Balkans | TMBH announced the acceptance of the formalization of the Turkish language in Vasilevo Municipality

The Turkish National Belek Movement (TMBH) announced the acceptance of the formalization of the Turkish language in the municipality of Vasilevo, where the Turkish population increased by more than 20% in the last census.

The following statements were made in the statement made by TMBH on the matter:

“Our above-mentioned official request, which was conveyed to the municipal authorities by the Vasilevo Municipal Councilor and Vice-Chairman of TMBH, Mr. Ridvan Mehmedov, was put on the agenda at the Vasilevo Municipal Council meeting on Saturday, December 9, 2022 unanimously, our request upon our request was positively met by 14 members of Parliament attended the meeting and it was confirmed that there was no problem in making the decision.Mayor Slav Andonov stated that our request is in accordance with the Constitution and laws, and there is no obstacle to the official service of Turkish, which is the second official language and its Latin alphabet, in Vasilevo municipality, in addition to the official one. Language and its Cyrillic alphabet, Macedonian, as of January 1, 2023.

He also confirmed that the 2023 budget would also be suitable for carrying out the required implementation, and that the indicative signs for all geographical names and public institutions should be written in Turkish. We also mentioned the need to employ Turks in the municipality and public institutions at the rate that we mentioned in our article.

As a result of these statements, 14 members of parliament from different parties participating in the meeting, such as the government and the opposition, unanimously approved the entry into force of the Turkish language as a second official language in Vasilevo municipality on January 1, 2023. We will remember that Vasilevo municipality includes 15 councillors.

On behalf of all members of the Turkish National Unity Movement, our friend Mayor S.

We congratulate and express our gratitude to Abdul Andonov and all members of the Vasilevo Municipal Council for their high understanding of democracy and sensitivity to law. Hope for the best. Millet for all our other municipalities.

As the national reaction and conscience of the Macedonian Turks, we will spare no effort to support them with projects to expand and enrich the very good international relations and solidarity that exist in the municipality.