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Written contribution from ABTTF to the 2026 Rule of Law Report of the European Commission
20.01.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) submitted its written contribution regarding the 2026 Rule of Law Report to be published by the European Commission. ABTTF participated in the online consultation process organised by the European Commission on its 2026 Rule of Law Report, which is aimed at civil society organisation...
Minister of Education Zacharaki responds to parliamentary question regarding the visit of the Turkish Consul General in Komotini to Turkish schools in Western Thrace
15.01.2026
ABTTF President: “The Consul General of our motherland Türkiye in Komotini, a signatory to the Treaty of Lausanne, visited Turkish primary schools in his jurisdiction, having obtained the necessary legal authorisations in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, and listened to their problems on the spot. Similarly, in the recent pa...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis: The UN Charter and the principles of international law must always be respected
13.01.2026
ABTTF President: “In our country, which ranks among the lowest in Europe in terms of the rule of law index, the overwhelming majority of the population does not trust the government or the national parliament. We, the Turkish community in Western Thrace, have been facing the consequences of this negative situation in our country for years, a ...
Another blow to the religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace!
09.01.2026
ABTTF President: “This decision is absolutely unacceptable and null and void for our community. We call upon our country to address the issue of muftis in direct dialogue with our community, to recognise the muftis elected by the free will of our community, and to immediately cease its unilateral practices that violate our religious autonomy&...
The vast majority of the Greek people do not trust the national parliament or the government
09.01.2026
ABTTF President: “The fact that four-fifths of the public do not trust the legislature and the executive branch is a very serious warning to the political establishment in our country, particularly the government. The successive legal and corruption scandals have naturally led to this outcome. The government must take the public’s conce...
We condemn in the strongest terms the despicable attack on the Turkish primary school in the village of Aratos (Karacaoğlan)!
05.01.2026
The Turkish primary school in the village of Aratos (Karacaoğlan), which is part of the Municipality of Arriana (Kozlukebir) in the Western Thrace region of Greece, was attacked by unidentified individuals. According to the information obtained, the entrance door of the primary school, which was closed by the Greek authorities in the 2021-2022 s...
Two ministers in the cabinet make scandalous statements about international law
29.12.2025
ABTTF President: “If international law is disregarded and replaced by a legal order shaped by the ruling power, all segments of the country will be negatively affected, especially vulnerable groups. We have seen this before, and we are experiencing it now. The fundamental reason behind the 18-year non-execution of the ECtHR judgments in the B...
MEP Arvanitis highlighted the serious deterioration in the rule of law in Greece
23.12.2025
ABTTF President: “Our country has failed to execute three judgments issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding our associations in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases for almost 18 years. The Court of Cassation (Arios Pagos), our country’s highest judicial body, which rejected the appeals of our three associati...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerapetritis: The protection of the rights of the Greek national minority in Albania is a priority issue for Greece
17.12.2025
ABTTF President: “Whenever our motherland, Türkiye, expresses the same demand for the rights of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, our country’s rulers and media portray it as an interference in its internal affairs, a defiance from our motherland. We witnessed this once again in the reactions from our country to the statemen...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Brussels
10.12.2025
President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Brussels, the capital of the European Union (EU), on 9 December 2025. Habip Oğlu, accompanied by Deniz Servantie from the ABTTF Brussels Office, paid his last working visit of the year to Members of the European Parliament (EP), i...
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