Hamid Melikoglu, Voice of America, February 9, 2024
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| National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran |
After the family of a child named Duyğu insisted on their rights, they were finally able to obtain an ID card for their child.
As a result of numerous requests from an Azerbaijani family living in Germi, Ardabil Province, the family was eventually granted an ID card for their child with the name they had chosen.
Duyğu's father, Adil Delir, shared a picture of his child's ID card on his Instagram page, informing the public of the news.
Earlier, in January, Delir had mentioned on his Instagram page that he was unable to receive a proper response from the registry office and had been deprived of social services due to the lack of an ID card. He also stated that he would not give up on his natural and human rights.The issue of not issuing ID cards for some Turkish names in Iran is a complex matter. It often leads to the rejection of certain names based on reasons such as being "foreign," "not in line with Islamic and Iranian values," or "not being on the approved list of names."
However, statements released by officials from Ardabil and Zanjan provinces show that some Turkish names are popular in these regions. Authorities have announced that Turkish names are among the most commonly chosen names in these provinces.
Despite this, some Turkish names chosen by families are still rejected by the Civil Registry Office. This situation leaves children and their families without access to social and medical services for months or even years.
Link to the original text in Turkish on the Azerbaijani section of Voice of America:
İranın Qeydiyyat İdarəsi Duyğu adında uşağa şəxsiyyət vəsiqəsi verib