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Self-taught Turkish linguist preserves ancient language

HarZaviya summary · from 2 outlets

Both outlets highlighted the story of Mehmet Kusman, a self-taught Turkish individual who is preserving an ancient language through his study of inscriptions. The excerpts are nearly identical, with Arab News Pakistan including a slightly longer quote from the inscription. Otherwise, the framing and emphasis are consistent across the two outlets.

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  1. Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive

    Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: "Before me there was nothing.

  2. Arab News Pakistan 89% identical

    Self-taught Turkish ‘linguist’ keeps dead language alive

    CAVUSTEPE, Turkiye: Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: “Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god Haldi I founded this city.” Kusman, 86, has dedicated his life to the fortress of Cavustepe in eastern Turkiye, and to learning the language of the vanished kingdom of Urartu, to honor...

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