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The issues of Western Thrace Turks were on the agenda at the United Nations
24.03.2023
In its oral statement at the UN, attended by all states, UN bodies and many civil society representatives in the world, ABTTF said that the Turkish community in Western Thrace is seen as a threat in its own country, and that because of this, it has been made the target of hate speech in politics and media. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks ...
Former Secretary General for Human Rights Maria Yannakaki: The right to be protected from racial violence and rhetoric is a collective right, not just an individual right
23.03.2023
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: ‘‘ “Sharia’’ has never been applied in Western Thrace, and customary law is applied in our region within the scope of rights arising from international treaties. At this point, the law applied in our region should not be confused with the Sharia law in Iran or Afghanistan. It is necess...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21.03.2023
ABTTF President: “The fight against racism and racial discrimination is of urgent importance, and steps should be taken in this regard, not in words but in substance. Indeed, as we always say it, while our country’s rulers are trying to create another reality to cover up the systematic discrimination our community has been subjected to ...
Nasty statements before the upcoming elections
15.03.2023
ABTTF President: “Ramadan is sacred for the Islamic world, and it continues to be kept alive for the Turkish community in Western Thrace as a religious and cultural tradition with iftars and other events. Just as important religious days of other well-known religions in our country are respected and even celebrated by others, the same respect...
Western Thrace Turkish Delegation at OSCE
14.03.2023
At the meeting which was focusing on media freedom, ABTTF and WTMUGA indicated that political discourse and actions also shape the media and pointed out that the news targeting Western Thrace Turks and hate speech in the media have increased. The Western Thrace Turkish delegation, consisting of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (A...
Attack on a Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany
10.03.2023
A church belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses was attacked in Hamburg, Germany. According to initial reports, 7 people lost their lives and 8 were injured due to the fire opened by the attackers at the church on Deelböge Street in the GroßBorstel district. On behalf of the Presidium of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europ...
MEPs concerned about the challenges to EU values in Greece!
09.03.2023
ABTTF President: ‘‘The messages delivered by the MEPs whom are members of the LIBE Committee are extremely important. It shows that our country Greece is moving away from EU values and is moving in a different direction instead of applying principles such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights.’’ A delegation ...
ABTTF President meets with Members of the Bundestag in Berlin
02.03.2023
Examples of hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace were conveyed in the meetings held within the scope of the working visit. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to the capital of Germany, Berlin, on 1 March 2023. ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu met with German Bundestag depu...
Prosecutor of Rodopi filed a lawsuit for the revocation of the registration of the Western Thrace Fenerbahçe Association
02.03.2023
ABTTF President: “The lawsuit filed to revoke the registration of this association, which is only a supporters’ association, is a sign of how strong the attitudes, prejudices and stereotypes towards the Turkish community in Western Thrace are at every level, including the judiciary. We will all continue to follow the issue, and we will ...
Disastrous train accident in our country
01.03.2023
There was a disastrous train accident in our country Greece. Last night, a passenger train from the capital Athens to Thessaloniki and a freight train from Thessaloniki to Larissa collided outside the city of Larissa. According to the first statements, thirty-two people died and dozens were injured in the disastrous train accident. As the Presid...
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