Hemshins: A journey through the impact of urbanisation and migration on the loss of culture and language
‘Hemshins’ is a short film that follows the daily routine of an elderly Hemshin grandmother living in a remote village…
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EVENT: Untold stories of Turkish minorities and endangered languages
Magyar leírás alább. Join us on a captivating journey at Bem Mozi through the MARC (Minorities, Accountability, Rights, and Collaboration)…
Karin: The journey of a minority para-athlete
Karin is a documentary about the life of a minority para-athlete from Turkey‘s Armenian community. Despite facing new challenges after moving to Istanbul, Karin…
Ana: A Journey of Resilience and Resistance in Istanbul’s Alevi Community
Ana is a film about Sevim Yalıncakoğlu, a 43-year-old accountant who leads a congregation of Alevi people in Okmeydanı, an…
Anybody Hear Me: A short film that Explores the Endangered Kirmancki Dialect of Kurdish and its Impact on Generational Connections
‘Anybody Hear Me’ is a poignant film about the Kirmancki language of Kurdish, which is at risk of linguistic endangerment. Spoken mostly by elderly…
The devastating impact of the recent earthquakes on Turkey’s minorities
On 6 February 2023, 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes occurred at 04:17 hrs and 13:24 hrs respectively, centred on Kahramanmaraş,…
Music Beyond Borders: A short film about anti-Kurdish discrimination in Turkey
Join us in exploring the powerful story of a banned language and a silenced culture. This short film takes you…
Latest updates regarding minorities in Turkey – December 2022
The MARC bulletin is a bi-annual publication produced by a network that aims at documenting, monitoring and promoting minority rights…
Turkey: Access to education in mother languages is a human right
International Mother Language Day is held annually on 21 February and is an opportunity to promote the preservation and protection…
Our mother languages live with us!
Language Rights Monitoring Documentation and Reporting Network (DHIBRA), a Turkey-based network conducting in-depth research on minority languages in Turkey, published…
