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Focuses on the dispute between Ahmet Necdet Sezer, president of Turkey and Kemal G uuml r uuml z, president of the Higher Education Council, regarding higher education policy. Background on the beliefs, practices and principles of the two leaders; Details on their conflicting views on the use of the Kurdish language in education; Impact on the national debate on higher education reform.

Discusses the challenges faced by Kurdish students in Turkey as they try to request for optional courses on the Kurdish language. Information on efforts by officials to justify the ban on the use of Kurdish in education; Restrictions on speaking and publishing in Kurdish; Mistreatment cases of students in police custody; Effect on educational issues such as the right to an education taught in the native tongue.