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MHP speaker allows Kurdish MP to address parliament in Kurdish

MHP speaker allows Kurdish MP to address parliament in Kurdish

Ayşegül Doğan’s Kurdish words were recorded in the parliamentary minutes as “Non-Turkish words were expressed by the speaker in this section.”

18 December 2024

Kurdish service of Radio Sweden to close

Kurdish service of Radio Sweden to close

It has been announced that services in some languages other than Kurdish will also be closed for "economic reasons."

1 February 2024 Ferid Demirel

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