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• Education Union: Kurdish language should be guaranteed by constitution 

  Eğitim Sen (Education Union) Van branch co-chair, Murat Atabay, said that the Kurdish language should be guaranteed by the constitution, the obstacles in front of it should be removed and it should be the language of education.
• HDP: The right to education in Kurdish is a "right that cannot be postponed" 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party said in a statement to mark 21 February, International Mother Language Day, that the right to education in Kurdish is a "right that cannot be postponed".
• KNK: "Language is the identity of peoples" 

  The Kurdish National Congress said: "Language is the identity of peoples. Peoples without language are doomed to extinction."
• Education Trade Union (Eğitim Sen) Mersin branch says education in mother tongue a right 

  The Education Trade Union (Eğitim Sen) Mersin branch issued a statement on 21 February, International Mother Language Day and emphasized that education in one's own mother tongue is a right.
• MED-DER activities for International Mother Language Day begin today 

  MED-DER called for participation in the festival to be organized as part of the activities for International Mother Language Day.
• Gurbet's diary exhibited in Lausanne 

  The diary of Gurbetelli Ersöz, Turkey's first female editor-in-chief, engraved on stone tablets by visual artist Banu Cennetoğlu, is exhibited at the Lausanne Canton Museum.
• Amed to host activities for International Mother Language Day 

  MED-DER co-chair, Rıfat Ronî, said that their basic demand is education in the mother tongue and called for participation in the activities they will be organized within the scope of February 21 Mother Language Day.
• The diary of Gurbetelli Ersöz exhibited in Lausanne 

  The diary of Gurbetelli Ersöz, Turkey's first female editor-in-chief, engraved on stone tablets by visual artist Banu Cennetoğlu, will be exhibited on 17 February at the Lausanne Canton Museum.
• HDP visits St. Giragos Armenian Church in Amed 

  HDP co-deputy chair Garo Paylan visited the Surp Giragos Armenian Church whose restoration work is still going on in Amed (Diyarbakır) province.
• Rebetiko concert in London 

  A Rebetiko concert called 'Anathema se thalassa' (A curse on the sea) will be held at The Mildmay Club in London's borough of Newington Green.
• Police detain Kurdish director and actor Abdulselam Kılgı at Izmir Airport  

  Kurdish screenwriter, director and actor Abdulselam Kılgı was arrested at Izmir Airport when he entered Turkey from Germany.
• Investigation opened against artists in Nusaybin for singing in Kurdish 

  A lawsuit was filed against 3 members of the Mesopotamia Culture and Art Association for "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" on the grounds that they sang in Kurdish at a children's festival in Nusaybin.
• ‘Kurdish should be a language of education at schools’ 

  Head of Eğitim-Sen Hakkari Branch said that they disapprove of the restriction of education in mother tongue to elective courses and added that they rather advocate for Kurdish to be the language of education at Turkey’s schools.
• Germany's PEN and Book Trade Association demand archives to be returned to Mezopotamia and MIR  

  After the ban against the Kurdish publishing houses Mezopotamia and MIR was upheld, it is still unclear what will happen to the confiscated archives. PEN Germany and the German Book Trade Association are demanding the return of the materials.
• Survey: 98.7 percent want education in mother language in Turkey 

  According to the results of a recent survey carried out by the Socio-Political Field Research Center, 87.7 percent of respondents say that education should be in the mother language starting from pre-school.
• Cultural organizations in Amed and Mardin protest repression of musicians singing in Kurdish 

  Culture, art and language organizations in Amed and Mardin protested the repression and arrest of musicians singing in Kurdish in Istanbul.
• Xwebûn: We will continue our activities with the same determination 

  Publisher of Xwebûn Newspaper Kadri Esen said that the government ban on the newspaper targeted the Kurdish language, adding, “We will continue our activities with the same determination.”
• Iranian intelligence organization arrests director Nejad from Eastern Kurdistan  

  It has been reported that the Iranian intelligence organization Itlaat has detained director Miqdat Hesen Nejad from Eastern Kurdistan.
• Interview with Antonia Kilian, director of "The Other Side of The River" 

  The documentary "The Other Side Of The River", which has been released in cinemas in Germany this week, shows the complexity of the women's revolution in Rojava and also its contradictions. ANF spoke to director Antonia Kilian.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign protests ban on Kurdish publications and music 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign has issued a statement in solidarity with Kurds protesting the ban on their publications and music in Germany.
• Kurdish artist Fırat Med says connection between music and struggle is inevitable 

  Kurdish artist Fırat Med said that the connection between music and art and struggle is inevitable for Kurds.
• Award-winning documentary "The Other Side of the River - No Women No Revolution" in German cinemas 

  Antonia Kilian's award-winning documentary "The Other Side of the River - No Women No Revolution" has been released in German cinemas. As part of a cinema tour, film talks with the director are on the program in various cities.
• German court to issue verdict on Kurdish ban 

  A German Federal Administrative Court will decide on Wednesday whether it will lift the ban on the Mesopotamia Publishing House and Mir Music, two important Kurdish institutions in Germany, introduced by the Ministry of Interior in 2019.
• 217 artists stand in solidarity with Sezen Aksu 

  217 people from the world of culture, art and media issued a message of solidarity with the artist Sezen Aksu, who was threatened by the AKP/MHP government.
• No interest in Kurdish language course promoted by Van trustee  

  The Kurdish language course promoted by the Van trustee did not receive any interest as it has been exposed as a ‘show-off’.