Syriac language at Artuklu University in Turkey

ARAMAIC WATCH:

Southeastern university starts Syriac courses

MARDİN - Doğan News Agency (Hurriyet Daily News)

Kırklar Chapel’s Priest Gabriel Akyüz attended the first lesson of Syriac language courses started by Artuklu University in the southeastern province of Mardin. DHA photo

Kırklar Chapel’s Priest Gabriel Akyüz attended the first lesson of Syriac language courses started by Artuklu University in the southeastern province of Mardin. DHA photo

Already providing Kurdish-language education, Artuklu University in the southeastern province of Mardin, or MAU, is readying to open an intensive course on the Syriac language.

The courses will be provided by the university’s Living Languages Institute. Also, a committee from the faculty of letters is working on establishing a Syriac Language and Culture Department.

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This project in Turkey has been in development for some time. More on it here, here, here, and here. It's good to see it up and running.