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ABTTF attended the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
29.03.2022
At the meeting, ABTTF indicated the structural and systematic discrimination in Greece with notably hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace, especially in politics and media. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Supplementary...
The ECtHR judgments regarding the Bekir-Ousta and Others Group of Cases are still pending to be executed in their 14th anniversary
28.03.2022
ABTTF President: “We know that the ECtHR judgments are not executed for political reasons, not legal ones. We now demand that the Committee of Ministers initiate the infringement procedure against Greece in June 2022 as a result of the examination.” The judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the closure of ...
The failure of Greece to execute the judgments of the ECtHR regarding the Bekir-Ousta and Others Group of Cases were discussed in the ‘Facts about our Country’ programme
25.03.2022
The seventh part of the online programme series titled ‘Facts about our Country’ of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) was broadcast on 24 March 2022. The guest of the seventh programme was Ahmet Kara, Attorney of Bekir-Ousta and Others Group of Cases, which concern the freedom of association of the three associ...
ABTTF attended the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council
24.03.2022
ABTTF, which participated in the Conclusion Session of the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism with respect to Greece, presented its recommendations on the issues regarding the recognition of the ethnic Turkish identity of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, the restoration of the educational and religious autonomy, and the execution of the EC...
Bekir-Ousta and Others Group of Cases was discussed from a legal perspective in the “Facts about Our Country” programme series
18.03.2022
The sixth part of the online programme series titled “Facts about Our Country” of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) was broadcast on 17 March 2022. The guest of the sixth programme was Ilker Tsavousoglou, Legal Counsel of Bekir Ousta and Others Group of Cases, in which are included associations of the Turkish c...
We condemn in the strongest terms the destruction of the Turkish cemetery in Xanthi!
16.03.2022
ABTTF President: “The destruction of Ottoman tombs and tombstones by the municipal machinery is a great disrespect to those lying there and a blatant attack on our cultural heritage. With this latest action, which we absolutely do not condone, intolerance towards the historical monuments from the Ottoman heritage and negative attitude towards...
Letter from ABTTF to the Council of Europe about the investigation into the march organised by the Xanthi Turkish Union
04.03.2022
ABTTF President: “The investigation initiated by the office of the prosecutor’ has once again made it clear that our country has disregarded its obligation to execute the ECtHR judgments regarding our associations since 2008. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe must now initiate the infringement procedure against our cou...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Athens and Thessaloniki
01.03.2022
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Athens, the capital city of Greece, and Thessaloniki from 28 February to 1 March 2022. ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu held a series of talks for an open and constructive dialogue as part of his working visit, accompanied by Nihan Ayan from the ABTTF Athens Office. ...
The issues of the Macedonian minority in Greece were discussed at the ‘Facts about our Country’ programme
25.02.2022
The fifth part of the online programme series titled “Facts about Our Country’ of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) was broadcast on 24 February 2022. The guest of the fifth programme was Eugenia Natsoulidou, founding member of the non-profit organisation (NPO) “Krste Misirkov (Movement to Promote Macedon...
Another biased report from the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs!
23.02.2022
ABTTF President: ‘As ABTTF, we follow not only the international reports but also the national reports. In all reports about our community, instead of others speaking for us, we will speak for ourselves’. The report of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs titled ‘Incidents in areas of religious importance in Gr...
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