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President Tasoulas: Strengthening the rule of law is an ongoing task
27.10.2026
ABTTF President: “Unfortunately, in our country, Greece, there is a significant gulf between this ideal picture painted by President Tasoulas and the realities on the ground. One of the most striking examples of this is, without a doubt, the human rights violations and discrimination to which the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace has been su...
Greece has once again disregarded the will of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace by appointing muftis to Komotini and Xanthi!
23.10.2026
ABTTF President: “Whilst other known religions in our country, Greece, are able to appoint their own religious leaders, the fact that our muftis are appointed by the state constitutes a clear double standard and discrimination. Moreover, our religious autonomy is guaranteed by treaties! We do not accept the violation of our religious autonomy...
ABTTF attended the 12th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG
19.10.2026
Thirteen Turkic organisations from eight different European countries took part in the meeting, which was hosted by the Turks of North Macedonia in the capital, Skopje. The Federation of Turks in Western Thrace in Europe (ABTTF) took part in the 12th annual meeting of the Working Group on Turkic Minorities/Communities (TAG) of the Federal U...
The problems and human rights violations faced by the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace have once again been ignored!
14.10.2026
ABTTF President: “The Copenhagen Criteria, respect for the rule of law and the protection of minorities are not merely obligations that EU candidate countries must fulfil. These principles, which form the foundation of the EU, also apply to Member States and do not grant our country any privilege of being beyond scrutiny in matters of human r...
A delegation of Western Thrace Turks at the OSCE Human Dimension Conference
09.10.2026
The systematic violation by Greece of the rights and freedoms of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace were conveyed at the conference. The Western Thrace Turks were represented at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Conference, held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, from 5 to 15 October 2026. Orga...
Our pupils at the Xanthi Turkish Minority Secondary and High School staged a boycott to demand better educational conditions
06.10.2026
ABTTF President: “We support our pupils’ calls for better educational conditions. Our children should not have to bear the burden of problems that have remained unresolved for years! We call on the relevant authorities to find solutions to the problems at our school without delay.” Pupils at the Xanthi Turkish Minority Secondar...
ABTTF participated in the 8th annual meeting of the FUEN Education Working Group
02.10.2026
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the 8th Annual Meeting of the Education Working Group of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), held in the town of Eupen from 29 September to 2 October 2026 and hosted by the German minority living in Belgium. Deniz Servantie from ABTTF took part in the meetin...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Strasbourg
30.09.2026
The report on the honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Greece, and the draft resolution relating to the report, were discussed and adopted by the PACE Plenary Session. President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Strasbourg on 29–30 September 2026,...
Report on the honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Greece to be put to a vote in the PACE Plenary Session
29.09.2026
The report on the honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Greece, adopted by the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will be put to a vote in the PACE Plenary Session on 29 September 2026. The report, drafted by PACE members Laura Castel (Spain, Group of the Unified Eu...
The UN Summary of stakeholders’ submissions on Greece’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) devoted considerable space to the issues facing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
25.09.2026
ABTTF President: “It is of great significance that our fundamental concerns—such as our Turkish identity, our freedom of association, our educational and religious autonomy, and hate speech—are addressed in the UN Summary of stakeholders’ submissions published ahead of Greece’s UPR review. We regard the direct reflecti...
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