ARMENIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT TO OPEN IN NEVSHEHIR UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.08.2008 14:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish High Certifying Commission granted
permission to the university of Nevshehir city to open the Armenian
Language and Literature Department after coordinating it with the
Turkish Foreign Ministry. The permission was granted at the appeal
by professor Metin Hulagu, the dean of the Literature faculty of
this university.

According to the professor, the establishment of this department
will enable to improve bilateral relations and to cover the country’s
demand in relevant specialists. Taking into consideration the lack of
teachers, the Nevshehir University has appealed for assistance to II
Mesrob, the ecclesiastical head of the Armenian community in Turkey. He
did not exclude the possibility to invite teachers form Armenia.

Earlier, professor Metin Hulagu, visited Armenia, where he established
relations with teachers of the Yerevan University. Admittance of
students to the Armenian Language and Literature Department of the
Nevshehir University will begin in 2009 school-year. At present the
Armenian language is taught in the Bogazichi Istanbul University.

Nevshehir city is located in the central Turkey, where the world-known
Kappadokiya tourist centre is situated. The university in Nevhshehir
city was established on 17 May 2007, Trend Azeri news agency reports.