Western Armenian Language and Culture Summer Program 2016 completed

Hrant Dink Foundation’s Summer Program on Western Armenian Language and Culture was held in Istanbul for the first time from 11th of July to 12th of August 2016, in collaboration with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. In three proficiency levels, 18 participants of the language courses have received education between 10:00 to 13:00 every weekday. The courses by three instructors Sarin Akbas, Sevan Degirmenciyan and Nareg Seferian allowed all beginner level participants to read and listen Western Armenian while the intermediate level participants had the opportunity to improve their language skills.

In the afternoons, the seminars on Armenian Culture were held from Monday to Thursday. In these seminars, participants had the chance to attend variety of lectures from diverse fields who were thought by experts such as; Melisa Bilal, Ohannes Kılıçdağı, Zakarya Mildanoğlu, Silva Kuyumciyan, Eric Nazarian, Karin Karakaşlı, Murat Cankara, Silva Özyerli, Mehmet Fatih Uslu and Elmon Hançer, on topics such as Armenian history, culture, literature, Armenian community of Istanbul, Armenian politics. Additionally, they had the chance to experience different aspects of Armenian culture with gastro workshops and cultural trips.