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Greece among nine states ignoring at most the ECtHR judgments
09.10.2015
The PACE report and resolution have revealed the lack of political will of those member States including Greece of the Council of Europe to fully and rapidly implement the ECtHR judgments The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on 30 September 2015 the report and resolution based on the report on the implementation by ...
ECRI released its fifth report on Greece
25.02.2015
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance of the Council of Europe (ECRI) released a report on the fight against racism and intolerance in Greece on 24 February 2015. ECRI released its fifth country report that was prepared after visiting the country in March 2014 and includes developments until June 2014 in Greece. Turkish Minority of...
Surprising statement from the Deputy-Minister of Public Order!
20.02.2015
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “If SYRIZA is sincere in its desire to create a real change on minority rights as well, it should first of all dismiss the policy of ignoring Turkish Minority of Western Thrace.” Greek Deputy-Minister of Public Order, Mr. Yannis Panusis stated that migrants and also people from different ethnic groups will be ad...
SYRIZA becomes the winner of Greek elections
26.01.2015
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “The historic alteration happening now in our country must include our minority as well and we should construct the new Greece all together.” The results of the early general elections held in Greece on 25 January 2015 have been announced. Following the recent unsuccessful presidential elections on 29 December 2...
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will rehear the cases of Bekir Ousta group
08.01.2015
ABTTF President, Halit Habip Oğlu: As ABTTF, we will continue to closely monitor this process and put it on the table at international platforms we take part According to the statement issued on 5 January 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will rehear the cases of Bekir Ousta and others (35151/05), Emin and others (34144/05) and Tu...
Turkey's Erdogan says Greek Orthodox school may reopen
03.09.2014
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday the Halki seminary could be opened, but simultaneous steps should be taken by the Greek side to improve the religious affairs of the Muslim community in Western Thrace. Established in 1844 on the island of Heybeliada in Istanbul, Halki Seminary, an educational organization for Greek Orthodox men...
The Turkish Minority of Western Thrace in U.S. Religious Freedom Report for 2013 on Greece
26.08.2014
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oglu: U.S. Religious Freedom Report fully reflects the offi-cial position of the Greek government, it does not include problems that Western Thrace Turkish Minority faces in religious field The report includes that Muslim minority in Thrace (Western Thrace) officially recognized by Lausanne Peace Treaty has an estimat...
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe criticizes Greece
06.06.2014
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted interim resolution for Greece to execute the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgments regarding freedom of association of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority with no further delays. The respective cases are Bekir Ousta and Others vs. Greece (35151/05), Emin and Other vs. Greece (34144/...
FUEN condemns arbitrary detention of a Turkish language teacher by the Greek police on the grounds of spreading propaganda for the FEP Party in the EP elections
05.06.2014
The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) expressed its concern over the detention of Turkish language teacher Cahit Mustafa in Rhodes for three times on the grounds of spreading propaganda for our member organisation Friendship, Equality, Peace (FEP) Party before the European Parliament elections on May 25, 2014 in Greece and urges Greek ...
Controversial statements from Stilyanidis
29.04.2014
ABTTF President Habip Oğlu: Events in Greece before European elections show that Western Thrace Turkish Minority is perceived and accepted as “the other” in Greece New Democracy (NEA) Party Rodopi Deputy and former Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Evripidis Stilyanidis has given a reportage to Greek daily Elefteros Tipos on 27 April...
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