Students are determined in Kurdish

Campaign of university students for Kurdish education continues in spite of attempts 
of YOK (Higher Education Council) to obstruct it.

ISTANBUL . Dec 1, 2001
Ozgur Politika

Students continue their actions demanding Kurdish education. The other day witnessed 
action in a number of universities in Turkey and protests against YOK.

Desks for reading Kurdish

450 students in Bogazici University submitted their demands for Kurdish education to the r
ector. The students in Dokuz Eylul and Ege Universities organized Kurdish reading desks in 
canteens. The desks including Kurdish books, magazines and newspapers attracted much 
attention. 

In Izmir a signature campaign was launched for Kurdish to be recognized as a selective 
course. 

The students who submitted their petitions to Istanbul University administration and were
turned down the other day, went to the administration yesterday again. 150 petitions 
were doubled yesterday.

3 detentions

When the administration declined the petitions, nearly 250 student organized a protest 
demonstration. Police forces detained 3 students. Today (yesterday) the students will 
make a press statement in Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch. 

On the other hand YOK was protested by leaflets in Adana Cukurova University. The l
eaflets wrote the following: “If scientific education is to be prevailed, Kurdish education 
should be guaranteed by the Constitution. We call on all rectors and non-governmental 
organizations to support our campaign.”

Marmara University in Istanbul assumed a negative stance following the YOK instruction. 
The petitions signed by 150 students were declined by rector.
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