Name ban on Cegerxwin Cultural Center and 19 parks in Diyarbakýr
Name ban on Cegerxwin Cultural Center and 19 parks in Diyarbakýr
Diyarbakýr 1st Administrative Court imposed a name ban on Cegerxwin Cultural Center and 19 parks on the grounds of being Kurdish and consisting of letters borrowed from foreign languages.
The name of Kayapýnar Youth and Cultural Center, which was opened in 2009 by Kayapýnar Municipality, was changed to Cegerxwin Youth and Cultural Center in the same year upon the decision of the district council. The Governors Office of Kayapýnar initiated legal proceedings for the stay of execution after the name change, claiming that the name didnt comply with the Turkish language.
Following Governors Offices action against the name change, Diyarbakýr 1st Administrative Court ruled a ban on the names of Cegerxwin Youth and Cultural Center and 19 park areas in the city and grounded the ban on official procedures which require naming streets and areas in the Turkish language and in accordance with constitutional legislations.
Lawyers of Kayapýnar Municipality appealed to the Council of the State to object to the ban decision of the Administrative Court.
The banned names of the mentioned parks are; Zembilroþ Park, 33 Bullets Park, Derwêþê Ewdi Park, Nefel Park, Daraþin Park, Bêzar Park, Ciwan Park, Sosin Park, Jiyanan Azad Park, Aþîtî Park, Yek Gûlan Park, Beybun Park, Þilan Park, Roþna Park, Rojbîn Park, Rojda Park, Berfîn Park and Roþan Park.
The name of Kayapýnar Youth and Cultural Center, which was opened in 2009 by Kayapýnar Municipality, was changed to Cegerxwin Youth and Cultural Center in the same year upon the decision of the district council. The Governors Office of Kayapýnar initiated legal proceedings for the stay of execution after the name change, claiming that the name didnt comply with the Turkish language.
Following Governors Offices action against the name change, Diyarbakýr 1st Administrative Court ruled a ban on the names of Cegerxwin Youth and Cultural Center and 19 park areas in the city and grounded the ban on official procedures which require naming streets and areas in the Turkish language and in accordance with constitutional legislations.
Lawyers of Kayapýnar Municipality appealed to the Council of the State to object to the ban decision of the Administrative Court.
The banned names of the mentioned parks are; Zembilroþ Park, 33 Bullets Park, Derwêþê Ewdi Park, Nefel Park, Daraþin Park, Bêzar Park, Ciwan Park, Sosin Park, Jiyanan Azad Park, Aþîtî Park, Yek Gûlan Park, Beybun Park, Þilan Park, Roþna Park, Rojbîn Park, Rojda Park, Berfîn Park and Roþan Park.
