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  • TURKEY: Removed Syriac mayor of Arkah village in Tur Abdin will appear in court on 29 April

    SyriacPress 20/04/2021
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    TUR ABDIN

    MERDO / TUR ABDIN, southeast Turkey — Yusef Yar, a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the duly elected mayor of Arkah village in Tur Abdin in southeast Turkey who was controversially removed from office by Turkish authorities last year, stated in a recent interview that a…

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  • Syriacs mark Easter in Turkey amid safety fears

    SyriacPress 11/04/2021
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    TUR ABDIN

    This article was originally published by Al-Monitor on 19 April 2020. The original can be found here. By Ayla Jean Jackley freelance journalist based in Istanbul MIDYAT, Turkey — The lone priest tending a remote monastery in southeastern Turkey gave uninvited visitors food and water when they darkened his door…

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  • TUR ABDIN: U.S. ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield visits Mor Gabriel monastery days after court sentences monk Aho to 2+ years

    SyriacPress 10/04/2021
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    MIDYAT, TUR ABDIN, Turkey – U.S. ambassador to Turkey David M. Satterfield visited the ancient Mor Gabriel monastery in Tur Abdin, southeastern Turkey. The high visit comes against the backdrop of the judicial conviction of Syriac monk Sefer “Aho” Beliçen of the Mor Jacob monastery in Tur Izlo, also in…

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  • Sign the petition! #FreeFatherAho

    SyriacPress 07/04/2021
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    Sign the Petition: Rahip Aho’ya (Sefer Bilecen) Özgürlük!!! Hirutho L Abun Dayroyo Aho!!! #FreeFatherAho #FreeFatherAho #DayroyoAholetyobilhude #HiruthodayroyoAho #RahipAhoiçinadalet #FreiheitfürMönchAho!

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  • Excavation for parking garage construction on Syriac monastery premises in Mardin

    SyriacPress 02/04/2021
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    TUR ABDIN

    This article was originally published by BIANET English on 1 April 2021. The original can be found here. İstanbul – BIA News Desk – The municipality of the southeastern Mardin province is carrying out excavation work on the premises of a monastery belonging to the Mardin Syriac Catholic Church, according…

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  • Diril family and 37 Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian organizations write open letter to Turkish Government to investigate disappearance and murder of Hurmüz and Shmuni Diril

    SyriacPress 13/02/2021
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    TURKEY

    ANKARA — An open letter signed by 37 Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) institutions and organizations and sent to government offices and international media outlets called on the Turkish Ministry of Justice to conduct a transparent and public investigation into the kidnapping and suspected murder of Hurmüz (70) and Shmuni Diril (65). Having…

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  • Documentary on the Remains of Assyrian Churches in Turkey to Be Released

    SyriacPress 22/11/2020
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    HISTORY

    This article was originally published by AINA News on 11 November 2020. The original can be found here. By Abdulmesih BarAbraham Hakkari, Turkey (AINA) — The EU and Turkish Journalists Society sponsored a 40-minutes documentary capturing and documenting the remains of Assyrian churches in the region. Until the mid-1920s, Assyrian…

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  • TURKEY: Documentary about remaining ancient Syriac churches in Hakkari

    SyriacPress 14/11/2020
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    HAKKARI — The Journalists Union in Turkey, in cooperation with journalists from the European Union, is currently working on a 40-minute documentary about the remaining ancient Syriac churches in Hakkari, southeast Turkey. The film production, which has been ongoing for two months now, is part of the Turkish Journalists Union…

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  • The Syriacs and the Longing for their Sacred Homeland Mesopotamia

    SyriacPress 10/11/2020
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    BETH NAHRIN

    Beth Nahrin, the ancient beloved homeland of the Syriac people has beauty in every season. Four seasons are experienced throughout each season of the year. In autumn, it is winter in the mountains of northern Beth Nahrin, while southern Beth Nahrin enjoys summer heat. In winter, spring air blows in…

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  • TUR ABDIN: Syriac woman resists linguistic and cultural assimilation in one of the last all-Syriac stronghold villages

    SyriacPress 09/11/2020
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    CULTURE

    MIDIN, TUR ABDIN, southeast Turkey – Seyde Doğanküreç (72) lives in the vibrant all-Syriac village of Mıdın, Şırnak Province. Together with some 50 Syriac village families, she remains valiant in resisting assimilation and emigration; “By educating and raising our children in their own language and culture, we keep our Syriac…

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