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Originally Posted by snc128
however,the Kurds in Turkey are one of the main founders of the Republic of Turkey as well as Turks.
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The Republic of Turkey has a strange way of showing its appreciation...
Article 3 of the constitution declares Turkish to be the official language, while
Article 42.9: Aside from Turkish,
no other language shall be studied by or taught to Turkish citizens as a mother tongue in any language, teaching, or learning institution.
By 1930, publishing in languages other than Turkish was prohibited by an act of parliament that was heralded under the slogan of Citizen, Speak Turkish! (Vatandas, Türkçe Konus!). The Kurdish names of towns and villages in southeastern Turkey were also changed to Turkish.