Kurdish Language
The Kurdish languages (Kurdish: زمانی کوردی ,Zimanê kurdî) constitute a dialect continuum, belonging to the Iranian language family, spoken by Kurds in the geo-cultural region of Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora. The three Kurdish languages are Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji), Central Kurdish (Sorani), and Southern Kurdish (Xwarîn). A separate group of non-Kurdish Northwestern Iranian languages, the Zaza–Gorani languages, are also spoken by several million ethnic Kurds. Studies as of 2009 estimate between 8 and 20 million native Kurdish speakers in Turkey. The majority of the Kurds speak Kurmanji. Most Kurdish texts are written in Kurmanji and Sorani. Kurmanji is written in …
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EU: European Union · 22 March 2024 English
rights and legal restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language as a language of instruction in education; …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 14 February 2024 English
11 (b)).6 Exploitation The use of the child in work or other activities for the benefit of others and to the detriment of the child’s physical or mental health, development, …
including physical and mental health support, Kurdish language courses, formal and informal education, vocational …
World Bank Group · 3 January 2024 English
COC should be written in plain Arabic and Kurdish language and signed by each worker to indicate that …
OSW: Centre for Eastern Studies · 20 December 2023 English
OSW Commentary nUMBer 558 2 The crisis of the AKP model In connection with the centenary celebrations of the founding of the republic (29 October 2023), the ruling camp enthusiastically …
optional language of instruction in schools and a Kurdish-language state TV chan- nel was launched. However, …
ELIAMEP: Hellenic Foundation For European and Foreign Policy · 16 December 2023 Modern Greek
However, this experiment took place because of the stalemate between the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament, regarding the aims of the CoFoE. [...] These …
IYI party is most hostile to accommodating Kurdish language and cultural demands and continues to be categorically …
UN: The United Nations · 4 December 2023 English
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unemployment rates in the country. While Kurdish language instruction is not taught in public schools … livelihoods. This illegal profession in the Kurdish language is called "Kolbery." Engaging in this activity …
World Bank Group · 10 November 2023 English
COC should be written in plain Arabic and Kurdish language and signed by each worker to indicate that …
EU: European Union · 8 November 2023 English
raised repeated concerns. Many associations, Kurdish-language media outlets and cultural rights institutions …
ENS: European Network on Statelessness · 10 October 2023 English
These discussions were illuminating to contextualise the initial research findings within the dynamics of the current asylum landscape in the UK, as well as to highlight points of similarity and …
recognise the complex dialectal landscape of the Kurdish language across and within state borders. It is worth …
CEP: Counter Extremism Project · 5 October 2023 English
The ERNK was primarily responsible for PKK operations in Europe, while the ARGK organized domestic militant activities.39 In 2005, the PKK implemented its second phase of organizational structure, forming the …
military presence in the southeast and increase Kurdish language rights. 14 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) … teaching in the Kurdish language. Sources: “Turkey Allows Broadcasting Of Kurdish-Language Shows,” New York … com/2002/11/21/world/turkey-allows- broadcasting-of-kurdish-language-shows.html; “Chronology for Kurds in Turkey … on the Kurdish language, lifting the bans on speaking Kurdish in public and Kurdish-language music while … while maintaining the bans on Kurdish-language printing material. Sources: “Chronology for Kurds in Turkey …
