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…
Minorities in Turkey face numerous challenges in securing their rights to education in minority languages
Challenges facing minorities in Turkey Minority Rights Group Europe publishes its bi-annually Bulletin that introduces major issues of minority rights…
MRG stands in solidarity with Nurcan Kaya following her wrongful conviction in Turkey
Minority Rights Group (MRG) condemns the recent conviction by Turkish courts against human rights activist and writer Nurcan Kaya. It…
Minority Rights Group Europe Launches two new projects in Turkey
The Minorities, Accountability, Rights, Collaboration (MARC) project aims to contribute to the full realization of the rights of ethnic, religious,…
Turkey: MRG condemns detention of Diyarbakir co-mayors
The detention of Gültan Kışanak and Firat Anli, the co-mayors of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, is…
Breaking Turkey’s Taboos
Rising nationalist sentiments in certain circles in Turkey has put minorities in a vulnerable and compromising position. In Turkey ‘insulting…
