President: “We hope that these positive steps, spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture, will continue and that other Turkish-Ottoman monuments in our country that are currently neglected and in a state of disrepair will also be restored to their original condition as soon as possible. We believe that these historical monuments in our cou...
Former Deputy Prime Minister Venizelos drew attention to the systematic violation of the rule of law by the government in Greece
27.02.2026
ABTTF President: “Our country’s failure to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments regarding our community’s associations for 18 years is one of the most obvious examples of the serious decline in the rule of law and the politicisation of judicial decisions. By consistently ignoring the warnings of the Committe...
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