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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Ottoman Language Drive Draws Strong Objections in Turkey

Ottoman Language Drive Draws Strong Objections in Turkey

Reuters

December 09, 2014 5:22 PM
ISTANBUL—

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stirred fierce criticism Tuesday with plans to make lessons in Ottoman Turkish mandatory in high schools, prompting one opposition politician to declare that an army could not force his daughter to learn the language.

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