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Discriminatory speech from MP Stylianidis at the Commission for the Development of Thrace
15.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The words used by the MP Stylianidis in the speech he made at the Commission for the Development of Thrace are clear proof that in Greece, the Turkish community in Western Thrace is seen as the ‘other’ and considered as a ‘threat.’” In the speech he delivered at the meeting of the inter...
Young ABTTF attended the YEN General Assembly meeting
12.10.2020
The meeting, during which also new members of the YEN Executive Board were elected, was attended by young people belonging to minorities from different countries in Europe. Young ABTTF attended the Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) General Assembly which was held online on 10 October 2020. Nihan Ayan represented Young ABTTF at the meeting.&n...
The Greek Council of State rejected the request of the Turkish community in Western Thrace to repeal the decree which violates its religious autonomy!
09.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The Council of State, which should be independent, acted as a spokesperson for the political power by ignoring the existence of unlawful articles in the decree containing regulations on our mufti offices.” The General Assembly of the Council of State of Greece has rejected the lawsuit brought and calling for t...
Court ruled that far-right Golden Dawn is a criminal organisation
08.10.2020
ABTTF President: “The official acknowledgment of racist Golden Dawn Party which also targeted several times the Turkish community in Western Thrace and exercised both verbal and physical attacks in the recent past as a criminal organisation is an important victory for our country Greece.” The Court of Appeal of Greece’s c...
The European Commission published its “Rule of Law” report
06.10.2020
ABTTF President: “As ABTTF, we will carry out lobbying activities at the European Commission and the European Parliament to influence the content of this report prepared by the European Commission.” The European Commission published its 2020 Annual Report which analyses the situation of the rule of law in the 27 European Union ...
Attack against an association founded by the Western Thrace Turks who live in the province of Imathia, Greece!
01.10.2020
As ABTTF, we condemn in the strongest terms the abominable attack against the Imathia (Veria) Province Muslim Education, Culture and Sport Association, and call for the perpetrators to be immediately identified and brought to justice. An association, which was founded by Turks who emigrated from Western Thrace to Imathia, was attacked on 2...
President of the Commission for the Development of Thrace Bakoyannis visited Western Thrace
28.09.2020
ABTTF President: “We do hope and wish that our demands for the solution of our problems will be taken into consideration by the Commission for the Development of Thrace and that this visit will contribute for the Greek government to establish a solution-oriented and sincere dialogue mechanism with the Turkish community in Western Thrace.&rdqu...
Western Thrace Turkish delegation attended the European Regional Forum on Minority Issues
22.09.2020
The Western Thrace Turkish delegation composed of representatives from ABTTF and WTMUGA explained in their presentations hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) and the Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association (WTMUGA), representing the Turkish ...
We strongly condemn the abusive insult that was made to the president of our motherland!
18.09.2020
ABTTF President: “We call on the competent authorities of our country to immediately take the necessary steps by showing the same sensitivity in preventing hate speech targeting the Turkish community in Western Thrace which has notably increased lately.” “Dimokratia” newspaper, which is published nation-wide in our ...
Turkish journalists and Western Thrace Turks were targeted again in Greece
11.09.2020
ABTTF President: ‘We call upon our country Greece to take all the necessary measures in order to ensure the safety of the Turkish journalists working in the country as well as the members of the Turkish community in Western Thrace and to urgently stop its discriminatory policy towards the Turkish community in Western Thrace’. T...
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