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United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

Established by the UN and TBB for applications of legal assistance, the Translation Support Line offers services in Arabic, Persian, French and Dari languages, but not Kurdish, which is also widely spoken as a mother language in Turkey.

13 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

From Sámi language to Kurdish with writer Labba

From Sámi language to Kurdish with writer Labba

The number of those who learn their mother language to get over the historical trauma and for emancipation has been on the increase among Sámis, an indigenous people in Scandinavia. What does this experience mean for the future of Kurdish?

7 April 2022 E. Barış Altıntaş

Struggle for Kırmancki/Zazaki*: Speaking your mother language is not separatism

RESEARCHER GÜNTAŞ-ALDATMAZ

Struggle for Kırmancki/Zazaki*: Speaking your mother language is not separatism

Dr. Nadire Güntaş-Aldatmaz says, “Children; you are more beautiful when you speak the language of your mother, father, maternal and paternal grandmother.”

22 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Laz Institute declares November 7 Laz Language Day

KAZIM KOYUNCU’S BIRTHDAY

Laz Institute declares November 7 Laz Language Day

The Laz Institute has declared November 7 the Laz Language Day in order to protect and keep alive the Laz, a “World Language in Danger”, and to raise awareness about the issue.

9 November 2021

“My Mother Tongue" (2): Kurdish

Kurdish speaker Canan wants his children to grow up speaking Kurdish. Teachers are disillusioned with Turkish education system in Kurdish-majority Hakkari.

21 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

UNESCO Declares 2008 “International Year of Languages”

UNESCO Declares 2008 “International Year of Languages”

More than half of the 6,700 languages of the world are under threat in the long term. UNESCO says, “Language is very important as a carrier of identity for groups and individuals.”

21 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç