"Warning letter from the district governor to the municipality for darkening the Turkish part on the sign."

27.08.2025 05:00

A warning letter was sent from the district governor's office to the Kocaköy Municipality, which illuminated the Kurdish section of its sign while leaving the Turkish part in the dark. In the letter signed by District Governor Yusuf Melikşah Aydın, it was stated that "the inadequacy, which has been proven visually, must be urgently rectified, and we kindly request to be informed of the outcome."

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The sign of the Kocaköy Municipality in Diyarbakır has sparked controversy. It was observed that the Turkish part of the sign was left in the dark while the Kurdish part was illuminated.

A LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR TO THE MUNICIPALITY TO "CORRECT THE SIGN"

The Kocaköy District Governorate, noticing the situation, immediately took action. In the official letter sent to the municipality, signed by District Governor Yusuf Melikşah Aydın, it was stated that the language of the Republic of Turkey is Turkish and that the sign must be urgently corrected.

"THE LANGUAGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IS TURKISH"

The letter included the following statements: "It has been determined that the Turkish expressions (T.C Kocaköy Municipality) on your sign are dark, while expressions other than Turkish are illuminated.

"THE DEFICIENCY MUST BE URGENTLY REMEDIED"

The language of the Republic of Turkey is Turkish. Both Law No. 2709 (the Constitution) and Law No. 1353 are imperative regarding the use of Turkish on behalf of public institutions, and no contrary application is possible. It is inconceivable to render the Constitution and Laws ineffective through illumination or darkening. If there is a partial darkening due to a malfunction on the sign, it is necessary to fix the malfunction, or if there is intentional darkening, an investigation must be conducted in a way that the responsible parties can be identified.

I kindly request that the deficiency mentioned in the report, which has been proven with visual evidence, be urgently remedied as described above, and that we be informed of the outcome.