In his weekly statement regarding prominent issues of the internal and external agenda, Demir slammed Minister of National Education Selçuk, who answered a Parliamentary question by saying, “No language other than Turkish shall be taught as a mother tongue to Turkish citizens at any institution of education."

“Turning such prohibitions on fundamental human rights and freedoms into a ‘dogma’ would not contribute to ensuring brotherhood and peace,” Demir said.

Demir underlined that the root cause of the violations of fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkey is the 1982 Turkish Constitution prepared by the military junta.

“The ban on education in the mother tongue, which means the disregard of universal law principles, equal opportunities in education, the principle of equal citizenship and justice, is one of the main problems that Turkey has to solve.”

“Making such prohibitions on fundamental human rights and freedoms into a matter of doctrines and dogmas will be an obstacle to attaining brotherhood and peace in the country.”

Demir also called on Turkish government to break this vicious circle as soon as possible and restore the values of unity and brotherhood of the Islamic civilization. (ILKHA)