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Hurriyet, Turkey
March 17 2012
Diyarbakır's Sur Municipality Offers Courses for Armenian
Saturday, 17 March 2012
The Sur District Municipality in the southeastern province of
Diyarbakır has launched Armenian language courses for both its
employees and other enthusiasts, building upon its earlier initiative
to provide Kurdish courses.
`We want the same for those outside of us as what we want for
ourselves. That is a must for democracy. If I want Kurds to have the
right to education in their mother tounge, then I also want this for
Armenians, Syriacs and other peoples, too,' said Sur District Mayor
Abdullah DemirbaÅ?. Some 40 people, including children and the elderly,
are currently attending the Armenian language courses that are offered
four days a week by Fikri Ã?alıÅ?, a volunteer teacher dispatched by the
Armenian community in Istanbul.
`We provided Kurdish courses before. Now we [are offering] Armenian
courses, and we are thinking about giving Syriac courses later on,'
Mayor DemirbaÅ? said.
The courses were jointly organized by the Diyarbakır Armenian
Community Foundation and the Kurdish Language Research and Advancement
Association (Kürdi ` Der).
It would strengthen Turkey's unity to receive education in different
languages, Mayor Demirbaþ said, adding that they would continue
providing multi`lingual municipal services.
The students are currently attending the courses at a room in a
building owned by Kürdi - Der, according to reports.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
HDN
March 17 2012
Diyarbakır's Sur Municipality Offers Courses for Armenian
Saturday, 17 March 2012
The Sur District Municipality in the southeastern province of
Diyarbakır has launched Armenian language courses for both its
employees and other enthusiasts, building upon its earlier initiative
to provide Kurdish courses.
`We want the same for those outside of us as what we want for
ourselves. That is a must for democracy. If I want Kurds to have the
right to education in their mother tounge, then I also want this for
Armenians, Syriacs and other peoples, too,' said Sur District Mayor
Abdullah DemirbaÅ?. Some 40 people, including children and the elderly,
are currently attending the Armenian language courses that are offered
four days a week by Fikri Ã?alıÅ?, a volunteer teacher dispatched by the
Armenian community in Istanbul.
`We provided Kurdish courses before. Now we [are offering] Armenian
courses, and we are thinking about giving Syriac courses later on,'
Mayor DemirbaÅ? said.
The courses were jointly organized by the Diyarbakır Armenian
Community Foundation and the Kurdish Language Research and Advancement
Association (Kürdi ` Der).
It would strengthen Turkey's unity to receive education in different
languages, Mayor Demirbaþ said, adding that they would continue
providing multi`lingual municipal services.
The students are currently attending the courses at a room in a
building owned by Kürdi - Der, according to reports.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
HDN