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Delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the 6th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG
23.12.2020
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks composed of representatives from ABTTF, WTMUGA and FEP Party expressed the latest developments with respect to the Turkish community in Western Thrace. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA) and the Friendship, Equality and...
Historical decision from the European Parliament: FUEN’s 1 million signature campaign proposals have been adopted by a large majority
18.12.2020
ABTTF President: “This historical decision from the EP is very important for the protection of national and linguistic minorities living in Europe and is promising for our future. At the next stage, we expect the European Commission to take the legislative steps proposed by the resolution”. The motion for a resolution supporting the ...
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks attended the annual meeting of FUEN Education Working Group
11.12.2020
Delegation of Western Thrace Turks composed of ABTTF and FEP Party representatives expressed the problems in the field of education that the Turkish community in Western Thrace has been facing. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and the Friendship, Equality and Peace (FEP) Party representing the Turkish community in W...
Happy Human Rights Day!
10.12.2020
ABTTF President: "Unfortunately, in our country, which prides itself on being the cradle of democracy in the 72nd year of the declaration, the Turkish community in Western Thrace is still being deprived of its fundamental human rights." Today is Human Rights Day! The United Nations (UN) General Assembly had declared the 10th Dece...
ABTTF attended the online event at which the OSCE/ODIHR publication about anti-Muslim hate crimes was launched
09.12.2020
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended on 8 December 2020 the online event organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at which the ODIHR publication entitled “Understanding Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes - Addressing the Sec...
ABTTF attended the online conference organised by the International Network for Hate Studies
04.12.2020
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the online conference entitled “Hate, Democracy and Human Rights” organised by the International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) on 2-3 December 2020. ABTTF International Affairs Director Melek Kırmacı Arık attended the conference which was co-hosted by the Office for Dem...
German Federal Parliament supports in a resolution the “Minority SafePack” Initiative
30.11.2020
ABTTF President: “The unanimous adoption of the resolution by the German Federal Parliament is a very important step in the path to the implementation by the European Commission of the ‘Minority SafePack Initiative’ aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of minorities in Europe including the Turkish community in Western Thra...
We strongly condemn the attack against our Xanthi Mufti Ahmet Mete
30.11.2020
ABTTF: Hate-based attacks carried out by racist and fanatical groups targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace and its representatives threaten the peace and tranquillity environment in our region. A verbal attack has been perpetrated on Xanthi Mufti Ahmet Mete. On the evening of Friday, 27 November 2020, an unidentified person or person...
Evripidis Stylianidis: ‘Problems in Western Thrace are caused by Turkish nationalism’
27.11.2020
ABTTF President: ‘Stylianidis is accusing us of Turkish nationalism because we want the recognition of our identity, once again he puts us on the target board’. New Democracy Party (NDP) Rodopi MP Evripidis Stylianidis delivered statements targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace. Talking at an event regarding the deve...
Hate-motivated attacks targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the OSCE 2019 Hate Crime Report
24.11.2020
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) published its 2019 Hate Crime Report. In the report, which includes statistical and descriptive information regarding hate crime incidents in the countries of the OSCE region, hate-motivated attacks and hate speech targe...
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