Azerbaijani activists in Iran Celebrate 21 February, International Mother Language Day

Group of Iranian Azerbaijani cultural and linguistic rights activists marking the 21 February International Mother Language Day, intended to celebrate linguistic diversity.

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Since 1925, Iranian governments have banned the usage of Azeri-Turkish in the educational system. Millions of children born to Azerbaijani parents do not even have one school in which they can study in their language. In its place, Farsi is forced on them as the only legitimate Iranian language.

Currently in Iran, aside from three Azerbaijani provinces, Azeri-Turkish is spoken in the provinces and regions of Zanjan, Hamadan, Arak, Saveh and Northern Khorasan. Azeri-Turkish is also spoken by the Qashqayi Turks as well as various other Turkish-speaking peoples concentrated in the province of Fars and in central Iran. All of these people live under the Iranian administration with not a single course in their language available to them during their education from primary school to high school.

Every year, the people of Azerbaijan have tried to obtain permission to celebrate February 21st as International Mother Language Day, but are constantly denied assembling permits. The IRI regime imprisons cultural-linguistic activists who are trying to raise awareness about one of our most basic and fundamental rights as a people. Journalists or writers who publish in Azerbaijani Turkish become victims of the secret police, Etelaat. They are constantly harassed and tagged with labels such as ?Pan-Turks? or ?Separatists?.

Culture is a product of the history of a people and language is integral to culture. Subsequently, culture carries the entire body of values by which a nation comes to perceive themselves and their place in the world. By prohibiting individuals to study in their mother tongue, not only is language destroyed, but also the culture, history, heritage and economy of that people.

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21 fevral Beynəlxalq Ana Dili Günü

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• Tebriz
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• Azerbaycan
• Guney
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• Ana Dili Günü
• Dünya Anadili Günü
• 21 Şubat
• Uluslararası Anadili Günü

[yashamelatim]

Azeri-Turkish is also spoken by the Qashqayi Turks as well as various other Turkish-speaking peoples concentrated in the province of Fars and in central Iran. All of these people live under the Iranian administration with not a single course in their language available to them during their education from primary school to high school.

Every year, the people of Azerbaijan have tried to obtain permission to celebrate

[yashamelatim]

Since 1925, Iranian governments have banned the usage of Azeri-Turkish in the educational system. Millions of children born to Azerbaijani parents do not even have one school in which they can study in their language. In its place, Farsi is forced on them as the only legitimate Iranian language.

Currently in Iran, aside from three Azerbaijani provinces, Azeri-Turkish is spoken in the provinces and regions of Zanjan, Hamadan, Arak, Saveh and Northern Khorasan.

[asifbsu]

I am a Bengali, i really loved to see this video... please learn more about our 1952 Feb 21st movement

[AzeriWolf77]

Biz azeriler kimi bedbext bir millet yoxdur. Iranda 30 milyon, belke de daha cox, azeri turku var amma 1-2 nefer fars caqqalinin ohdesinden gele bilmirik. Oyanin ay millet! Ozunuzle qurur duyun! Size ''xar-e tork'' deyen farsa deyin ki ''essek senin atandir!'' Dilinizle qurur duyun! Biz birlessek bize heckimse qalib gele bilmez. Maktabiniz (madrasaniz) yoxdur sizin! Ermeni kucukleri yalanci qardas muselman Iraninda maktab aca bilir, amma azeriler yox. Yasasin Azerbaycan! Yasasin Turan!

[xXMahdadXx]

We Persians are sorry about these things but we cant do anything , what ever we do the ( islamic republic ) kill or torture so we sit back and watch. :( we should fight together with these sick people and become a free country once again. Zende bad Iranzamin

[amaxzani1311]

@yashamelatim

çox düzdi, bir gün bizim zamanimiz gelacax! Yaşasin Azerbijan va hami Turkler her bir yerde.

[amaxzani1311]

Yaşasin ana dil va Turler her bir yerde . Azerı TURKLERI görmianler anlasinlar keh Azeriler Turkdiler VA PARS Dığler!!

[TheAzeri1977]

When i was little guy i used to make fun of my uncle's turkish talking, what a fool i was !!

this is the richest and most prefect language in the world . it is been taken away from us by our own help!!. I have been schooled over twenty years i can not read or write my own language . shame on me !! For us azeris ( Caucasian race people) given up over ten thousand years history , our language ,our existances as a azeris for childern of old barbaia is more than shame!! time to wake up !!

[australiap]

Zende bad IRAN VA azerbaijainan e Iran

[Acountio]

Education in Turkish language for 35 million South Azerbaijani Turks in iran