TUR ABDIN

BETH ZABDAI (AZEKH), Turkey — Members of the Bethnahrin Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB) and Syriac Women’s Center in Turkey (Süryani Kadın Derneği Üyesi, SÜRKADİM) visited the newly-elected mayor of (Beth Zabdai (Azekh / İdil) Türkan Kayır to congratulate her on assuming her new position. They discussed the Municipal…

ANHIL, Turkey — The Barsomo family, Yusuf Ishik family, and other members of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community have opened a new Syriac Orthodox church, named Mor Elijiah Church, in the village of Anhil, Turkey, in the historic region of Tur Abdin. The church opening was conducted under the patronage of…

MEDYAD, Turkey — In an unprecedented event this year, a significant number of Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) expatriates joined in Easter Monday rituals in Medyad (Midyat) city and the villages of the historic Tur Abdin region, located in southeastern Turkey. As customary, Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people congregated in Medyad at the monastery of…

MIDAYT, Turkey — In anticipation of the Easter holiday, the Surqadim Foundation, in collaboration with the Federation of Syriac Associations (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF), organized an event for children in Midyat, Turkey, in the historic region of Tur Abdin. Scores of children from Midyat and villages around Tur Abdin came…

BETH NAHRIN — Syriac Orthodox communities around the world and across Beth Nahrin celebrated Palm Sunday (according to the Eastern calendar) with prayers and Masses, witnessing a significant turnout of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) faithful. In Zalin (Qamishli) and Hasakah, the ceremonies commenced with congregants gathering at churches, joining in prayers…

BETH ZABDAY, Turkey —  Syriac (Aramean–Chaldean–Assyrian) people in diaspora usually visit the villages of Tur Abdin, Turkey, in summer to participate in the commemoration events of saints. The Mayor of Beth Zabday (Azakh / İdil) issued a letter calling on the Turkish government to pay better attention to needs of…

TUR ABDIN, Turkey —  The Tur Abdin Coordination Committee which includes the European Syriac Union (ESU), Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), German-based Association of Middle East Christian Support, Syriac Commission in Germany, Kano Syriac Foundation, Central Federation of Assyrian Associations in Germany, published a statement on the Municipal Elections in Turkey.…

ARKAH, Turkey — In Arkah, Turkey, in the historic Tur Abdin region, the German-based Association of Middle East Christian Support, in collaboration with the Syriac Women’s Center in Turkey (Süryani Kadın Derneği Üyesi, SÜRKADİM), distributed school bags ahead of the Easter holiday. In the presence of village priests Fathers Elio…

ARKAH, TUR ABDIN, Turkey — Around 300 Syriacs (Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) from various villages in the historic Tur Abdin region of southeastern Turkey gathered at Izla Restaurant in Arkah village to celebrate Akitu 6774, the Babylonian Syriac-Assyrian New Year. Fathers Elio Çelik and Afram Kurkunj led a special prayer for Akitu and…

AZAKH, Turkey — Türkan Kayır, a 52-year-old Syriac native of Azakh (İdil) in the historic Tur Abdin region in what is now southeastern Turkey, has clinched victory in the mayoral election, marking a historic moment for her hometown. Kayır, who left Azakh for Europe in 1985, returned to secure a…