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Western Thrace Turks participated in the UN Forum on Minority Issues
28.11.2025
The marginalisation and targeting of the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece, its exposure to hate speech, and the systematic violation of the Turkish community’s freedom of association were conveyed at the Forum. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates A...
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu met with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Levrat
26.11.2025
President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) Halit Habip Oğlu met with UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Nicolas Levrat, at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on 26 November 2025. Habip Oğlu, accompanied by ABTTF International Relations Director Melek Kırmacı, raised the fundamental and current issue...
Our country’s rulers persist in distorting the facts
25.11.2025
ABTTF President: ‘‘The statements made by Marinakis perfectly reflects the policy of our country’s rulers, which we have been familiar with for years, of hiding the facts about the state of the rule of law and ignoring the problems. As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we know very well this policy and attitude. Our country...
Ombudsman Pottakis drew attention to the decline in citizens’ trust in the state’s fundamental institutions
21.11.2025
ABTTF President: “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we have been experiencing first-hand the consequences of the weakening of democratic institutions and the decline in the rule of law in our country for years. Our country has failed to execute the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments regarding our associations in the Bek...
OSCE 2024 Hate Crime Report was published
18.11.2025
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) published its 2024 Hate Crime Report on 17 November 2025, on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance. Forty-six of the OSCE’s 57 participating States provided official data for the report, which contain...
ABTTF President attended the ELEN 2025 General Assembly
17.11.2025
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace, participated in the General Assembly of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN), of which it is a member, held in Barcelona, Spain, on 14-15 November 2025. Hosted by the Catalonia-based Escarré International Centre for the Et...
The European Court of Human Rights has once again condemned Greece for the unnecessary delay in implementing the rulings of national courts
14.11.2025
ABTTF President: “The ECtHR’s latest judgment has once again confirmed the systematic violation of the rule of law in our country Greece. We call upon our country, which constantly claims to be the cradle of democracy and attempts to lecture neighbouring countries on democracy and the rule of law, to first clean up its own backyard and ...
ABTTF participated in the 7th annual meeting of the FUEN Education Working Group
13.11.2025
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), as a full member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), participated in the 7th Annual Meeting of the Education Working Group held in the city of Komotini in the Western Thrace region of Greece on 10-13 November 2025. ABTTF International Relations Director Melek Kırmacı pa...
President of the Council of State Pikramenos emphasised the importance of upholding the rule of law and adhering to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
11.11.2025
ABTTF President: “Our country, which has failed to execute three judgments regarding our community’s associations in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases for the past 17 years and has politicised this group of cases over the years, has been found guilty once again in June 2025 for violating Article 11 of the Convention on freedom o...
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Theoharis: Fully guaranteeing the rights of the Greek national minority is an indispensable condition for Albania’s progress towards the EU
07.11.2025
ABTTF President: “When it comes to our community, even the most fundamental human rights are ignored by our country. There should be no double standards when it comes to human and minority rights, but our country has been doing this for years. When imposing conditions on neighbouring Albania during its EU accession process, when will our coun...
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