Dutch NGO Puts Turkish Alphabet on the Agenda

NISBO has also asked the Dutch government, which will take over the E.U.’s term presidency in the second half of 2004, to take up the issue at the E.U. level.

NISBO’s statement elaborated that by not including Turkish letters in the alphabet many Turkish names were misspelt with missing letters and therefore, pronounced wrong.

NISBO is seeking the prevention of mistakes in the spelling of Turkish names on identity cards, passports, and other official documents for Turks permanently residing in the Netherlands.

NISBO is a civil society organisation established to protect the rights of elderly immigrants, including the large number of Turks and Moroccans, living in Holland.