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“Homshetsi is a special language, Homshetsi is a beautiful language. I would like to sing you a song,” says Lusin Sultan, speaking to bianet on the occasion of February 21 International Mother Language Day.

According to the results of a recent survey carried out by the Socio-Political Field Research Center, 87.7 percent of respondents say that education should be in the mother language starting from pre-school.

“The problem of education in mother language is negatively affecting access to education in Diyarbakır. If necessary measures are not taken, we are faced with the risk of losing a generation,” says Education Union Diyarbakır No 1 Branch Co-Chair Kaya.