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- The 6th annual meeting of the FUEN Education Working Group was held in Helsinki

The 6th Annual Meeting of the Education Working Group of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) was held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on 9-10 April 2024. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Turkish community in Western Thrace, which is a member of the Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities in FUEN (TAG), attended the meeting themed ‘‘Primary school - primary education level in minority education’’, hosted by the Swedish minority in Finland.

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- FUEN TAG held its first online meeting in 2024

The Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities in the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) (TAG) held its first online meeting in 2024 on Saturday, 30 March 2024. At the meeting where Turkic minorities and communities came together, the developments in the first three months of 2024 and the activities of 2024 were assessed.

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- We condemn the terrorist attack in Russia

As the Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities (TAG) in the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), we strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack carried out by armed men on the evening of 22 March at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation.

As the FUEN TAG family, we express our condolences to Russia and share the pain of the Russian people in face of this heinous attack targeting civilians, in which many people lost their lives.

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- FUEN TAG Spokesman Habip Oğlu met with Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Omuraliev

Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities in FUEN (TAG) Spokesman Halit Habip Oğlu met with the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Kubanychbek Omuraliev in his office on 2 February 2024.

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- FUEN TAG Spokesman Halit Habip Oğlu paid a working visit to Ankara

Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities in FUEN (TAG) Spokesman Halit Habipoğlu paid a working visit to Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, on 25-29 December 2023.

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- Happy New Year!

As the FUEN TAG family, we wish you a Happy New Year 2024. May 2024 be full of hopes and nice moments for the Turkic world and all people. 


Happy New Year! 

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- The educational issues of the Turkish communities in Greece were voiced at the EP Intergroup on Minorities

The educational issues of Western Thrace Turks and Turks from Rhodes and Kos that are part of the Turkish community in Greece were conveyed at a meeting of the Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages at the European Parliament (EP) on 23 November 2023. 

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- The host of the 9th Annual Meeting of FUEN TAG were the Western Thrace Turks

Turkic minorities and communities from the Balkans to the Caucasus came together at the meetings in Western Thrace and demonstrated cooperation and solidarity

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- The autochthonous, national minorities in Europe came together at the 67th FUEN Congress

The 67th Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) was held in Pécs/Fünfkirchen/Pečuh, Hungary on 7-10 September 2023. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF), representing the Western Thrace Turks; the Public Organisation of Meskhetian Turks “VATAN” representing the Meskhetian Turks and the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People representing the Crimean Tatars (QTMM), from the members of the FUEN Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities (TAG) attended the Congress hosted by the German minority in Hungary. "Duslyk", an organisation of Bashkirs from Ukraine, also attended the Congress as a guest.

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- Recover Soon Türkiye!

The earthquakes centered in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş province which happened on 6 February 2023 broke our hearts. We wish God’s mercy on those who lost their lives in the earthquake that affected 10 provinces in Kahramanmaraş and its wider surroundings, and a speedy recovery to the injured.

Our prayers are with Türkiye as the search and rescue activities continue!

Recover soon Türkiye! 

You can convey your aid and donations to Türkiye so that it can heal its wounds quickly.

For cash aid, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye launched an earthquake donation campaign.

Aid is accepted for earthquake victims under the title of earthquake and donations can be made through virtualPOS, bank accounts on afad.gov.tr.

You can reach the bank account numbers to which donations can be sent from the link below: https://www.afad.gov.tr/depremkampanyasi2

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