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Forest fire
continuing on Mount Cudi
(Source:
DIHA)
Turkey-Kurdistan,
ŞIRNAK
July 12
- The forest fire occurring on Mount Cudi, Şırnak,
after the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) mounted
military operations is still keeping on.
Soldiers started military operations in the
outskirts of Mount Cudi following a blast happening
at pickup truck and then set a forest region nearby
Cevizdüzü to fire. Coming on the scene at 8 distinct
points, the fire began to spread increasing in the
afternoon yesterday, but no attempt has hitherto
made to put out the fire.
Mother tongue campaign reaches 60,000 signatures
within 3 days
(Source:
DIHA)
Turkey-Kurdistan,
July 11 -
DIYARBAKIR (DIHA) - In the eastern city of
Diyarbakır, 60,000 petitions have hitherto been
collected in the scope of the 'I demand education in
mother tongue' campaign.
Medeni Alkpaya of the Initiative Campaign Demanding
Right to Be Educated in Mother Tongue said the
obstacles and prohibitions set before education in
mother tongue fuel conflicts and spoil the
atmosphere of peace, so insuring no nonappearance of
conflicts and peace will be provided by education in
mother tongue.
The campaign 'I demand education in mother tongue'
was launched in Turkey's 81 provinces on June 1,
with demand of education in mother tongue, aiming to
make those issues of the Constitution which hinder
education and training in mother be abolished; so
the Confederation of Public Employees' Trade Union
opened two stands at Sanat Sokağı and Koşuyolu Park,
Diyarbakır, on July 8, Friday. Since then, the
petition count has arrived at 60,000. The signatures
to be collected in the scope of the camping, which
has still been lasting, are going to be sent the
Turkish Grand National Assembly and the European
Parliament (EP).
'We will make a contribution to Turkey doing its
homework'
"With the campaign, we are aiming to make the
provisions included in Articles, 3, 42 and 66 of the
Constitution be changed by putting pressures on the
government", said Medeni Alpkaya and, "to warn the
AKP administration to lay down the legislative
regulation required in terms of the point in
question".
Appraising the campaign as an attempt aiming to make
contributions in the EU process to harmonize with
the European community in the realm of the law,
Alpkaya expressed his opinion that Turkey should do
its homework very while on the way to the EU. "We
will, too, concur to do this homework; because, for
a contemporary and modern Turkey cannot be a
candidate for getting access to the EU".
'Education in mother tongue is to assure
non-conflict era'
"If there are hindrances ahead of mother tongue and
if these obstacles and prohibition have kept on
protecting their vigor, this situation means being
an invitation to clashes; to raising tension and
disturbing peace. We say that providing education
and training in mother tongue will secure peace,
tolerance and non-conflicting atmosphere, which is a
crucial step. We are expecting Turkey to take a step
towards this matter. Just as how reforms are made in
democratic, civilized and contemporary countries, we
are awaiting Turkey to pass similar reforms", added
Alpkaya.
Courses left insufficient
Reminding that there are some language courses
enabling to teach Kurdish, Alpkaya highlighted to
the number which he evaluated as insufficient. "A
person's mother tongue who uses Kurdish is the
Kurdish Language, and the language of a person who
uses Turkish is the Turkish language. This is
unquestionable. It is also known well that there are
other languages spoken apart from Turkish in
Turkey", said Alpkaya.
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