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TUR ABDIN, Turkey — Under the slogan ‘Syriacs Are Not Without Support’, six Syriac institutions in Europe issued a joint statement condemning the crimes and violations committed against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people in Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey. The institutions called on regional powers to stand by the Syriac people…

MARDIN, Turkey – Syriac Member of Turkish Parliament for Mardin Tuma Çelik has raised the matter of a major construction project around Mardin’s main street in Turkish parliament. Resident complain the construction of a multistorey building, which started in 2016, will ruin the urban landscape and Mardin’s monumental and historical…

MIDYAT, Turkey — Several more political opponents of the Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) have been arrested during campaigns launched by authorities in Batman, Midyat, Mardin, Azakh, and other areas. Syriac activist Teodora Özdemir Hobel, who is an official of the Syriac Women’s Gathering…

MIDYAT, Turkey – Syriac activist and president of the Syriac Women’s Union in Turkey Teodora Özdemir Beth Hobel was released earlier today after being detained early Sunday morning. She was released after giving statement at the prosecutor’s office. The grounds of her detention are unknown to SyriacPress. Mardin Syriac Union…

MIDYAT / TUR ABDIN, Turkey – On Sunday, Mezopotamya News Agency reported the detention of the head of the Syriac Union Association (SÜRKADİM) Yuhanna Aktaş and Syriac Women’s Association president Teodora Özdemir Beth Hobel. They were taken to Mardin police station for questioning. The two were detained during a major…

MIDYAT / MARDIN, Turkey – The Federation of Syriac Associations (SÜDEF) in Turkey is concerned that the murder of Gevriye Sari Beth Komo will lead to another unsolved murder, “Faili meçhul” in Turkish. According to SÜDEF, the latest murder on a Suryoyo (Syriac) is reason for major concern, as the…

BETH DEBE / TUR ABDIN, Turkey – The Syriac man Gevriye Sarı who was murdered in the village of Beth Debe, Tur Abdin,  on August 8 was buried today at the cemetery adjacent to the Church of the Virgin Mary Church Cemetery in Beth Debe. Gevriye Sari was killed in…

BADIBE, Tur Abdin, Turkey – On Monday, the European Syriac Union stated via its Twitter account that Gevriye Sari, a Syriac man from the village of Badibe, near Mor Yakup Monastery, Tur Izlo, was killed in his home. Gazete Sabro reports from sources in Badibe village (Turkish: Dibek) that on…

This article was originally publish in Turkish by Gazete Sabro on August 7, 2021. @gazetesabro TUR ABDIN, Turkey – The Women’s Council of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) met with Syriac women in the village of Ainwardo, Tur Abdin, as part of its “Justice for Women” campaign. National and local…

BRUSSELS / TUR ABDIN – The Brussels-based non-governmental organization European Syriac Union (ESU) has launched a fundraising campaign in support of Syriac schools in their ancient homeland of Tur Abdin, southeast Turkey. On its social media pages, ESU states that the goal of the fundraising campaign is to support the…