Turkish as an official EU language - Yes or No opinions please

Carbotec


Joined: 28/02/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:38

Turkish should be adopted as an official EU language and Turkish Cypriots should be invited to send their own representatives to the European Parliament

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:40

....................................... NO

Hilltop



Joined: 28/04/2008
Posts: 636

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:43

No and Yes

charb


Joined: 17/03/2009
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:52

yes and N/A

Izzet



Joined: 01/12/2006
Posts: 920

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:55

.............YES

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:19

Yes - Cyprus is in the EU

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:21

ha ha ha well done mark

TheSaints



Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 1369

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:22

Yes,



Cyprus is an EU country and Turkish is spoken on the island therefore Turkish should be recognised as an official EU Language..... No Brainer Really

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:29

oh comon the saints that does not wash,



Britan is an island punjabi, hindi and chineese are spoken so they should all be recognised as official eu languages??

TheSaints



Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 1369

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:34

What Nige you mean they arn't???



Well TC's have been living in the South for ove 400 years I think that gives thier language - Turkish recognition as a Language used on Cyprus.

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:38

No.



Yes - Cyprus is in the EU.



Maybe it should be "Cypriot" that is the language of the Island so it could be an official EU language. There would be no reason why Turkish could not be an official language of the EU - just because it is also spoken in Turkey should not be a bar.



Portugese is an offical EU language but it is also spoken in Brazil!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:38

....................Yes, er No, er maybe, er could be....



I used to be indecisive, now I just can't make my mind up ! )

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:41

The EU have a 'Limit by Statute' as to the number of official languages allowed.



The inclusion of Turkish, & Cypriot Turkish, would require the removal from the official list of the 2 other languages least spoken.











Currently these are French and Gaelic!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:02

I'm all for getting rid of the French language, it's all dutch to me )



Joking Hans )

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:29

Could chop Istanbul in half so those lucky ones on the European side would have representation but woe betide any one living in Asia Minor! Didn't Churchill try that one in 1914 but got no further than Canakkale?

Bring back Esperanto, that would solve everyones problems!



Richard

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:37

Let's face it,.. there is only one truly international language,.. English!



If 'foreigners' pretend they don't understand it,...



just speak louder,.. or shout!

Carbotec


Joined: 28/02/2009
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 18:37

Why remove two languages its only one, admit Turkish, this is the main derivative of the TC tongue. So get rid of Gaelic, who the hell speaks it anyway

mrjim



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 21:27

gaelic people

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 22:27

ROB'nJO,

-a 'Limit by Statute'?

They'd better stop recruiting then, or else there'll be fights breaking out!

Keith.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 22:38

I'll stick to Maori!



Richard

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 22:43

Brinsley,

I'll be on the lookout for someone HUGE, with Bulging Eyes, communicating in Grunts

Have a safe flight!

Keith.

Magbs


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 00:15

According to the EU's policy on languages each country, before it joined, decided which language it wanted to have used as an official language for EU purposes. Being multilingual country does not mean you are allowed to bring all (even those which have official status WITHIN a member state) languages to the EU.



IMO, supporting demand for inclusion of the Turkish language as one of the EU official languages, can be only based on the fact that it is one of the RoC official ones...well, to use this claim you should recognise the RoC as the only legal representative of all its people -GCs and TCs alike.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 01:00

Keith



Cheers. The thought of me doing a full blown Haka mid air over Turkey might just persuade the pilot to divert direct to Ercan! Good thinking except my 77 year old Mother might have other ideas and as to enamouring the trolley dollies It's a sure fire looser on that pick up approach! I'll stick to BahBahBabara!



Richard

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 09:29

Who cares about the EU anyway.



No Solution.



No recognition.



No EU.

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 10:33

yes to both.

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:04

English is now THE international language for diplomacy, international air travel, business, IT, sport etc. It is an official language or second language in some 20%+ of countries of the world.

It therefore makes it the prime candidate for being the common language in the EU and should be taught in all EU countries. This would save a fortune in our tax monies as the need for interpreters wouldbe much reduced.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
20/04/2009 00:55

I speak Gaelic (Scots) and so do many. There are now more learners

of our language in Scotland than there are native speakers. Such is the

power of the Scottish parliament giving equal status to this lovely & poetic

language (the oldest spoken in Europe) that has been so long neglected.

Yes, English is the international language and I, as an English teacher, both

at home and abroad, am aware of this. It is taught in all EU countries as far as

I know. Have done my best to teach it to Turkish, Arab as well as Scottish children and adults. I also learnt Turkish, and a smattering of Arabic, I have

basic French and bit of German. It is a joy to learn another language.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
20/04/2009 01:26

Littlenige

You can hardly compare minority languages in U.K with Turkish spoken

in Cyprus for over 400 years by almost half the population.