Armenian Department in Turkish University

Sanahin Monastery in Armenia
In Kayseri of Turkey (Caesaria), in Erjies University two new departments were opened at the beginning of this academic year – Armenian and the Hebrew language. If Hebrew forum already has specialists and regular functions, the Armenian language does not have experts in the chair yet: four specialists from Armenia refused to teach in the University for some reasons.

Armenian lessons selected by two students spent the first 3 classes by Hasmik Stepanyan – Armenia National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, a leading researcher, doctor of historical sciences. In the first class the Turkish students studied the Armenian alphabet. They tell a television journalist of Kayseri, that they have friendly attitude and realize that the language possession, will have their place in the future as professionals.

Hasmik Stepanyan thinks that Erjies University, which aspires to become one of Anatolia’s leading universities, by opening chair of the Armenian language, pursued a few goals. First contact between the two nations to establish some attempt, besides, the Turks have understood that without the language proficiency they cannot fully explore their history. “Stepanian says that their past history is the mosque built in Armenian architectural style Nigd (Turkey), 1228-29.

In reviewing they have difficulty to use the Armenian sources, turn to their European languages translations or Turkish character into Latin script files, while there are many works that are currently available only in Armenian.

Stepanian says that part of the great monuments of particular interest was aroused about the present. Not only Turks but also the representatives of 27 countries participating learned that the most important Seljuk monuments are built mostly by Armenians, according to traditions of Armenian monuments were built: “They were shocked, because a very painful This news was: Nothing to say
Vault-dome in Kayseri, 1275

They could not say anything, because the report was followed with facts, photos, monuments of the Armenian architects names, protocols written in Arabian letters.”
According to her, there was tolerant atmosphere, “one cannot do anything to reverse the facts.”

Seljuk History as sources of coverage was of such interest to conference participants that many of them wanted to get the text of the report.
Stepanian says that in such conferences Armenians participation is very important: “Instead of complaining that the story is false, they should present in the symposia the Armenian sources, the real historical facts, translations of the value of our unique historical sources.”