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The guest of the ‘‘Facts about Our Country’’ programme was MEP François Alfonsi
13.10.2023
The eleventh part of the online programme series of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) titled ‘‘Facts about Our Country’’ was broadcast on 12 October 2023. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) François Alfonsi (Greens/EFA), who belongs to the Corsican community on the French island of Corsi...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Strasbourg
12.10.2023
During the meetings held during the working visit, the current issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, especially those related to education and freedom of association were discussed. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Strasbourg on 9-11 October 2023, in parallel with the Autumn Session of...
The representatives of the Turkish community in Western Thrace were at the OSCE
06.10.2023
Participating in the Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw, ABTTF conveyed the issues in the fields of freedom of religion and freedom of association. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA) attended the Human Dimension Conference of the Organisation for Se...
Stylianidis pursued his rhetoric that distorts the facts
06.10.2023
ABTTF President: “Everyone now knows that the claim by Stylianidis that the rights of our community are fully respected is not in accordance with the facts. Indeed, in our country, our Turkish identity is denied, our freedom of association is violated, our religious leaders elected by our community are not recognised by the government, our au...
The educational issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace were brought to the agenda at a panel in Brussels
28.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended a panel organised by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), of which it is a full member, at its Brussels office on 26 September 2023, on the occasion of the European Day of Languages. Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office participated in the panel titled ‘&ls...
Happy European Day of Languages!
26.09.2023
ABTTF President: “Although the Council of Europe and the European Union encourage linguistic diversity and multilingualism, our demand for bilingual minority kindergartens that will provide teaching in Turkish and Greek in our country Greece has been ignored for years and our children continue to be deprived of the fundamental right to learn ...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Brussels
26.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Brussels, the capital of the European Union (EU), on 26 September 2023. ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu, accompanied by Deniz Servantie from ABTTF Brussels Office, met with the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) François Alfonsi (Greens/EFA, France) fro...
ABTTF brought the issues experienced by the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the field of education to the UN
22.09.2023
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented a written statement titled ‘‘Access to pre-school education in mother tongue and the rapid decrease in primary schools for children belonging to Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece’’ to the 54th regular session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights ...
Will the current positive climate in relations between Türkiye and Greece reflect to the Turkish community in Western Thrace?
21.09.2023
ABTTF President: “We expect the same good will and intent from our country in solving the issues of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, and we demand that our country’s rulers act sincerely and establish a direct dialogue with us to solve our issues’’. The President of our motherland, the Republic of Türki...
Protest action against the imposition of shift teaching at Xanthi Turkish Minority Secondary and High School!
18.09.2023
ABTTF President: “As ABTTF, we fully support the protest action of our students and parents against this decision of the Directorate of Secondary Education of Xanthi, which is completely devoid of good will, and we demand that the authorities urgently take steps to eliminate the grievances of our children by providing a new building for the X...
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