KURDISH UNIVERSITY IN DIYARBAKIR TO OFFER ARMENIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES
11:37, May 31, 2013
Turkey’s General Directorate of Foundations has approved the creation
of the Mesopotamia Foundation (Mezopotamya Vakfı), which plans to open
a university to offer education in the Kurdish language in Diyarbakir,
according to Today’s Zaman
Among the founding members of the foundation are Å~^ivan Perver,
a Kurdish folk singer who currently lives abroad, and several rights
advocates, businessmen and academics.
According to a report that appeared in the Star daily on Thursday,
the foundation has already begun preparations for the opening of
a university that will offer courses primarily in Kurdish. The
university will be named Amed University, using the Kurdish name
for Diyarbakır. The university will also offer courses in Turkish,
English, Armenian and Syriac.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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