Monday, September 29, 2025

Syriac lifelong learning.

SYRIAC WATCH: Woman becomes university student at 52 to preserve Syriac language (Hurrieyet Daily News).
Hanım Beğtaş from the southeastern province of Mardin, who had to end her formal education after primary school, has achieved a lifelong dream: Becoming a university student at the age of 52. ...

Her efforts culminated in her admission to the Syriac Language and Literature Department at Mardin Artuklu University.

Well done!

For more on the founding and development of the Syriac program at Mardin Artuklu University in Turkey, see the links collected here.

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