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Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended FUEN 2021 Congress
13.09.2021
The text of the resolution on the non-execution of ECtHR judgments on Western Thrace Turkish associations by Greece was adopted by the FUEN Assembly of Delegates. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the 65th annual Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) held in Trieste, Italy on 9-12 Septembe...
Petition from Amnesty International
08.09.2021
Amnesty International launched a petition to be sent to Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi with the slogan ‘Stop pushing back, say ‘no’ to impunity! Take action now!’ Amnesty International is organising a petition to be delivered to Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi, saying that pushing back m...
Stylianidis does not give up on the claim that the problems in Western Thrace are caused by Turkish nationalism
08.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘It is unrealistic to claim that the model of co-existence in the region reflects the quality and depth of modern Greek democracy. Indeed, the Turkish community in Western Thrace has been further isolated due to the lack of recognition of the ethnic Turkish identity in the region, which Stylianidis says is alone, the violatio...
Young ABTTF attended the YEN Seminar on ‘Story of My Life’
07.09.2021
Young ABTTF, the youth organisation of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), participated in the seminar titled ‘Story of My Life’ organised by the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) in Strasbourg, France on 1-5 September 2021 with the contributions of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe. Nihan ...
Elected Mufti of Rodopi Ibrahim Şerif to stand trial on charges of ‘usurpation of office’
03.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘The fact that the mufti elected by our community is brought before the court on charges of usurpation of office is actually a means of the policy of fear and intimidation against our community, we all know that’. Elected Mufti of Rodopi Ibrahim Şerif will stand trial at the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance...
Communication from the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe about Bekir Ousta to the Committee of Ministers
02.09.2021
ABTTF President: ‘The communication of the Conference of INGOs to the Committee of Ministers shows that it is understood and observed by all related circles that the freedom of association of our community has been taken away and that there is a need for action in order to address this injustice’. Ahead of the meeting of the Co...
Working visit by ABTTF to Strasbourg
30.08.2021
Within the scope of the working visit, the non-execution of ECtHR judgments regarding Western Thrace Turkish associations by Greece was brought to the agenda, and current developments regarding the Turkish community in Western Thrace were conveyed. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Strasbourg, where...
Xronos: ‘Areios Pagos: Muslim citizens are Greek, not Turkish’
27.08.2021
ABTTF President: ‘As members of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we are Greek citizens of ethnic Turkish origin, just like Albanian citizens of ethnic Greek origin. So even though our existence is denied, whether they use the law to politicise it, the truth is clear. As citizens of this country, we live as Turks in our own country. Th...
Written statement from ABTTF to the UN Human Rights Council
24.08.2021
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) presented a written statement titled ‘The limitations in civil rights granted to the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece’ to the 48th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council which will be held from 13 September to 1 October 2021. In its written statement, A...
Primary and Secondary Degree Schools Regional Director Konstantinos Bandikos: ‘Education can be continued with an increase in the number of students in the future in schools whose activities have been suspended’
17.08.2021
ABTTF President: ‘If the number of students increases, it is stated that the schools will reopen, but in practice this does not happen for our schools. According to the legislation, a school that has been suspended for two years in a row is closed indefinitely’. Xronos newspaper reported on 17 August 2021 that ‘Xilagani (Kuşlan...
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