Kurdish Institute of Istanbul

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Kurdish Institute of Istanbul (Kurdish: Enstîtuya Kurdî Ya Stenbolê, Turkish: İstanbul Kürt Enstitüsü), founded in 1992, was an organization focusing on Kurdish literature, language and culture. Kurdish and Turkish intellectuals such as Musa Anter, Yaşar Kaya, İsmail Beşikçi, Cemşid Bender, ,[1] , and were among the founding members.

The institute's main research activities were in the fields of linguistics, folklore and history. It published a research journal titled Zend.[2] The institute held courses in the languages Zazaki, Kurmanji and Sorani, [2]and provided certificates of translation into/from Kurdish.

It has published a Kurdish-Turkish dictionary (Büyük Türkçe-Kürtçe sözlük / Ferhanga Mezın Tırkî Kurdî and Büyük Kürtçe-Türkçe Sözlük / Ferhanga Mazın Kurdî Turkî) prepared by in 2004.[3] The institute has also re-published many of the classical works in Kurdish literature, including the works of Faqi Tayran.[4]

Closures[]

The institute was first raided and shut down on 15 November 1992, shortly after its opening.[5]

The institute was again closed down and sealed on the morning of 31 December 2016, per a declaration issued under Article 11 of the Turkish State of Emergency (OHAL).[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "28 years in the service of the Kurdish language". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "Turkey shutters Kurdish language institute". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2020-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ [1] Archived January 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ [2] Archived January 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Lois Whitman; Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) (1993). The Kurds of Turkey: Killings, Disappearances and Torture. Human Rights Watch. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-1-56432-096-4.
  6. ^ Turkey shutters Kurdish language institute
  7. ^ Kurdish Institute of Istanbul closed down and sealed

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