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Parliamentary Question Regarding Exclusion of Kurdish from 17-Language Health Card

Parliamentary Question Regarding Exclusion of Kurdish from 17-Language Health Card

Referring to the health cards prepared by a hospital in Elazığ in 17 different languages, HDP MP Semra Güzel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the issue and asked Minister of Health Koca why Kurdish has been excluded from the cards.

25 January 2019

Children Banned to Speak in Kurdish

Children Banned to Speak in Kurdish

A writing reading “I will not speak in Kurdish” attached on the wall of an elementary school in Şırnak was photographed by a parent. The HDP has submitted a parliamentary inquiry.

25 October 2017

A Story of Statement of Defense in Kurdish at 22nd Heavy Penal Court

A Story of Statement of Defense in Kurdish at 22nd Heavy Penal Court

Tried for having written an article on speaking in Kurdish in the trial of Özgür Gündem Editorsi-in-Chief on Watch campaign, Kayar in the summary judgement was asked by the chief judge “Why don’t you make your statement of defense in Turkish”.

24 October 2017 Tansu Pişkin

bianet Kurdish Goes Online

bianet Kurdish Goes Online

Those who have contributed to BİA Kurdî going online evaluated this step: BİA Projects Coordinator Evren Gönül, writer Şeyhmus Diken, BİA Kurdî editors Murat Bayram and Yusuf Önal.

9 Ground Art Books Now in Kurdish

9 Ground Art Books Now in Kurdish

Nine primary resources on different art fields like theater, cinema, painting and music have been translated from their original language into Kurmanji and Zazaki dialects of Kurdish.

9 December 2015

Anadolu Agency Kicks Off in Kurdish

Anadolu Agency Kicks Off in Kurdish

Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey’s semi-official news agency, has added Kurdish to its 5 other languages on September 1 - Peace Day.

2 September 2013

Kurdish Language Feast Observed in Turkey

Kurdish Language Feast Observed in Turkey

Turkey's Kurds observed the Kurdish Language Feast on May 15 - the publication start date of Kurdish magazine Hawar in 1932.

Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish

Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay a total of 50,000 euros to 5 politicians who were convicted by Turkish courts for speaking Kurdish during various election campaigns between 2002 and 2007.

22 January 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Diyarbakir Court Rejects Testimony in Kurdish

Diyarbakir Court Rejects Testimony in Kurdish

The 6th Diyarbakir High Criminal Court found 40 defendants guilty for being a KCK organization member, ordering prison sentences from six years and three months to seventeen years.

Kurdish Language Panel Emphasizes on Assimilation Politics

Kurdish Language Panel Emphasizes on Assimilation Politics

In Yüksekova district, a panel organized by a Kurdish language association on Monday undermined the liaison between Kurdish language and history, saying that Kurdish people kept their language despite assimilation politics.

11 December 2012

University Denied Request to Withdraw from Kurdish Program

HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD

University Denied Request to Withdraw from Kurdish Program

The Higher Education Board (YÖK) slashed the number of students allowed to enroll in Mardin Artuklu University’s new Kurdish teaching program from 500 down to 250. The university decided to withdraw from the program, but the YÖK declined their request.

8 October 2012 Yüce Yöney

Government’s Native Language Courses Fail to Draw Interest

“EDUCATION REFORM”

Government’s Native Language Courses Fail to Draw Interest

Despite the introduction of elective Kurdish and Circassian language courses into school curricula as part of the government’s education reform, demand for these classes have so far fallen short of expectations. The reason has to do with the policies of school administrations and a boycott by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP,) critics argue.

25 September 2012 Nilay Vardar

Students Call for Education in Kurdish

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Students Call for Education in Kurdish

University students in Istanbul reiterated the demand for education in the mother language on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day. One student gave a symbolic Kurdish lesson next to the campus of the Yıldız Technical University.

22 February 2011 Elif Gençkal

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

KCK TRIAL

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

Also the 17th hearing of the KCK case was jammed on the court's refusal to permit a defence in Kurdish. Defence lawyers Beştaş and Aktar argued that the court's resistance to the Kurdish language became a meaningless trig. They demand the release of the defendants.

19 January 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Water Bills Issued in English but not in Kurdish

Water Bills Issued in English but not in Kurdish

Deputy Prime Minister Çiçek remarked that signs in both languages, Turkish and Kurdish, can be put up at the market stalls, whereas a municipality is not allowed to issue their water bills in Kurdish. At the same time, the Didim Municipality offers services in English.

6 January 2011 Erhan Üstündağ

Kurdish in Parliament Potential Reason for Shutting down BDP

PEACE AND DEMOCRACY PARTY

Kurdish in Parliament Potential Reason for Shutting down BDP

When President Gül was asked about BDP members speaking Kurdish in parliament, he replied that according to the current legislation this was a potential reason to shut down the Peace and Democracy Party.

16 December 2010 Burçin Belge

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

First Application in Kurdish to ECHR

Pro-Kurdish DTP member Alınak is tried together with another 93 people under "propaganda" charges on the grounds of a critical press release issued after the ban of the political party. Alınak will apply to the ECHR for the right to a defence in Kurdish as his mother tongue.

26 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Court and Defendants Obstinate on Language Dispute

KCK TRIAL

Court and Defendants Obstinate on Language Dispute

The Diyarbakır court trying the KCK trial once more insisted on hearing the defendants' defence speeches in Turkish and again dismissed the request for a defence in Kurdish. The defendants are equally determined. Hundreds of people protested the case before the Thursday hearing.

12 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

KCK Trial still Jammed on Defence in Kurdish

KCK Trial still Jammed on Defence in Kurdish

The defence lawyers of the defendants of the KCK trial in Diyarbakır applied to the superior court for the right to a defence in the mother tongue. More than three weeks of the beginning of the trial, procedures have not yet advanced beyond the reading of the indictment.

9 November 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Six-Month Sentence for Speaking Kurdish in Election Campaign

Six-Month Sentence for Speaking Kurdish in Election Campaign

Three members of the dissolved pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party received prison sentences of six months each by the Midyat Magistrate Criminal Court in south-eastern Turkey. The three defendants were found guilty of making election propaganda in Kurdish.

9 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Mehmet Halis Iş

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

"Propagandation in Kurdish" Is A Crime In İzmir, Not So In Digor

Two DTP mayors in İzmir are on trial for violating the law on political parties, because they addressed the crowds in Kurdish before elections.

30 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

State Radio Now Also in Kurdish and Armenian

Radio 6 will broadcast in Kurdish 24 hours a day, while Armenian has been added to the variety of languages on “Turkey’s Voice” Radio.

3 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

Medical Association Prints Kurdish Guide for Doctors

The Diyarbakır Chamber of Physicians has created a basic Kurdish guide for Turkish doctors sent on duty in the southeast of the country. The aim is to improve doctor-patient communication.

24 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

ECHR Condemns Action Against Petitions for Kurdish Courses

The Strasbourg court rules for damages regarding the application of 18 university students, who were suspended from university for demanding selective courses in Kurdish.

What Kurdish MP Said in Mother Tongue – Whole Text

Below follows the English translation of the Turkish version of what DTP politician Ahmet Türk said at his party group meeting in parliament in Kurdish.

26 February 2009

The Ambiguous Status of Kurdish After TRT 6

While the Ministry of Justice is preparing to allow “languages besides Turkish” to be spoken in prison, the language is still considered potentially criminal. A politician faces a fine for allegedly using Kurdish to spread propaganda.

15 January 2009

Four-Hour Broadcasting In Kurdish Is Not Enough

The Prime Minister mentions that they allow for broadcasting in other languages, but Keser, the production director of a Kurdish broadcasting TV, says that there are too many restrictions to create a satisfying Kurdish TV atmosphere.

28 May 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Historian Halacoglu's Comments "Racist"

On 18 August, Yusuf Halacoglu, president of the Turkish History Foundation (TTK) had made controversial comments on the ethnic make-up of Turkey at a symposium in Kayseri. Associations have called for his resignation.

21 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç,Gökçe Gündüç

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