Zaman, Turkey
June 12 2005
Britain Plays with Turkish Language
By Kenan Bas
Published: Sunday 12, 2005
zaman.com
A British government web-site has declared that Turkish and Kurdish
are Turkey's official languages.
The web-site, 'www.fco.gov.uk' is prepared by the Foreign Office
which aims to inform British citizens, who are to choose Turkey for
vocation.
Short information about Turkey's surface, size and capital includes
'Simple Info' which lists the official languages of Turkey as Turkish
and Kurdish.
The web-site also indicates that 85 percent of the people living in
Turkey are Turks,12 percent Kurdish and the rest include those from
Islamic nations and Armenians and Jews. It has also been reminded
that Turkey stands on a seismic fault-line and has recently suffered
terrorist attacks targeting the HSBC and British Consulate in
Istanbul.
June 12 2005
Britain Plays with Turkish Language
By Kenan Bas
Published: Sunday 12, 2005
zaman.com
A British government web-site has declared that Turkish and Kurdish
are Turkey's official languages.
The web-site, 'www.fco.gov.uk' is prepared by the Foreign Office
which aims to inform British citizens, who are to choose Turkey for
vocation.
Short information about Turkey's surface, size and capital includes
'Simple Info' which lists the official languages of Turkey as Turkish
and Kurdish.
The web-site also indicates that 85 percent of the people living in
Turkey are Turks,12 percent Kurdish and the rest include those from
Islamic nations and Armenians and Jews. It has also been reminded
that Turkey stands on a seismic fault-line and has recently suffered
terrorist attacks targeting the HSBC and British Consulate in
Istanbul.