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We condemn in the strongest terms the destruction of the Turkish cemetery in Xanthi!
16.03.2022
ABTTF President: “The destruction of Ottoman tombs and tombstones by the municipal machinery is a great disrespect to those lying there and a blatant attack on our cultural heritage. With this latest action, which we absolutely do not condone, intolerance towards the historical monuments from the Ottoman heritage and negative attitude towards...
Letter from ABTTF to the Council of Europe about the investigation into the march organised by the Xanthi Turkish Union
04.03.2022
ABTTF President: “The investigation initiated by the office of the prosecutor’ has once again made it clear that our country has disregarded its obligation to execute the ECtHR judgments regarding our associations since 2008. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe must now initiate the infringement procedure against our cou...
ABTTF paid a working visit to Athens and Thessaloniki
01.03.2022
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) paid a working visit to Athens, the capital city of Greece, and Thessaloniki from 28 February to 1 March 2022. ABTTF President Halit Habip Oğlu held a series of talks for an open and constructive dialogue as part of his working visit, accompanied by Nihan Ayan from the ABTTF Athens Office. ...
The issues of the Macedonian minority in Greece were discussed at the ‘Facts about our Country’ programme
25.02.2022
The fifth part of the online programme series titled “Facts about Our Country’ of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) was broadcast on 24 February 2022. The guest of the fifth programme was Eugenia Natsoulidou, founding member of the non-profit organisation (NPO) “Krste Misirkov (Movement to Promote Macedon...
Another biased report from the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs!
23.02.2022
ABTTF President: ‘As ABTTF, we follow not only the international reports but also the national reports. In all reports about our community, instead of others speaking for us, we will speak for ourselves’. The report of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs titled ‘Incidents in areas of religious importance in Gr...
The European Court of Justice rejects the appeal to cancel the registration of the “Minority SafePack” initiative by the European Commission
18.02.2022
ABTTF President: “With the latest judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU, it is once again underlined that the protection of the rights of minorities and the strengthening of cultural and linguistic diversity are values and objectives of the EU and should be taken into account in the works of the EU. The European Commission should revie...
ABTTF attended the international seminar titled “Human Rights Violations Faced by Muslims”
17.02.2022
The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) participated to an international seminar entitled “Human Rights Violations Faced by Muslims” which was organised in cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Turkey and the Independent Permanent Human ...
The legal struggle of the Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Prefecture of Rodopi which has been waiting to be registered for 21 years was discussed in the “Facts about Our Country” programme
11.02.2022
The fourth part of the online programme series titled “Facts about Our Country” organised by the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) on the Zoom platform was realised on 10 February 2022. The guest of the fourth programme was Hülya Emin, President of the Cultural Association of Turkish Women of the Prefecture of...
An investigation has been launched into the march organized by the Xanthi Turkish Union!
10.02.2022
ABTTF President: “The launch of an investigation after 7 months of the democratic march organised by the Xanthi Turkish Union, which has been struggling for 39 years, is a clear continuation of our country’s policies of intimidation and suppression of the Turkish community in Western Thrace. As ABTTF, we will continue to support the Xan...
Financial support from the European Commission to the agricultural producers in Greece
10.02.2022
ABTTF President: “We hope that the government will not discriminate against the Turkish community in Western Thrace, which makes its living largely from agriculture and especially tobacco production and does not exclude tobacco producers from our community in the distribution of the grant support.” The European Commission has approve...
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