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| THE TURKS OF SOUTHERN AZERBAIJAN AND THE WORLD MOTHER TONGUE DAY |
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 Southern Azerbaijani Turks in Iran are celebrating February 21 as "The
World Mother Tongue Day" so as to advocate their ethnic and cultural
rights. As is known, by means of UNESCO, the UN has declared 2008 as
the "World Mother Tongue Year" so as to underline the right to use the
mother tongue. 30 million Azerbaijani Turks express their demands for
education in their mother tongue in this significant day because
education in one's mother tongue is an indispensable right. Following
the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, Southern Azerbaijanis have
been forced to receive education in Farsi, in violation of the
articles 15 and 19 of the Iranian Constitution. The word "Turk" has
almost become a nightmare for the Azerbaijani youth. Educators and
certain circles of the society have the responsibility to publicize
this issue to the world public opinion.
Mother tongue is one of the most important elements of identity of
humanity. Mother tongue should be respected and efforts should be paid
to protect this value. However, Iranian leadership does not give
abandon its oppressive practices aiming to eradicate the mother
tongues of the Southern Azerbaijanis living in the country. Secondary
education buildings are in a poor condition in Tabriz. Level of
success of students is very low in regions where non-Iranians are
residing. New schools are not built despite the needs. The lack of
research budgets for universities in Southern Azerbaijan is another
important problem. Stores bearing Turkish signs and inscriptions are
closed down. The people of Southern Azerbaijan cannot enjoy their
historical and cultural wealth. They are banned to commemorate their
national heroes. For this reason, hundreds of Southern Azerbaijanis
are in prison. As a result of conscious economy policies, poverty
prevails in Southern Azerbaijan and drug abuse is on the rise because
of unemployment.
Since the protection of human rights is one of the duties of the
international public opinion, the UN and the EU have to fulfill their
responsibilities
In this framework, necessary steps should be taken in the following fields:
- The provision of the right to receive education in the mother tongue,
- Opening cultural centers so as to revive the Turkish culture,
- The Azerbaijan region of Iran should be granted autonomy,
- New investments should be carried out in the region and unemployment
has to be tackled
(www.oursouthazerbaijan.com-17/02/2010).
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Posted on Friday, February 26 @ 16:27:11 EET by orkun |
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