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- Title
Haydar Aliyev'in Siyasi ve İdeolojik Faaliyetinde Dil Politikası.
- Authors
ORUJOV, Elçin
- Abstract
Geniuses said that whatever you take away from the people, the nation, it will live. If you take away the language of the people, it will lose its national identity and as a result will disappear. This is a historically tested fact. Language is the national wealth of the people, it is a tool that keeps it alive and transmits the examples they have created to future generations. It is an indicator of the national identity of the people. The Azerbaijani language has been formed and improved through various stages of development. Indifference to the language is a great blow to the history, culture and existence of the people. During the Soviet period, the application of the principle of "thinking in Russian and expressing in Azerbaijani" was aimed at destroying language thinking. In order to distance the people from their history and culture, to erase their historical memory, the Azerbaijani alphabet was changed twice during this period. The opposition of national intellectuals to the policy of Russification was prevented, and indifference to national and moral values were formed. During the Soviet era, 250,000 Azerbaijanis were victims of repression in order to prevent the development of national feelings and ideas. Heydar Aliyev highly appreciated the role of the mother tongue in keeping the people alive. He advised our young people to understand the world in their mother tongue and to learn foreign languages in addition to knowing this language perfectly. Heydar Aliyev recommended to love the Azerbaijani language as a spiritual asset of the people, to skillfully use the rich vocabulary of the language, to protect its purity, and to be proud of this language. The national leader's words "Azerbaijan is my heart" and "I am proud to be an Azerbaijani" have become a source of pride for every Azerbaijani today. On the initiative of Heydar Aliyev, the Azerbaijani language received the status of the state language in the Constitution. His language policy is based on three principles (democracy, foresight, objectivity). During the period of independence, interest in the Azerbaijani language increased, and this language is studied in various universities of the world (Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, New York, San Francisco, Harvard and etc.). Currently there is an interest to the Azerbaijan language in Asian and European countries. Heydar Aliyev consistently fought for an idea that combines Azerbaijaniism and Turkism and was able to unite the world's Azerbaijanis around a single ideology.
- Subjects
AZERBAIJAN; YOUNG adults; LANGUAGE policy; NATIVE language; VALUES (Ethics); NATIONAL character; APATHY; COLLECTIVE memory; COUNTRIES
- Publication
Balkan & Near Eastern Journal of Social Sciences (BNEJSS), 2023, Vol 9, Issue 4, p22
- ISSN
2149-9314
- Publication type
Article