KURDISH NAMES FEATURED AT ROAD SIGNS IN DIYARBAKIR

PanARMENIAN.Net
27.11.2009 11:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality, controlled
by the Democratic Society Party, or DTP, has replaced signs on roads
that lead to villages with new signs that feature their Turkish and
Kurdish names together. The move came amid the government’s democratic
initiatives, which suppose granting Kurds some civil rights.

Besir Atalay, minister of internal affairs made a statement recently
about the government remaining positive about displaying the Kurdish
names of villages. The letters of "x", "q" and "w," which are not
featured in the Turkish alphabet, can now be seen on the signs,
Hurriyet Daily News reported.