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Hrant Dink Foundation to Organize Western Armenian Summer Language Program

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67542Hrant Dink Foundation’s Armenian Language and Culture Summer Program will be held in Istanbul between July 11th and August 12th of 2016.

The Summer Program offers Language Courses of Western Armenian, in three proficiency levels. The course will last 5 weeks, 3 hours every weekday morning, totaling to 75 hours of coursework. The language courses being based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, participants will acquire the following skills:

Level One: A participant at this level is a starter and will learn the alphabet, to use daily expressions and to understand sentences with basic structures.
Level Two: A participant at this level has the skills of Level One, and will learn to understand the context of a given text and to express themselves in areas of interest orally.
Level Three: A participant at this level has the skills of Level One and Two, and will learn to understand and express written and oral content fluently.

Armenian Culture Courses will be held in the afternoons, from Monday to Thursday. The courses will focus on topics such as Armenian history, culture, literature, arts, Armenian community of Istanbul, Armenian politics and current affairs, in addition to workshops and activities of music, dance, cooking, cinema, cultural trips, visits and discussions.

The Language and Culture courses can be taken as complimentary or as stand-alone courses. While it is advised that applicants follow both courses, they are free to choose only one.

Cost: The tuition fee will depend on the participant’s choice of courses. The participation fee for the full program (both language and culture courses) is €350, whereas for a single course it is €200. A limited number of scholarships will be available for students based on availability of funds and places. All the travel, visa and accommodation expenses will be covered by the applicant. The Hrant Dink Foundation is ready to give assistance on the accommodation options.

Registration deadline is June 1, 2016. As the places are limited, early registration is encouraged from the following link: Registration Form

For questions please contact the Hrant Dink Foundation at:
Hermine Sayan: E-Mail: info@hrantdink.org   Phone: +90 212 2403361

Armenia Must Liberate its Western Territories under Turkish ocupation, Says Russian Politician

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russia-zhirinovskyYEREVAN (ARMENPRESS)—The head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, announced during  an episode of “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on Russia 1TV that Armenians must be allowed to liberate their western territories.

Zhirinovsky said that, “Armenians could do that in 1918 if Moscow supported them, but it [Moscow] was on the Turkish side.”

“If we allow Armenians to liberate their western territories, they will be glad to do that,” he said.

Zhirinovsky also talked about supporting the Kurds.

“Kurds expect our support. If we tell the Kurds that we recognize their independence, their population reaches, as we know, to 20 million, and the capital is already known, it is Diyarbakır. Hence, Eastern Anatolia will cease to exist in the form we know. As a result, there will be independent Kurdistan and Great Armenia,” he said.