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The court in Greece did not approve the new name of the association belonging to Western Thrace Turkish community with the word “Turkish” in its name
21.11.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Our country, Greece, which claims to be the cradle of civilization, and which is one of the old members of the European Union disregards us when the issue is about Western Thrace Turkish community” Rhodope-Evros Provinces EPATH Graduates Teachers' Association, one of the important associations of Western Thrace Turkish commun...
Prime Minister Tsipras announced that judicial powers of the muftis in Western Thrace would be restricted
17.11.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Our country Greece should immediately end its unilateral practices to abolish the acquired rights of educational and religious autonomy of Western Thrace Turkish community.” Alexis Tsipras spoke at the closing of the Eastern Macedonia-Thrace Production and Development Congress organized on 13-14 November 2017 in Gümülcine (Kom...
7 months of imprisonment for Elected Mufti of Xanthi Ahmet Mete
14.11.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “Religious autonomy of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, of which right to elect its own religious leaders which are muftis has been usurped by Greece since 1990, has been disregarded once again with the court’s judgment of imprisonment.” The Virtuous Mufti of Xanthi Ahmet Mete elected by the Turkish community in Western...
Doctor in Didimoticho expels the Western Thrace Turk from the hospital!
09.11.2017
As ABTTF we condemn this racist and discriminative behavior not complying with Hippocrates Oath and professional dignity of a doctor whose fundamental assignment is to treat people, and demand that the right to health and medical care of each member of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece, which is one of the basic human rights, is respe...
National security barrier to application of ECtHR decisions related to the associations in Greece with “Turkish” names
11.10.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: New legal regulation has shown explicitly that Western Thrace Turkish community is not a part of wealth of Greece on the contrary it is seen as a factor threatening the country’s national security Following the amendments made, the law amendment proposal which would enable Greek national courts to implement the court decisions ...
Xanthi Turkish Union administrators shown explicitly as a target by the racist organization!
06.10.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “We severely condemn the ones who struggle for the rights of the Western Turkish community being targeted openly and we call on the competent authorities of our country Greece to make the required intervention immediately against this threat against safety of life” A racist group which calls itself “High-Level Patrol Group” sh...
Recognition of formality of associations with “Turkish” name in Greece left for another spring
21.09.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “As Western Thrace Turks we will press ahead our struggle against excluding and racist policy of the Greek government targeting us and will make the effort to settle democracy and rule of law in real terms in our country Greece.” In Greece, the proposal for law amendment brought to the parliament by the government which will en...
Greece perseveres in implementing 240 Imams Law!
14.08.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “The state’s ex parte and imposing policy ignoring criticisms and reactions of the Western Thrace Turkish community is unacceptable, we ask for annulment of the 240 Imams Law” Within the scope of the law numbered and dated 4115/2013 started to be implemented ignoring the autonomous structure of the Turkish community in Western ...
Demand of the Western Thrace Turkish community for having bilingual minority kindergartens persists
14.08.2017
Halit Habip Oğlu: “With the demand of granting the right to education in mother tongue in preschool education we want bilingual minority kindergartens teaching in Turkish and Greek” The Consultative Committee of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace(BTTADK) repeated its demand for opening minority kindergartens teaching in Turkish and Greek in ...
Municipality of Mustafçova(Myki) demanded the personnel to be recruited for the EU program have a command of Turkish, prosecution office started investigation
02.06.2017
Seeking for Turkish language proficiency in the vacancy announcement made within the framework of the EU programme foreseeing establishment of social centers at municipalities affiliated to the State of the Eastern Macedonia-Thrace by the Municipality of Mustafçova(Myki) which is the only Turkish minority municipality of Xhanti, caused a reaction i...
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