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District governor in Mardin prevents trilingual campaign to encourage vaccination

District governor in Mardin prevents trilingual campaign to encourage vaccination

Healthcare organizations have launched a campaign in Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic to encourage coronavirus vaccination in Mardin and Urfa, the two provinces with the lowest vaccination rates.

‘People uneasy about using their mother language in public transport’

‘People uneasy about using their mother language in public transport’

Ahead of the International Mother Language Day on February 21, Diyarbakır-based Socio-Political Field Research Center has conducted a study shedding light on how frequently people speak in their mother languages in public.

17 February 2021

Arabic Be Taught Next Year to Pupils

Arabic Be Taught Next Year to Pupils

If the primary school students request, they will be taught Arabic. The practice will be implemented next year.

23 October 2015

HDP Deputy Asks Parliamentary Question about Hate Speech in School Books

HDP Deputy Asks Parliamentary Question about Hate Speech in School Books

HDP Mardin deputy Mehmet Aslan asked a parliamentary question about marginalizing and discriminating expressions in Turkish Language Association against Arabs.

Parliamentary Question in Arabic from HDP

Parliamentary Question in Arabic from HDP

HDP Mardin deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan asked a parliamentary question about mother tongue-based education in Arabic. However, it was rejected without considering. Aslan: “All native languages should be free in the parliament.”

A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting

A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has announced that 14 radio stations and TV channels have been given permission to broadcast in Kirmanci, Zaza and Arabic. Previous restrictions have been lifted.

25 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Turkish Radio Station Broadcasts in Four Languages

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Turkish Radio Station Broadcasts in Four Languages

Radio Ses in Mersin broadcasts programs in the Kurdish Kırmançi dialect, in Zaza spoken by people in eastern Anatolia and in Arabic. Broadcasting director Bilgiç: "The number of listeners increased. RTÜK approved "broadcasting in the mother tongue".

19 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu