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TURKISH PM RULES OUT EDUCATION IN KURDISH
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 10, 2012 - 16:52 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly
ruled out the possibility of public education in languages other than
Turkish, including such "mother tongues" as Kurdish.
"Education in the mother tongue. There is no such thing. Our
country's official language is Turkish," Erdogan said, addressing the
parliamentary group of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
"Education in mother tongues is one of the demands the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is exploiting in its campaign of
separatist terrorism," Erdogan said.
"The government has fulfilled its duty by granting students the right
to study Kurdish as an elective course, which was introduced this
school year," he said. "Some European states have also been exploiting
the issue of education in mother tongues, although Turkish is not
being taught as a mother tongue in those countries," Erdogan said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 10, 2012 - 16:52 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly
ruled out the possibility of public education in languages other than
Turkish, including such "mother tongues" as Kurdish.
"Education in the mother tongue. There is no such thing. Our
country's official language is Turkish," Erdogan said, addressing the
parliamentary group of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
"Education in mother tongues is one of the demands the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is exploiting in its campaign of
separatist terrorism," Erdogan said.
"The government has fulfilled its duty by granting students the right
to study Kurdish as an elective course, which was introduced this
school year," he said. "Some European states have also been exploiting
the issue of education in mother tongues, although Turkish is not
being taught as a mother tongue in those countries," Erdogan said.