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Kurdish road markings restored by local officials in Elazığ

Kurdish road markings restored by local officials in Elazığ

It remains unclear whether they were removed by authorities or civilians.

24 September 2024

Kurdish patient denied audiological test for not understanding Turkish

Kurdish patient denied audiological test for not understanding Turkish

An elderly woman in Siirt could not undergo a speech recognition threshold test at a state hospital.

20 September 2024

Kurdish traffic signs reinstated in Diyarbakır

Kurdish traffic signs reinstated in Diyarbakır

The authorities had justified the removal of the signs by citing the relevant regulations whereas the local communities consider it intolerance towards the Kurds and their culture.

Prisoners put in punishment cell allegedly for 'writing book in Kurdish'

Prisoners put in punishment cell allegedly for 'writing book in Kurdish'

An HDP deputy has brought two separate cases of rights violations into the parliamentary agenda.

First century of the Republic and Kurdish language policies

ONE CENTURY, ONE REGIME AND MOTHER TONGUE | KURDISH

First century of the Republic and Kurdish language policies

Denial and assimilation continue to be the basis of the policies pursued regarding the Kurdish language since the foundation of the Republic.

21 February 2023 Aren Yıldırım

One century, one regime, and the right to mother tongue

FEBRUARY 21 MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

One century, one regime, and the right to mother tongue

As bianet, on International Mother Language Day, we want to explore the state of mother language as we enter the 100th year of the Republic. In this series of articles, we tracked the traces of the policies pursued with regard to language such as Zaza, Georgian, Armenian and Kurdish.

21 February 2023

Kurdish censored on TV channel

Kurdish censored on TV channel

In the popular daytime reality TV program of Esra Erol on ATV, the channel turned the volume down while a woman was expressing her feelings in Kurdish.

13 December 2022

Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs

Criminal complaint over racist writing on school stairs

Bar Association of Şırnak filed a criminal complaint about writings on the stairs of a secondary school in Bursa, one of which says "Either speak Turkish or keep quiet!"

14 November 2022

'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

'Civil disobedience': Author Mahmut Alınak offers Kurdish education at his house

Having turned his garage into a classroom, Alınak says the intellectuals have the duty to make the state take action for mother tongue education.

Adana governor bans Kurdish adaptation of Molière play

Adana governor bans Kurdish adaptation of Molière play

The same play will be staged in the neighboring province of Mersin. Over the past month, several concerts and theater plays have been canceled in various parts of the country.

Dozens of Kurdish concerts, plays banned in Turkey in three years

Dozens of Kurdish concerts, plays banned in Turkey in three years

Many concerts, theater plays, and other events in Kurdish have been banned in the last three years. Artists and musicians have difficulties finding places to organize events.

18 May 2022 Ferid Demirel

Kurdish theater play, concert banned

Kurdish theater play, concert banned

A theater play in Kurdish and a concert of two musicians singing in Turkish and Kurdish have been banned.

Teachers suspended after sharing racist posts in front of Kurdish road sign

Teachers suspended after sharing racist posts in front of Kurdish road sign

Karayazı District Directorate of National Education has launched an administrative investigation against the teachers over the post, and the teachers were suspended until the investigation was concluded.

Investigation against teachers over racist post in front of Kurdish road sign

Investigation against teachers over racist post in front of Kurdish road sign

An investigation has been launched against the teachers who posed for the camera while making gestures in front of a Kurdish road sign in Erzurum’s Karayazı.

Digital intolerance to Kurdish in Turkey

Digital intolerance to Kurdish in Turkey

When I saw that “Newroz Park” has been replaced by “Nevruz Park”, its Turkish equivalent, even in the digital signboards of busses, I said to myself, “Indeed, one can apparently be anything in Turkey, but a Kurd.”

4 May 2022 Umut Ali Adalı

Constitutional Court finds no violation in not allowing Kurdish child given name containing 'w'

Constitutional Court finds no violation in not allowing Kurdish child given name containing 'w'

The top court has ruled that changing the child's name from "Ciwan" to "Civan" could not be considered discrimination.

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

'Rojbash': Movie tells the 25-year story of a banned Kurdish play

'Rojbash': Movie tells the 25-year story of a banned Kurdish play

Director Özkan Küçük brought the story of the Kurdish actors who gathered again 25 years later to the silver screen.

John Cusack, Mark Ruffalo express support for jailed Kurdish singer Nudem Durak

‘HER CRIME? SONG’

John Cusack, Mark Ruffalo express support for jailed Kurdish singer Nudem Durak

Sentenced to 19 years in prison with the lyrics of the Kurdish songs that she sang cited as a reason, Nudem Durak has been receiving messages of solidarity and support from both Turkey and abroad.

Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Kurdish lawyer, politician Şerafettin Kaya laid to rest in Muş

Having lost his life in Germany, Şerafettin Kaya has been laid to rest in Turkey’s Muş. Defending young Kurdish people after the military memorandum in 1971, he was subjected to inhuman treatment alongside them in Diyarbakır Prison after the 1980 coup.

Sub-Governor’s Office of Cizre bans ‘Mem û Zîn’ Kurdish theater play

Sub-Governor’s Office of Cizre bans ‘Mem û Zîn’ Kurdish theater play

The Şermola Performans theater group has announced that the Sub-Governor’s Office of Cizre in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Şırnak informed them about the ban on their theater play by calling them by phone.

2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival begins

2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival begins

Made in 1933, “Kurdên Êzidî” (Êzidî Kurds) will be screened for the first time as part of the 2nd İstanbul Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held on March 24-29, 2022.

4 March 2022 Ferid Demirel

'I'm worried that I won't be able to sing again'

'I'm worried that I won't be able to sing again'

Kurdish musician Nudem Durak was imprisoned for singing in her mother tongue.

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

DİYARBAKIR BAR CHAIR

‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’

According to the report of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, 67 children lost their lives as a result of armored vehicle crashes and remnants of war in Turkey in the last 10 years. Bar Chair Eren says that the deaths occur in Kurdish-majority provinces.

3 March 2022 Ruken Tuncel

'Ban on education in mother language torments Kurdish children in Turkey'

MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

'Ban on education in mother language torments Kurdish children in Turkey'

Young Kurdish people remember their first years at school as a nightmare. Tan says, “As we could not spell the words, the teacher held us at school till 9 pm. He was saying, ‘You are gonna learn this language’.”

22 February 2022

More than 20,000 students choose Kurdish language classes in Turkey

More than 20,000 students choose Kurdish language classes in Turkey

Elective Kurdish language education was introduced in Turkey in 2012 but has been hindered by the lack of teacher appointments.

21 February 2022

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

At her hearing yesterday, on February 9, jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven said that the Turkish translation of her speeches in Kurdish, which are cited as “criminal evidence” in her case file, is full of mistakes.

10 February 2022

Kurdish director Selamo detained in İzmir: Confidentiality order on file

Kurdish director Selamo detained in İzmir: Confidentiality order on file

A confidentiality order has been imposed on the file of Kurdish film director Selamo, who has been detained in Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir. Selamo will remain in custody for four days upon the warrant of the prosecutor’s office.

9 February 2022

HDP MP Danış-Beştaş protests ban on Kurdish music with a Kurdish song at Parliament

HDP MP Danış-Beştaş protests ban on Kurdish music with a Kurdish song at Parliament

HDP Parliamentary Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış-Beştaş held a press conference at the Parliament and talked about several current issues in Turkey, including a music band being prevented from singing in Kurdish in İstanbul’s Taksim.

1 February 2022

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | ‘Several questions left uninvestigated’

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | ‘Several questions left uninvestigated’

Çetin Dedeoğulları and Erdal Rifatoğulları, two members of the Kurdish family massacred in Konya, and Ebru Akkal, a lawyer for the family, met HDP Group Deputy Chairs Danış-Beştaş and Oluç today, on January 19.

19 January 2022

In protest of ban on Kurdish, HDP deputy reads out same speech in Kurdish and German

In protest of ban on Kurdish, HDP deputy reads out same speech in Kurdish and German

"Everyone but you is aware that being multicultural and multilingual does not divide but enrich a country," MP Uca has remarked, criticizing the ban on mother tongue education in Turkey.

13 December 2021

Media in Kurdish threatened with extinction in Turkey

RESILIENCE IN JOURNALISM ARTICLES - 4

Media in Kurdish threatened with extinction in Turkey

While the opposition media in Turkey is faced with threats due to the content it offers, the very existence of the media in Kurdish is under threat.

13 December 2021 Murat Bayram

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