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The Turkish community in Western Thrace was once again discriminated by the Greek government!
22.03.2021
ABTTF President: “As it is understood, the inter-party Commission for the Development of Thrace which was established in the Greek Parliament in July 2020 is only a commission for the producers belonging to the majority living in the region. Indeed, if the Commission had good intentions, it would surely have considered our proposal for the ex...
Following the broadcast of “Minority Between East-West” on ERT 1, the Turkish community is again targeted!
19.03.2021
ABTTF President: “If the minority referred in the Lausanne Treaty is a Muslim minority as the state claims, and consists of Turkish, Pomak and Roma elements, why do only Turks become targets when they say they are Turkish?” The Turkish community in Western Thrace was discussed in the broadcast entitled “Minority Between East-We...
The Greek state continues to appoint the administrative boards of the foundations (waqfs) belonging to the Turkish community in Western Thrace
18.03.2021
ABTTF President: “We call on our country Greece to return our right to freely elect the administrative boards of our foundations (waqfs) by reminding it of its responsibilities and obligations arising from the Treaty of Lausanne.” The Greek media reported that the Greek state did not allow the election of administrative boards of fou...
Uncertainty regarding the elections for the councillors’ delegations in the Western Thrace Turkish minority schools continues
16.03.2021
ABTTF President: “We request from the Greek authorities that the elections for the councillors’ delegations in the Western Thrace Turkish minority schools are held urgently within the framework of our educational autonomy.” The elections for the councillors’ delegations in schools belonging to the Turkish community in Wes...
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe warned once again Greece!
12.03.2021
ABTTF President: ‘As confirmed by the Committee of Ministers, our country must now stop playing for time, it should fully and urgently execute the ECtHR judgments regarding our associations in accordance with its obligations arising from the European Convention on Human Rights to which it is a party’. The Committee of Ministers of th...
Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended 2021’s first OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
10.03.2021
During the meeting which was held online, the Western Thrace Turkish delegation composed of the representatives of ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party indicated through various examples the discrimination and intolerance against the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the media. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), Western Thrace...
Strong accusations from Stylianidis to ABTTF!
02.03.2021
ABTTF President: “We are a civil society organisation that has been established to be the voice of the Turkish community in Western Thrace at the international arena and that is the only thing we have been doing for the past 33 years. We are no one’s extension and we don’t have a different agenda as we have been accused. On the co...
The problem of the non-execution of ECtHR judgments regarding Western Thrace Turkish associations was discussed
26.02.2021
During the online panel, the issue of non-execution by Greece of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding the Turkish Union of Xanthi, the Cultural Association of Turkish Women in the Prefecture of Rodopi and Evros Prefecture Minority Youth Association in the Bekir-Ousta and Others group of cases was discussed. The Federati...
A new blow to the educational autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace!
24.02.2021
ABTTF President: “It is impossible for us to accept such appointments by our country Greece which are aimed at eradicating the autonomous status of our madrasahs. We therefore request the decision taken by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs to be cancelled at once.” The Greek state’s interventions in the educationa...
Webinar on ‘The Problem of Execution of ECtHR Judgments in Greece: Bekir Ousta and Others Group of Cases’ is on 25 February!
18.02.2021
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), in partnership with Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA) and Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) are organising a panel entitled ‘The Problem of Execution of ECtHR Judgments in Greece: Bekir Ousta and Others Group of Cases’ on 25 February 2021. The execution ...
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