TUR ABDIN

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…

MERDO, Turkey — On 1 November, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Turkey Ghassan al-Zawawi, accompanied by the Mayor of Midyat, Veysi Şahin, and the Governor of Midyat, Takmin Duncan, visited the Monastery of Mor Gabriel (Dayro d’Mor Gabriel) in Tur Abdin. The ambassador was greeted by Arcbishop Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas who…

MERDO (MARDIN) / TUR ABDIN, southeast Turkey – The trial of Syriac Orthodox monk Sefer (Aho) Bileçen of the Mor Yahqup d-Qarne Monastery is postponed to January 27, 2021. Monk Aho was arrested on January 9, 2020, on charges of “membership of a terrorist organization” but released on parole also…

This article was originally published by ANF News on 30 September 2020. The original can be found Here Mardin – The trial against Sefer (Aho) Bileçen continued on Friday in the province of Mardin. The priest of the Syriac Orthodox Monastery Mor Yakub (also known as the Church of St.…

This article was originally published by AsiaNews.it on 30 September 2020. The original can be found Here Mardin (By Marian Demir for AsiaNews) – The trial of an Assyrian priest, Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, has been postponed to next 3 November. The clergyman stands accused of “terrorism”. Fr Sefer (Aho)…

MARDIN / TUR ABDIN, Turkey – Multi-cultural and multi-ethnic radio station Alef FM has started broadcasting in Turkey’s southeaster city of Mardin. The new radio station Alef FM has its studios in Mardin city and will broadcast in Kurdish, Arabic, and Syriac in addition to Turkish. Alef FM has as…

This article was originally published by The Conversation on 21 November 2019 under a Creative Commons license. The original can be found here. By Ramazan Kılınç, University of Nebraska Omaha Vowing to better protect Christians, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told media at the White House recently that Turkey will restore…

MIDYAT / TUR ABDIN, Turkey – After a joint fundraising in June by six Syriac organizations to raise money for fire extinguishers for Syriac villages and monasteries, this Sunday the fire extinguishers arrived in Midyat and were distributed over different villages and monasteries in the Tur Abdin Region of Beth…

TUR ABDIN – Six Syriac organizations held a joint fundraising this Sunday to raise money for fire extinguishers for Syriac villages and monasteries in the Tur Abdin Region of Beth Nahrin – Mesopotamia. Every summer, the Tur Abdin region is plagued by fires devouring farmland, orchards and vineyards of the…

Update — 13 January 15:30 CET Mayor of Arkah, Jusef Yar, has been released from police custody. Prosecutors have note yet decided if they will bring charges against Mr. Yar. Yar has been ordered to check-in with police once a week. Monk Aho of the Mor Jacob monastery remains in…