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Those who say, ‘‘I told you so’’ are attempting to distort the facts!
09.06.2023
ABTTF President: “The argument that Greece sets an example with a democratic and humanist attitude towards the Turkish community in Western Thrace shows how deep the gap between discourse and practice is. Indeed, this is not true under any circumstances!’’ In the article of Lieutenant General Ioannis Stamoulis on the website Li...
The Committee of Ministers sent a letter to the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs as regards the Bekir-Ousta group of cases
08.06.2023
ABTTF President: “We find it positive that it sent a letter to the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, but when we examine the files related to the group of cases, we see neither a timetable nor an explanation for the steps that our country is planning to take in this regard. Indeed, we know that our country does not intend to execute all thre...
The free will and democratic choice of the Turkish community in Western Thrace are ignored
05.06.2023
ABTTF President: “ND or anyone else must first learn to respect the will of the people! Otherwise, political attitudes and discourses that marginalise and target the Turkish community in Western Thrace will harm our country’s democracy, as it is today.” In an interview with Proto Thema on 3 June 2023, former Prime Minister of G...
Article about the Turkish community in Western Thrace in the Italian cultural magazine “Meridiano 13”
02.06.2023
An article titled ‘‘Living in Western Thrace: A Portrait of the Muslim Turkish Minority in Greece’’ was published in the Italian cultural magazine ‘‘Meridiano 13’’. The article written by Francesco Zema, sports reporter and Director of the Football, Culture and Identity Museum named “CALCI&rd...
The Turkish community in Western Thrace was once again targeted through Turkish and the headscarf!
01.06.2023
ABTTF President: “We will definitely not allow these and similar provocations by extremist circles to disrupt the peace in our region and target our community for their political interests before the upcoming local and regional elections in our country.” In a written statement published on 29 May 2023, the list of ‘‘Spart...
Question for written answer to the European Commission regarding hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace
28.04.2023
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) François Alfonsi (France, Greens/EFA) submitted a question for written answer to the European Commission as regards hate speech and systematic discrimination targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace in Greece. In the question for written answer which was directed by MEP Alfonsi to the Europ...
Nasty statements before the upcoming elections
15.03.2023
ABTTF President: “Ramadan is sacred for the Islamic world, and it continues to be kept alive for the Turkish community in Western Thrace as a religious and cultural tradition with iftars and other events. Just as important religious days of other well-known religions in our country are respected and even celebrated by others, the same respect...
Prosecutor of Rodopi filed a lawsuit for the revocation of the registration of the Western Thrace Fenerbahçe Association
02.03.2023
ABTTF President: “The lawsuit filed to revoke the registration of this association, which is only a supporters’ association, is a sign of how strong the attitudes, prejudices and stereotypes towards the Turkish community in Western Thrace are at every level, including the judiciary. We will all continue to follow the issue, and we will ...
Western Thrace Fenerbahçe Association, which organised a charity campaign, was targeted
15.02.2023
ABTTF President: “While our country, with all its citizens, institutions, and professional chambers is standing with our motherland in these difficult days and sharing its pain and that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country personally visited the earthquake zone and declared that our country will continue to do its best to overcome t...
Bakoyannis: “A concrete and long-term plan is being implemented that will change the production model of the region for the better”
23.01.2023
ABTTF President: “We demand that Turkish manufacturers and enterprises in our region be taken into account and not excluded, without discrimination, in the implementation of the long-term plan for the economic development of Western Thrace. Only then can a total economic development be achieved in our region.” In a statement, Chairma...
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