- Autochthonous and national minorities and linguistic communities in Europe came together at 68th FUEN Congress
The 68th Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) was held in Husum/Hüsem, Germany on 19-22 September 2024, hosted by the North Frisian minority. The Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF) representing the Western Thrace Turks, Rhodes, Kos and Dodecanese Turks Culture and Solidarity Association (ROISDER) representing Rhodes, Kos and Dodecanese Turks and the International Meskhetian Turks Association ‘‘VATAN’’ representing Meskhetian Turks from the Working Group of Turkic Minorities/Communities in FUEN (TAG) attended the Congress where FUEN’s 75th anniversary was also celebrated. The organisation of Bashkirs from Ukraine ‘‘Duslyk’’, which has applied for supporting membership to FUEN, also attended the Congress.
- TAG paid a working visit to Romania and Bulgaria
The Working Group of Turkic Minorities and Communities in the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) (TAG) paid a working visit to Romania and Bulgaria on 8-12 May 2024.
- FUEN member Turkic organisations attended OSCE meeting
Turkic organisations that are members of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) attended the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held in Vienna, the capital of Austria, on 22-23 April 2024.
- 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.
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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.