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Established | 2007 |
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Location | , |
Website | Official website |
Mardin Artuklu University (MAU) is a university located in Mardin, Turkey. It was established in 2007. [1] [2]
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]