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According to the EU Justice Scoreboard 2026, the majority of the public in Greece do not believe that the judiciary is independent
05.06.2026
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we are both direct witnesses to and victims of the problems in the functioning of our country’s judicial system and the systematic violation of the rule of law. For 18 years, our country has persistently failed to executed the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments c...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Greece denies the existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority
01.06.2026
ABTTF President: “Our country, which has been a member of the EU since 1981, completely denies the ethnic identity and existence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and the Macedonian minority living within its borders. For 28 years, our country has persistently failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) judgmen...
Note verbale from Greece to the written statement submitted by ABTTF to the UN Human Rights Council
29.05.2026
The Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva has responded to the written statement submitted by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the current problems faced by the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace in the field of education. In it...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye
26.05.2026
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, we too wish to serve as a bridge of friendship between our country, Greece, and our motherland, Türkiye. However, this is unfortunately not possible because, as a result of the official state policy in our country—which is based on the denial of our Turkish identity&mdash...
Defence Minister Dendias once again denied the Turkish identity of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
19.05.2026
ABTTF President: “The presence of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace is an undeniable fact. As we have always said, we who have lived on this land for centuries are an inseparable part of our country through our Turkish identity, and we are a source of wealth for our country. However, contrary to Dendias’ claims, our country is excl...
A delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna
13.05.2026
The delegation of Western Thrace Turks, comprising representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and the FEP Party, raised the issues facing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace. Representing the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMU...
72% of people in Greece say there is no rule of law in the country
12.05.2026
ABTTF President: “The systematic violation of the rule of law in our country is also explicitly criticised in reports by the European Commission, the European Parliament and independent international organisations. However, rather than taking these constructive criticisms and citizens’ concerns into account, the government prefers to co...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis claimed that the constitutional amendments would resolve the issues regarding the rule of law in Greece
11.05.2026
ABTTF President: “In June 2021, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals lodged by the Xanthi Turkish Union, and in August 2022, those lodged by the Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Prefecture of Rodopi and the Evros Prefecture Minority Youth Association, both of which were based on judgments of the European Court of Human Righ...
Minister of Education Zacharaki dismissed the educational problems of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace
06.05.2026
ABTTF President: “Minister of Education Zacharaki claims that our country, Greece, is transforming its education system quickly and reliably, but it’s clear that the Minister is ignoring us once again. We were granted autonomy in education under the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, but this autonomy has been largely eroded due to the state&rsqu...
CINGOs, affiliated with the Council of Europe, has published its report on Greece
05.05.2026
ABTTF President: “The findings of the delegation in the CINGOs report on Greece are highly significant, because, as we have always said, this group of cases has been politicised, and it is clear that Greece does not wish to execute the ECtHR judgments relating to this group of cases”. The Conference of International Non-Governmental ...
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