{Chicken|Poultry|Egypr} allows schools to {train|educate|instruct} Kurdish

Turkey's {authorities is|federal government is|govt is} letting some {colleges|universities|institutions} teach Kurdish. Only two decades ago speaking Kurdish in public was {certainly|clearly|naturally} a crime, but now the government is {reducing|getting rid of} its restriction on the language of the Kurds. The Turkish Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Erdogan has {explained} {this is|that is|that the is} a historic step for Turkey's {most significant|major} minority group. The Kurds form about 20% of the country's population, mainly in the southeastern part of the country. But many have gone to Istanbul and other cities {looking for|searching for} careers and {an improved} life.

Kurds have been fighting for more rights and {a great amount of|some|a few} autonomy in Turkey. {Inside|Within just} the last decades hundreds {of men and women|of folks} have been {wiped out|murdered|slain} in fighting between the Turkish government and the Kurdish rebel group PKK.

For a long time Turkey has banned Kurdish because government officials are afraid that it would separate the country and associated with PKK too strong. Inside the latest statement Erdogan {declared that|stated that|declared} if a school has enough students who want to take Kurdish as an elective subject {a college is|an institution is|an university is} allowed to offer lessons. The Turkish {authorities|federal government|govt} has found out that it cannot solve the Kurdish problem through {assault|physical violence|abuse} alone. Kurdish language and culture is spreading {progressively|significantly|more and more} in Turkey, Iraq and Syria.

For Kurdish active supporters and workers the action does not go far enough. {They will|That they} demand the right to educate students in Kurdish {in most|in every|in all of the} subjects. The {Western|Western european|Euro} Union has repeatedly put pressure on Turkey to pass better laws for Kurdish citizens. It says that if Turkey {desires|would like|wishes} to become a full member of the {EUROPEAN UNION|EUROPEAN} minority rights must be granted.