A ceremony in honour of the Department of Modern Greek Language and Literature of Ankara University was hosted by the Embassy of Greece in Ankara on June 2.

The event was attended by the founder of the Department, Dr.Melek Delilbaşi and the incumbent Chair, Dr.Damla Demirözü, accompanied by the teaching staff and twenty undergraduate students.

The Department of Modern Greek Language and Literature of the University of Ankara was founded in 1990 and counts 80 students. It was established with the purpose to contribute to the promotion of Greek culture in Turkey and advance the Greek-Turkish friendship.

Modern Greek Studies Association: http://www.mgsa.org/ & Journal of Modern Greek Studies: www.press.jhu.edu/journals