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Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe

Acronym: ABTTF

General Information

Identification Code: 63767476294-52
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: ASBL (non-profit organisation)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/25/2011
Last Update: 10/24/2023
EP Accredited Number: 2

Mission & Interests

Goals: - To protect and promote the rights of the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece and to aid in obtaining solutions for its concerns through democracy and peace. - As a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (UN ECOSOC), an ordinary member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) and a participating NGO in the Fundamental Rights Platform of FRA, it represents the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece at international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and lobbying for the solution of its problems. - Organizing international panel discussions and/or conferences on minority issues, specifically on the problems of the Turkish community in Western Thrace. - Carrying out activities aiming at the integration of the emigrant members of the Turkish community in Western Thrace.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Culture
  • Education and training
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Regional policy
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • global
  • sub-national
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Participating non-governmental organization in the Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) of FRA - Regular participation in the FRP annual meetings and FRA conferences - Contributions to the consultations on FRA annual reports, work programmes and multi-annual framework - Participation in the meetings of the EP Committees and Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages
Communication Activities: - Co-organization of a conference with the European Free Alliance (EFA) entitled “Fundamental Problems in Education Facing Minorities in Europe: Comparing The Cases of Western Thrace Turks and German Minority in Denmark" on 20 March 2019 in the European Parliament in Brussels - Co-organization of a conference with UNPO entitled “Freedom of Association in Greece: A Loophole in European Minority Rights Standards” on 2 March 2016 in the European Parliament in Brussels - Organization of a conference entitled “Human Rights Violations against Ethnic Turks in Greece” on 28 November 2012 in the European Parliament in Brussels - Co-organization of an international panel discussion with the European Free Alliance (EFA) entitled “Ignored Minorities of Greece: Western Thrace Turks and Macedonians” on 17 April 2008 in the European Parliament in Brussels - Presentations on the problems and issues related to the Turkish community in Western Thrace, Greece at the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages of the European Parliament in 2011 and 2013 in Strasbourg and 2022 online.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Traditional minorities, national communities and languages,Anti-racism and diversity

Head Office

Address: Wemerstr. 2
Post Code: 58454
City: Witten
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office

Address: Wemerstr. 2
Post Code: 58454
City: Witten
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 6
Members F T E: 4.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Bonn Düsseldorf Espelkamp Feuchtwangen Fürth/Nürnberg Gießen Gütersloh 1 Gütersloh 2 Halver Hannover Herzogenaurach Homburg Kelsterbach 1 Kelsterbach 2 Lauf Lüdenscheid Meschede Schwabach Schweinfurt Stuttgart Troisdorf Viersen Witten
Organisation Members: - Non-govenmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (UN-ECOSOC) - Ordinary member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), www.fuen.org - Participating non-governmental organization in the Fundamental Rights Platform of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)