Jazira's residents head to Qamishlo for mass gathering demanding Kurdish-language education

Residents began arriving in Qamishlo to take part in the mass gathering organized by the Popular Initiative in front of the Martyrs of March 12 Stadium in the city, under the slogan, “Our Language Is Our Identity.”

Residents from Derik, Amuda, Derbasiyah, Çil Agha, Tel Tamr, Tirbespiye, Girkê Legê, Qamishlo, and Hasakah arrived carrying Kurdish symbols and flags to participate in the event, express their rejection of the Ministry of Education’s decision, and demand an expansion of Kurdish-language education.

The gathering comes amid continued opposition to the decision issued on August 27 under No. 2068/964, which limits Kurdish-language instruction to a specified number of hours per week, as activities and protests involving students, their families, and various segments of society continue across the cities and towns of the Jazira region.

Since the decision was issued, cities and towns across the region have witnessed a series of sit-ins, protests, and statements calling for the right to education in Kurdish. Participants have stressed that limiting Kurdish-language instruction to three classes per week does not meet their demands for education in their mother tongue.

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