Minister of Education: Private schools can teach classes in Kurdish
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Turkish Minister of Education Avci says private schools teaching in Kurdish can be opened if allowed by council of ministers and provided that Turkish remains their official language.
Private schools in Turkey can teach in Kurdish but must have Turkish as their official language, said Turkish Minister of National Education Nabi Avci on Friday.
"Such private schools can be established, as the Council of Ministers has the authority to decide which languages to be used in education in Turkey," said the minister. He was hosted by The Anadolu Agencys Editor's Desk at Ankara headquarters.
The Turkish government has been making democratic reforms to empower its Kurdish citizens. They make up eighteen percent of the countrys population and mostly live in southeastern and eastern Anatolian regions.
A year ago, a law passed by the Turkish parliament as part of a so-called democratization package legalized education in mother tongue in private schools in Turkey.
Kurdish is among the languages used in news broadcast by Turkey's state news agency The Anadolu Agency (AA) and official broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).
Avci said there are unofficial preparations and initiatives by some entrepreneurs in Turkey's eastern Hakkari city to open a private college to educate in Kurdish in certain courses.
He said that the current Turkish curriculum has included selective courses in Kurdish dialects Kirmanchi and Zazaki for the last two years.
The ministry will employ 18 Kurdish teachers this year, Avci added.
"Such private schools can be established, as the Council of Ministers has the authority to decide which languages to be used in education in Turkey," said the minister. He was hosted by The Anadolu Agencys Editor's Desk at Ankara headquarters.
The Turkish government has been making democratic reforms to empower its Kurdish citizens. They make up eighteen percent of the countrys population and mostly live in southeastern and eastern Anatolian regions.
A year ago, a law passed by the Turkish parliament as part of a so-called democratization package legalized education in mother tongue in private schools in Turkey.
Kurdish is among the languages used in news broadcast by Turkey's state news agency The Anadolu Agency (AA) and official broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).
Avci said there are unofficial preparations and initiatives by some entrepreneurs in Turkey's eastern Hakkari city to open a private college to educate in Kurdish in certain courses.
He said that the current Turkish curriculum has included selective courses in Kurdish dialects Kirmanchi and Zazaki for the last two years.
The ministry will employ 18 Kurdish teachers this year, Avci added.
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