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Council of Higher Education insists on ‘Turkish’ at Galatasaray University

Council of Higher Education insists on ‘Turkish’ at Galatasaray University

The academics from France working at Galatasaray University are required to know at least B2 level Turkish so that their residence and work permits will be renewed. The talks with the Embassy of France in Ankara have remained inconclusive.

29 June 2021 Hülya Çetinkaya

Will academics from France be deported by Turkey?

GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY

Will academics from France be deported by Turkey?

Following the ‘cartoon’ crisis between Turkey and France, the academics of Galatasaray University are now required, for the first time, to pass a language test. The academics have released a joint declaration in response.

23 February 2021

Erdoğan: Young people cannot read their forefathers’ gravestones

Erdoğan: Young people cannot read their forefathers’ gravestones

“Our Turkish has been subjected to the biggest word massacre in our history on the way to simplifying the language,” says President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, referring to Turkey’s adoption of the Latin script in 1928 and its aftermath.

21 January 2021

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

Google Automatic Translation Service Now also in Turkish

Google has included Turkish in its automatic translation service for Internet pages and articles. Now Turkish speaking Internet users can at least get a general impression of an Internet page.

5 February 2009 Tolga Korkut