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The head of the Turkish Language and Literature Association
(TDED), Ekrem Erdem, has warned that the purity of the Turkish
language is under threat, Yeni Shafak newspaper reports.
'With the pandemic, I was saddened to see how many foreign terms
invaded our language. We're all witnessing our language fading
away,' Erdem stressed.
Social media and smartphone use result in the emergence of new
languages, particularly among young people. Young individuals who
communicate by reducing words or utilizing letters from the English
alphabet such as w, x, and q also utilize images and emojis as a
way of communication.
“Wars over language, religion, and economy are becoming
increasingly widespread. 'First, the language, then the army
defends the nation' said our honorable president. When the language
is of such great importance for a nation, it hurts me to act as if
it is not important at all,” Erdem emphasized.
He went on to say that unfortunately, coronavirus has
contaminated not just human bodies, but also the language.
“The job was serious and the danger was great. As an
association, we immediately took action on this issue and
determined the Turkish equivalents of foreign words that are
frequently used in daily life with the disease and shared this with
the press. I conveyed the same study to the Presidency, as well as
our Health Minister Mr. Fahrettin Koca. I personally explained the
sensitivity and importance of the work,” Erdem underlined.
According to him, a fascination with foreign languages, the
plaza's language, which is half Turkish and half English, has
enslaved every segment of society and the youth has been enslaved
in the same way.
“We are all watching our extinction from afar. Using a foreign
term for whatever reason, even if it has a Turkish counterpart, is
the most heinous terrorist strike against our language. Not our
language, but our national identity, is under threat in the
country. Insidiously, national ideals are being eroded. As a
result, future generations are unable to comprehend their parents,
listen to their history, speak their language, or know their
traditions. By demonstrating social awareness, a national
mobilization on the language should be announced,” Erdem
stressed.
The Turkish Language and Literature Association worked to
translate the messaging characters on mobile phones into Turkish.
It was also via the association's endeavors that Turkish was
highlighted on road signs and on the signage of institutions and
organizations, he added.
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