FEBRUARY 21 MOTHER TONGUE DAY

Justice for Everyone and Every Language

A demand for justice in Armenian, Laz language, Kurdish, Zazaki, Georgian, Adyghean, Greek, Pontus Greek, Ladino, Assyrian and Turkish...

Hikmet Adal

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Since the day it was launched, bianet has treated the people's use of their mother tongue and the right to education in mother tongue as a priority. On every February 21, bianet has reported on the statements and demonstrations on the occasion of the Mother Tongue Day.

We picked "justice" as this year's theme. We repeated the demand for "justice for everyone and every language" in Armenian, Laz language, Georgian, Adyghean, Greek, Pontus Greek, Ladino, Assyrian and Turkish.

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Kenan Yaşar (Georgian), Yağmur Poyraz (Laz language), Apolas Lermi (Pontus Greek), Lara Narin (Armenian), Lezgin Akan (Kurdish), Şeli Goan (Ladino), Ferhat Tunç (Zazaki), Stella Karax (Greek), members of the Uzuntarla Adige Cultural Association (Adyghean) and the Peace Academics (Turkish). (HA/HK/VK)

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BİA Haber Merkezi

February 21 mother tongue day

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bianet's Freedom of Expression Reporter since June 2018. After interning at bianet in 2013, he took part in several bianet projects. His news reports and...

bianet's Freedom of Expression Reporter since June 2018. After interning at bianet in 2013, he took part in several bianet projects. His news reports and articles have been published on various platforms such as Expression Interrupted, susma24.com, Jıneps, Inside Turkey, and tol.org. He has contributed numerous interviews and articles on freedom of expression. His writings have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Italian, and Circassian. His photographs from the March 8, 2018 Feminist Night March were exhibited by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. He is the recipient of the 27th Metin Göktepe Journalism Award and holds a degree in journalism from Erciyes University.