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ADEM COŞKUN
ADEM COŞKUN
Title: Syriologist / Syriac Studies Expert
Address: Bethkustan Mahallesi Alagöz Caddesi No: 15 Midyat / Mardin, Türkiye
Phone: +90 535 411 80 18
E-mail: suryoloji12@gmail.com
ORCID: 0009-0007-1405-9512
Nationality: Republic of Türkiye
Date of Birth: 01.04.1986
PROFILE / CURRENT ROLES
PROFILE / CURRENT ROLES
Founder & Director, Midyat Municipality Filigree (Telkari) Museum (Municipal Company Personnel - 2023 – Present)
Online Syriac Language Instructor, Turabdin Institute www.turabdin.org and Mardin Artuklu University Distance Education Center (MAUZEM) (Contracted Lecturer)
Chairman of the Board, Turabdin Syriac Studies Institute Association (NGO - www.turabdin.org)
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
Institution: Mardin Artuklu University – Institute of Living Languages
Department: Syriac Language and Culture, Period: 2013 – 2016
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Institution: Anadolu University (Eskişehir) – Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department: Business Administration Period: 2008 – 2012
Associate Degree Institution: Anadolu University (Eskişehir)
Department: Public Relations and Publicity Period: 2005 – 2008
Additional Education & Ecclesiastical Training
Mor Gabriel Monastery – Turabdin Syriac Regional Metropolitancy (1997 – 2004)
o Focus: Syriac Language, Syriac Literature, Theology, and History Education
American Culture Language Schools (2014)
o Focus: English Language Course (A1 & A2 Levels)
INTERNSHIP / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
INTERNSHIP / INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Institution: University of London, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Department: Syriac Studies
Role: Intern (Summer Season, 2016)
Location: London, United Kingdom
Reference: Prof. Dr. Erica Hunter
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (PRIVATE SECTOR)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (PRIVATE SECTOR)
Administrative and Financial Affairs Manager - Coordination
o Company: Kasr-I Nehroz Hotel & Akitu Hotel
o Sector: Tourism
o Period: 2020 – 2022
Administrative and Financial Affairs Manager
o Company: Akitu Hotel
o Sector: Tourism
o Period: 2017 – 2019
Administrative and Financial Affairs Manager
o Company: Turabdin Hotel
o Sector: Tourism
o Period: 2012 – 2016
ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED & ATTENDED
ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED & ATTENDED
International Mythology Congress I. (May 2024, Mardin)
o Organizer: Mardin Artuklu University
International Mythology Congress II. (May 2026, Mardin) Naum Faik Commemoration Day Organization and Presentation, Turabdin Institute, 2026 Diyarbakır
o Organizer: Mardin Artuklu University
1st International Turabdin Symposium (May 2023, Şırnak - Midyat)
o Organizers: Şırnak University, University of Salamanca, Free University of Berlin
1st International Midyat Culture & Art Festival (2018, Midyat)
o Role: Organizing Committee Member
o Organizers: Midyat District Governorate & Midyat Municipality
1st Syriac Studies Workshop (May 2015, Mardin)
o Role: Organizing Committee Member
o Organizers: Mardin Artuklu University & Syriac Research Association
Syriac Writers and Literature Seminar (2014, Midyat)
o Role: Organizing Committee Member
o Organizer: Syriac Research Association
Public Education Center Syriac Language Module Project (February – June 2025, Midyat)
o Contribution: Initiated a first in Türkiye by introducing the Syriac language into the Public Education Center’s official language modules curriculum. Prepared the course materials and delivered the inaugural lectures.
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Academic Presentations
“Syriacs in Ottoman Istanbul: Memoirs of Bishop Timotheos Pavlus of Istanbul” – XI. International Ottoman Istanbul Symposium, Istanbul 29 Mayıs University (May 2025).
“A Comparative Evaluation of the Atrahasis Tablet and Mor Jacob of Serugh’s Deluge Narratives” – International Mythology Congress, Mardin Artuklu University (May 2024).
“Syriac-Greek Interaction During the Period of Synods (311-451)” – 1st International Turabdin Symposium, Şırnak University (May 2023).
“A Profile of a Clergyman: Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas” – Syriac Studies Workshop, Mardin Artuklu University & Syriac Research Association (May 2015).
Academic Publications
Book Chapter: “Syriac-Greek Interaction During the Period of Synods (311-451)”, TURABDİN History-Religion-Culture Symposium Proceedings Book, Bursa (2024).
Journal Article: “A Study on the Oral History of Turabdin”, Ashlay Nissaba (Syriac Academic Journal – Cambridge / UK), Issue III (2017).
Journal Article: “Mesopotamia in the Context of the Religious Policy of the Roman Empire”, Ashlay Nissaba (Syriac Academic Journal – Cambridge / UK), Issue BJ II (2016).
LANGUAGES
LANGUAGES
Syriac: Native / Bilingual Proficiency
Turkish: Native / Bilingual Proficiency
English: Upper-Intermediate (B2)
Arabic: Elementary (A1)
Hebrew: Elementary (A2)
Old Aramaic: Elementary (A2)
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