In the Government of Kosovo, a round table was held today on the occasion of the Day of the Turks of Kosovo, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, Anadolia reports.
The round table was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Minority Affairs and Human Rights Emilija Redzepi, Kosovo Minister of Regional Development and President of the Kosovo Democratic Party of Turks (KDTP) Fikrim Damka, Deputy Ambassador of Turkey in Pristina Seyda Aydın, as well as intellectuals, artists and media representatives from Turkey. communities in Kosovo.
They discussed the problems faced by the Turkish community in Kosovo, such as the lack of media houses and media personnel, the poor quality of school textbooks, and possible solutions to these problems.
Kurti thanked the Turkish community for their contribution to the country, and reminded that the 72nd anniversary of education in the Turkish language in Kosovo was celebrated last month.
“We are happy because of this long tradition of multilingualism in our country and the opportunity for children in Kosovo to learn in their mother tongue. Last year, our government established a solution for providing quality textbooks in the Turkish language. Our education strategy for 2022-2026 includes continuous subsidies for the production , revision, translation and adaptation of texts and teaching materials,” said Kurti.
He said that it is also planned to organize activities for learning the Albanian language for communities whose mother tongue is another language, such as, for example, the Turkish language.
Kurti said that the Turkish community is an integral part of Kosovo’s rich social and cultural mosaic.
“Our common point is our country, so we will be together at every step for multiple progress,” said Kurti.
Deputy Prime Minister Redzepi stated that the Turkish community in Kosovo enjoys many rights guaranteed by the Kosovo constitution.
Minister and president of KDTP Damka emphasized that the biggest test before the Turks in Kosovo is the population census.
“We all need to focus on the census,” Damka pointed out.
In Kosovo, all constitutionally recognized ethnic communities have their national holidays, and the Kosovar Turks chose April 23 as their day, a day that is celebrated in Turkey as National Children’s Day.
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