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Saturday, November 08 2003 @ 09:35 AM Central Standard Time
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 Istanbul, TURKEY, November 08, 2003 - After criticising Turkey for banning the letters Q, W, and X in Kurdish names, the European Union (EU) is now facing a counter-demand.
A Dutch organization, The Netherlands Association for the Elderly Migrants (NISBO), has sent a letter to the government and Prime Minister Kan Peter Balkenende requesting that Turkish letters be officially included in the Dutch alphabet.
NISBO has also asked the Dutch government, which will take over the E.U.’s term presidency in the second half of 2004, to take up the issue at the E.U. level.
NISBO’s statement elaborated that by not including Turkish letters in the alphabet many Turkish names were misspelt with missing letters and therefore, pronounced wrong.
NISBO is seeking the prevention of mistakes in the spelling of Turkish names on identity cards, passports, and other official documents for Turks permanently residing in the Netherlands.
NISBO is a civil society organisation established to protect the rights of elderly immigrants, including the large number of Turks and Moroccans, living in Holland. |
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