TUR ABDIN

ZAZ, TUR ‘ABDIN, Turkey – Hatune Dogan planted them with great care 3 years ago. After returning home from a trip to Africa last week, she found her beloved olive grove in the garden of her home destroyed. Unidentified persons destroyed 15 olive saplings. The motive behind the destruction is…

ANKARA — While discussions about the general budget continue in Turkey, independent Syriac Member of Turkish Parliament for Mardin Tuma Çelik conveys the demands of the Syriac (Aramean-Chaldean-Assyrian) to the government. Earlier, Çelik stated that the Syriacs are indigenous people in Turkey and the Tur Abdin Region is a sacred land for the…

ATHENS — During his recent visit to Greece, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III Royel, accompanied by a delegation of metropolitans and priests, met with government officials and members of the Greek Parliament in Athens. The Patriarch met with immigration official of the Ministry of…

BOTI, Turkey — Like most families from the villages of the historic Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) region of Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey, the Syriac Yohanin Bilen family, immigrated from Boti village to Germany in 1979 due to the dire living conditions. After finishing his studies in Turkish schools, Malfono (Professor) Issa…

CAYNWARDO, Turkey — The Caynwardo Village Union is preparing a celebration to be held in Paris, on November 26, 2022. The Union invited the Syriac (Aramean-Chaldean-Assyrian) people to attend the event and support the development of the Syriac village of Caynwardo located in Tur Abdin, Turkey. Caynwardo village was the…

ARKAH, Turkey —  A new Syriac school was built in the village of Arkah in the historic Tur Abdin region in southeastern Turkey. Earlier, Metin Cil, a resident of Arkah, provided support for building a school for teaching Turkish. The school bears the name of his father Hanna Cil. Malke…

MARDIN, Turkey — The Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan visited Mardin and other regions in Tur Abdin in Turkey. After the monastery restoration, the Patriarch inaugurated and consecrated the Mor Ephrem Monastery of the Syriac Catholic Mardin Foundation. The monastery dates back to 1881. His Holiness also…

MIDIN, Turkey — After more than 30 years since the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people were displaced from Temerze village by Turks who desecrated its church and cemeteries, priest of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Midin, Father Semhun Uçar launched an initiative to build a wall around the church and its cemeteries…

MERDE (MARDIN), Turkey — The Syriac (Aramean-Chaldean-Assyrian) people have proven their competence in various areas of life, despite the violations and persecutions practiced against them in their land of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia). The Syriac lawyer Joseph Göksun won membership in Board of Directors of Merde (Mardin) Bar Association in Turkey, after…

TUR ABDIN, Turkey — Restoration work has begun on roads in and around the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) villages of Tor Izlo (Mount Izla) in Tur Abdin, Turkey. The roads are being paved with asphalt, according to Mayor of Arkah village Yusef Yar. In comments to Suroyo TV, Yar stated that the…