Posted on 02/25/2017 3:46:43 PM PST by Texas Fossil
A letter written in Kurdish by a prisoner in Turkey’s southeastern Elazig prison has been censored by prison authorities for being in an “unknown language.”
The letter, written by political prisoner Murat Akkurt to his brother, who is being held in Bitlis prison, was censored and prevented from being sent by prison authorities for being in the Kurdish language, reported Dihaber.
The incident is the latest in a string of similar acts of censorship by the government. Signs in the Kurdish language were removed by state appointed trustees following the dismissal of Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) mayors following Turkey’s coup attempt.
The Kurdish language is also regularly marked with an ‘X’ as an unknown language when spoken in the Turkish Parliament.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was championed in its first years in government for lifting the ban and stigma on Kurdish, however a return to clashes following an end to the Kurdish question’s solution process in 2015 has meant a return to what critics call, “the state policy of denial”.
Several Kurdish language media outlets, including a children’s TV channel, as well as Kurdish language association Kurdi-Der, were shut down in a widespread crackdown recently.
censored and prevented from being sent by prison authorities for being in the Kurdish language.
No blow is too low for Erdogan.
Heavy storm clouds on the horizon. Dark days for Turkey and it's inhabitants.
Goats are concerned.
isnt that a violation of geneva convention and red cross information protocols?
Even Saddam made US prisoner of war visited by the red cross, or at least pretended
Yeah, like the U.N. cares.
Erdogan thinks he is God. There is no law but him.
Turkey Ping
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