Kurdish language to be taught in Turkish schools amid arrests June 12, 2012 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan confirmed reports on Tuesday, June 12, that Kurdish will be taught in public schools, describing it as "a historic step" for Turkey. "Our students ... will now be able to learn Kurdish as optional courses if there is a sufficient number [of students]," Erdoğan told his ruling party members in the parliament. "This is a historic step," he added, according to Hurriyet Daily News. Meanwhile, arrests of suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party continue throughout the country. 16 people were taken into custody on Monday in the eastern province of Hakkari as part of a deepening investigation into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK). On Tuesday, Aysel Tuğluk, an independent pro-Kurdish MP from Diyarbakır, was sentenced to 14 years and 6 months in prison on charges of being a member of PKK.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
