'Mardin Artuklu University's
Established2007
Location
Mardin
,
Turkey
WebsiteOfficial website

Mardin Artuklu University (MAU) is a university located in Mardin, Turkey. It was established in 2007.[1][2]

Language programs

In 2009, the university was allowed to open a Kurdish language department by the Higher Education Board.[3] Before, the Kurdish language was banned for long periods of time in Turkey.[3] In 2011 the MAU was the first university to have a Kurdish language and literature department.[4] By 2014 about 900 students have graduated in Kurdish language department.[4] The university has also had a professor for the Zaza language since 2020.[5] It also teaches Assyrian languages: Classical Syriac and modern Surayt.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL TO FOUND 17 NEW UNIVERSITIES". Info-Prod Research (Middle East). May 21, 2007. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Turkish Universities". cesran international. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Arsu, Sebnem (2009-09-11). "Turkey: Kurdish Studies Approved". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  4. 1 2 جدلية, Jadaliyya-. "Kurdology in Turkey: Barometer of the "Peace Process" (Part 2)". Jadaliyya - جدلية. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Academic at Mardin's Artuklu University becomes Turkey's first Zaza language and literature professor". Gazete Duvar. 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  6. ↑ "T.C. MARDİN ARTUKLU ÜNİVERSİTESİ - Süryanice". www.artuklu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-21.

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