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Final blow on religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace!
24.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, it is not possible for us to accept the recent presidential decree prepared und put into force by the Greek state without taking into consideration our demands which harbors the intention to take away our mufti offices!” The presidential decree, which envisages the restru...
EFA urges the European Commission to safeguard the rights of minorities in Greece
19.06.2019
The European Free Alliance has addressed the European Commission, reminding it of its responsibilities as guarantor of the Charter of Fundamental rights of the EU. EFA emphasizes the lack of sufficient effort by the EU and the Greek government to put a halt to the ongoing violations of the rights of the Turkish and Macedonian communities. You ca...
Western Thrace Turks participated at the FUEN 2019 Congress
17.06.2019
President of ABTTF, Halit Habip Oğlu was elected as the Vice President of FUEN for the third time at the FUEN Board of Delegates, held within the framework of the congress where the Turkish community in Western Thrace represented by ABTTF. Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated at the 64th annual congress of the ...
ECHR Finds Greece Guilty of ill-treatment of 5 Unaccompanied Migrant Minors
14.06.2019
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Greece violated articles 1, 3, and 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights by exposing five unaccompanied migrant minors to inhumane and degrading treatment. The minors, who were Afghan nationals and applied for asylum, were detained in inhuman conditions rather than being offered temporary a...
Western Thrace Turks in Thessaloniki pray at the association building since the mosques are closed for worship
13.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Greek authorities prevent Western Thrace Turks from worshipping freely by keeping the Ottoman heritage mosques closed for worship” Western Thrace Turks living in Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city after Athens, have to pray at the building of the Education and Culture Association of Muslims in Mac...
Heinous attack to Turkish cemetery in Alexandropolis!
04.06.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We severely condemn this heinous attack made to our cemetery, as the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we are not deceived by such provocations which has got several examples from the past and we want it is known that we will continue our rightful struggle within the scope of democracy and principles of the universal law...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras made statements about Mufti offices and foundations during his visit to Western Thrace
10.05.2019
Halit Habip Oğlu, “As the Turkish community in Western Thrace, we demand that the Greek government should immediately put an end to its unilateral practices that would undermine our right to religious autonomy guaranteed by international treaties and engage into a direct dialogue with us in resolving our problems.” Greek Prime Minist...
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues holds its first regional forum in Brussels
08.05.2019
In the regional forum where the right to education of minorities was discussed, the Western Thrace Turks conveyed the problems in the minority schools’ education system. Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), participated at the 1st Regional Forum on Minority Issues held on 6-7 May 2019 in Brussels, for the first time, by Pr...
ABTTF attended the annual meeting of FUEN Education Working Group
08.05.2019
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated at the annual meeting of the Education Working Group of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), held on 6-8 May 2019 at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels. At the meeting held in parallel to the first European Regional Forum on Minority Issues organised by ...
Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended the OSCE meeting on freedom of religion or belief
03.04.2019
The Western Thrace Turkish delegation, consisted of representatives of ABTTF and WTMUGA, expressed the Greece’s interferences aimed at abolishing the religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace and the judicial proceedings against the elected Muftis. Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and Western Thrace ...
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