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FUEN celebrated its 60th foundation day
06.10.2009
From 29 September to 2 October 2009, the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the 60th jubilee congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) with the theme of “fundamental right to political participation”. At the congress, the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace was represented by the delegation composed of...
ABTTF attended the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
21.09.2009
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) attended the 12th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 17 and 18 September 2009. Melek Kırmacı, member of ABTTF International Affairs and Lobbying Group, represented the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace during the session which was held at the United Nations Office in Genev...
CERD considered the state report of Greece
11.08.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated in the 75th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) of the United Nations between 10 and 11 August 2009. CERD considered the state report of Greece on her implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Disc...
Outrageous accusation from Daily Paratiritis against ABTTF
07.08.2009
Daily Paratiritis made news about the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) on July 30th, 2009. As might be recalled, ABTTF had criticized Dimitris Stamatis, Secretary General of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace, due to his response to the news “Stamatis: to be removed from the office immediately” published in the daily Birlik...
ABTTF at Fundamental Rights Platform
08.05.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) represented by Melek Kırmaci, member of International Affairs Department, participated in the second meeting of the European Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) that was held in Vienna between 5 and 6 May 2009. Meanwhile, the meeting brought the representatives of non-governmental organizations (NG...
ABTTF at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting
07.05.2009
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated between 4 and 5 May 2009 in Vienna in the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting: hate crimes - effective implementation of legislation organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization of Security and Cooperation for Europe (OSCE). At th...
ABTTF is at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe
30.01.2009
On 26-28 January 2009, Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) represented by Halit Habipoglu, President, and K. Engin Soyyilmaz, Head of International Affairs Department, paid an official visit to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE). The official visit, which took place during the first part of the 2009 Ordinary Ses...
The problems of the Western Thrace Turks
05.06.2008
The problems of the Western Thrace Turks were referred in the 2007 County Reports on Human Rights Practices of the U.S. Department of State In the 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the U.S. Department of State, which was released on March 11, 2008, Greece was criticized due to her unjust and unlawful practices against the ethnic ...
Successful International Panel Discussion on Minorities in Greece held in the European Parliament
21.04.2008
PRESS RELEASE FLORINA /LERIN, 21/04/08 Macedonian and Turkish minorities unrecognised and ignored in Greece On Thursday 17 April 2008 an international panel discussion was held in the European Parliament on the Ignored Minorities of Greece: Western Thrace Turks and Macedonians. The conference was very well attended and received much publ...
ABTTF Organized an International Panel Discussion in the European Parliament
21.04.2008
On 17April 2008 Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) organized an international panel discussion which was held in the European Parliament on “Ignored Minorities of Greece: Western Thrace Turks and Macedonians”. Before the panel discussion a press conference was held in the European Parliament and Halit Habipoglu, the President of ...
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