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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 ...
The Turkish community in Western Thrace is instrumentalised in statements against the expansion of the migrant reception centre in Evros
10.02.2021
ABTTF President: ‘All of these statements which instrumentalise the Turkish community in Western Thrace whom are Greek citizens reflects a mindset which sees us as a threat’. Discussions regarding the expansion of the current migrants and asylum seekers reception centre or the opening of a new reception centre are continuing fo...
Statement from the Green Left Party in Greece regarding the Turkish community in Western Thrace
03.02.2021
ABTTF President: “Pursuant to bilateral and international treaties, the Turkish community in Western Thrace is an issue which directly concerns our country and our motherland, and for this reason, our problems must be put on the table during the exploratory talks.” The Thrace Regional Presidency of the Green Left Party which was foun...
Stylianidis: “The Greek Republic has constructed an open democratic model of society in (Western) Thrace”
28.01.2021
ABTTF President: “Stylianidis has pursued his habit of distorting the facts with the statement he made and ignored that the ECtHR has condemned our country Greece for this reason three times for denying our Turkish identity.” The New Democracy (ND) Party Rodopi MP Evripidis Stylianidis alleged that the rights of the Turkish community...
Greece is one of the 10 most problematic countries in implementing the ECtHR judgments!
27.01.2021
Noting that increasing legal and political challenges have hindered the implementation of ECtHR judgments, the PACE report has said that Greece has still as of yet not implemented the ECtHR judgments regarding the associations of the Turkish community in Western Trace under the name of “Bekir-Ousta and Others” group of cases. The Par...
The European Commission will not take a step regarding the legislative proposals in the “Minority SafePack” European Citizens’ Initiative
22.01.2021
ABTTF President: “The decision taken by the European Commission led to a great disappointment among the national and linguistic minorities living in Europe and a historic opportunity has been lost in creating a minority protection mechanism at EU level.” The European Commission announced on 14 January 2021 that it would not take any ...
Foreign Minister Dendias ignored the assimilation and rights violations against the Turkish community in Western Thrace
20.01.2021
ABTTF President: “We call on our country Greece to renounce to turn its back to realities and to recognise our ethnic Turkish identity and to find solutions to our problems through a dialogue with us.” In a speech he made at an online event at the occasion of the Orthodox Christmas event organised by the Association of the Inhabitant...
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