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Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

Study: Younger Zazas in Dersim reluctant to learn Zaza language, increasingly identify as 'Turks'

"The oldest generation is monolingual and this language is the Zaza language. The middle-aged generation, who learned the second language mainly at school, are bilingual. The younger generation are again monolingual but this language is Turkish," says Dr. Güntaş-Aldatmaz.

1 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting

A Seven Year Wait for Native Language Broadcasting

The Radio and Television Supreme Council has announced that 14 radio stations and TV channels have been given permission to broadcast in Kirmanci, Zaza and Arabic. Previous restrictions have been lifted.

25 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

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