Iskender Alptekin (Syriac: ܐܣܟܢܕܪ ܐܠܦܬܟܢ; 29 August 1961 – 18 May 2010), also known as Matay Rabo, was an Aramaic politician, musician and the President of the European Syriac Union (ESU).[1]
Iskender Alptekin was born on 29 August 1961 in the Kafro village in Tur Abdin, Turkey. He passed his childhood at the village while studying the primary at the same time learning Syriac language. He left his village in 1977 for Istanbul to find work. In 1978 he married Ferida Cacan and emigrated to Switzerland. He was the father of two daughters.[2] In Switzerland he became active in Syriac politics, joining various national conferences in Europe, the United States, and Australia.
Iskender Alptekin became the first chairman of the newly established European Syriac Union on 14 May 2004. He was again unanimously re-elected at the second ESU Congress in 2007.
iskender, alptekin, syriac, ܐܣܟܢܕܪ, ܐܠܦܬܟܢ, august, 1961, 2010, also, known, matay, rabo, aramaic, politician, musician, president, european, syriac, union, born, 1961, august, 1961kafro, abdin, turkeydied18, 2010, 2010, aged, switzerlandoccupation, politician. Iskender Alptekin Syriac ܐܣܟܢܕܪ ܐܠܦܬܟܢ 29 August 1961 18 May 2010 also known as Matay Rabo was an Aramaic politician musician and the President of the European Syriac Union ESU 1 Iskender AlptekinBorn 1961 08 29 29 August 1961Kafro Tur Abdin TurkeyDied18 May 2010 2010 05 18 aged 48 SwitzerlandOccupation s Politician musicianMovementDowronoye Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editIskender Alptekin was born on 29 August 1961 in the Kafro village in Tur Abdin Turkey He passed his childhood at the village while studying the primary at the same time learning Syriac language He left his village in 1977 for Istanbul to find work In 1978 he married Ferida Cacan and emigrated to Switzerland He was the father of two daughters 2 In Switzerland he became active in Syriac politics joining various national conferences in Europe the United States and Australia Iskender Alptekin became the first chairman of the newly established European Syriac Union on 14 May 2004 He was again unanimously re elected at the second ESU Congress in 2007 Death editOn 18 May 2010 Alptekin died of a heart attack in Switzerland See also editEuropean Syriac UnionReferences edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 4 September 2011 Retrieved 9 June 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Home esu cc Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iskender Alptekin amp oldid 1102974165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
