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Kurds not giving up on education in mother tongue

The Kurdish political movement opened three private schools in Turkey to teach in Kurdish, and has no intention of closing them.

Ferhat Savun aged 11, works on his homework in his home in town of  Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria March 23, 2013. Turkey's fledgling peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is all over the headlines. After three decades of war, 40,000 deaths and a devastating impact on the local economy, everybody seems ready for peace. Pro-Kurdish politicians are focused on boosting minority rights and stronger local government for the Kurds, who make up about 20 percent o
Ferhat Savun, 11, does homework in Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria, March 23, 2013. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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