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The 2022 Greece International Religious Freedom Report of the U.S. Department of State was published
22.05.2023
ABTTF President: “In the Greece section of the U.S. 2022 International Religious Freedom Report, the issues faced by our community in the religious field are also covered superficially, as in previous years, and there are statements that mainly support the official view of the Greek state. As ABTTF, we will detail the views and demands of our...
Our video about the voting of Western Thrace Turks is on the air!
03.05.2023
The video prepared by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) about the election system in the general elections which will be held in Greece on 21 May 2023 is now online! Let’s be in our region on 21 May, take care of our vote and our future! The video released by ABTTF on its YouTube channel and Fac...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis once again ignored the identity of the Turkish community in Western Thrace
28.04.2023
ABTTF President: “While Albania, which is not yet a member of the European Union, accepts and recognises the Greek minority living on its territory with its ethnic identity, we are described as a ‘‘Muslim’’ minority and our identity is denied in our country, which is an old member of the European Union, claiming to be ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias visited Gökçeada on Easter
18.04.2023
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: “While 60 children are studying in the kindergarten and primary school, which was opened with only 5 children in Gökçeada with the support of our motherland, the number of our schools in Western Thrace decreased from 226 to 99 in the last ten years. As two communities whose status and rights were ...
The Racist Violence Recording Network published its 2022 Greece report
13.04.2023
The Athens-based Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN) released its report on racially motivated violence in Greece in 2022 on 6 April 2023. RVRN’s eleventh annual report examines the quantitative and qualitative trends in racist violence in Greece, highlighting that racism and the targeting of human rights defenders erode the safety of...
Another example of the statements of our country’s politicians that deny the truth!
30.03.2023
ABTTF President: “When our country’s prime minister visited the Greek minority living in the south of Albania, which is not yet a member of the European Union, in December 2022, he was greeted with Greek flags by the Greek minority and even accompanied by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for part of the visit. However, when the Prime Mi...
Parallel report from ABTTF to the report of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
29.03.2023
ABTTF President: “We demand from the government to establish a direct dialogue with our community on all matters concerning our community, and to adopt a genuine policy based on sincerity rather than a one-sided, imposing, and discriminatory approach towards our community. We want our parallel report on our issues with our religious autonomy ...
Former Secretary General for Human Rights Maria Yannakaki: The right to be protected from racial violence and rhetoric is a collective right, not just an individual right
23.03.2023
ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu: ‘‘ “Sharia’’ has never been applied in Western Thrace, and customary law is applied in our region within the scope of rights arising from international treaties. At this point, the law applied in our region should not be confused with the Sharia law in Iran or Afghanistan. It is necess...
MEPs concerned about the challenges to EU values in Greece!
09.03.2023
ABTTF President: ‘‘The messages delivered by the MEPs whom are members of the LIBE Committee are extremely important. It shows that our country Greece is moving away from EU values and is moving in a different direction instead of applying principles such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights.’’ A delegation ...
Disastrous train accident in our country
01.03.2023
There was a disastrous train accident in our country Greece. Last night, a passenger train from the capital Athens to Thessaloniki and a freight train from Thessaloniki to Larissa collided outside the city of Larissa. According to the first statements, thirty-two people died and dozens were injured in the disastrous train accident. As the Presid...
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