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Aram Publishing House releases nine new children's classics in Kurdish

Aram Publishing House releases nine new children's classics in Kurdish

The publishing house emphasizes that the widespread use of Kurdish is achievable through reading and writing, and this should be fostered from an early age.

5 February 2024

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

Survey: 31 percent of Kurdish families don't speak to their children in Kurdish

According to a new survey, the speaking of the Kurdish language decreases in the houses with children. Families do not prefer to speak in their mother tongue because they don’t want their children to face difficulties in school life.

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

Medium of instruction in Kurdish language department changed to Turkish

Medium of instruction in Kurdish language department changed to Turkish

The change has been made on the grounds that permission by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) is required to change the medium of instruction to another language than Turkish.

İstanbul Municipality Now Accepts Applications for Free Kurdish Lessons

İstanbul Municipality Now Accepts Applications for Free Kurdish Lessons

Affiliated with the Metropolitan Municipality of İstanbul, the İstanbul Arts and Vocational Training Center (İSMEK) has started accepting applications for Kurdish lessons. In early December, the Municipality announced that it would hire two Kurdish instructors.

15 January 2020

İstanbul Municipality to Offer Free Kurdish Lessons

İstanbul Municipality to Offer Free Kurdish Lessons

The Municipality has announced that it will hire two Kurdish-speaking language instructors.

12 December 2019

Artuklu University President: 'There is no Closure, YÖK Ordered and I did'

Artuklu University President: 'There is no Closure, YÖK Ordered and I did'

President Prof. Ağırakça has refuted the claims that the Institute of Living Languages will be closed due to "savings measures" by the senate of the university.

15 August 2019 Ferid Demirel

Institute of Living Languages to be Shut Down Due to 'Savings Measures'

Institute of Living Languages to be Shut Down Due to 'Savings Measures'

The Senate of Mardin Artuklu University has decided to close the institution which has departments of Kurdish, Syriac and Arabic languages.

15 August 2019 Ferid Demirel

BDP: Kurdish Must Obtain Legal Status

BDP: Kurdish Must Obtain Legal Status

BDP Istanbul Headquarters held a press conference this morning, saying that the Kurdish language must obtain a legal status in Turkey. “Kurdish as second language in public schools is unacceptable,” the statement said.

10 September 2013 Batuhan Kurtaran,Rafşan Yağmur Çelik

Kurdish Speaking University to Open in Diyarbakır

Kurdish Speaking University to Open in Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır province is preparing to house the first Kurdish speaking university by 2016 - a trilingual institution that is mainly expected to address Mesopotamian people.

21 May 2013 Nilay Vardar

Mayor Defends Child Prosecuted for Teaching Kurdish at Home

KURDISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Mayor Defends Child Prosecuted for Teaching Kurdish at Home

A child has been interrogated for giving Kurdish lessons at home. Chief Magistrate Demirtaş does not agree with the criticism that the child has been made a political tool.

1 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu