TUR ABDIN

MEDYAD, Turkey — On Sunday, Turkish citizens participated in Municipal Elections across the country, resulting in the election of new mayors for several Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) villages in the historic Tur Abdin region and Medyad (Midyat). Aziz Aslan Mutu, a Syriac citizen who returned from Europe, emerged as the new mayor…

ANHIL, Turkey — As municipal elections approach in Turkey, members of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community returning to Tur Abdin are actively seeking nomination for administrative roles in their regions. Among the candidates is Simon Akdil, a Syriac running for the office of mayor of the village of Anhil in the…

MIRDE, Turkey — The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate has announced the reinstatement of Khuroyo Gabriel Akyüz, priest of the Forty Martyrs Church in Mirde (Mardin), Turkey, in the historic region of Tur Abdin, to the priesthood. The Patriarchate clarified that the priest had been defrocked in 2021 amid issues within the…

MEDYAD, Turkey — The Syriac Women’s Center in Turkey (Süryani Kadın Derneği Üyesi, SÜRKADİM) organized an event to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Akitu Hotel in the city Medyad (Midyat), Turkey, in the historic region of Tur Abdin. The event brought together 170 women, children, and men from the…

VÄSTERÅS, Sweden / GÖPPINGEN, Germany — The Beth Nahrin Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB) held events in Västerås in sweden, Göppingen and Hamburg in Germany on the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day. In Västerås, Sweden, the HNB members and women members of the Culture Center gathered and…

TUR ABDIN, Turkey — The Mor Augin Monastery in Tur Izlo (Mount Izla) and Mor Yacuob Church in Nusaybin in Turkey were previously registered under the Endowments of the Syriac (Aramean-Chaldean-Assyrian) people, by Mor Philoxenos Yohanon Dolabani, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of the Saffron Monastery in Tur Abdin. Later, they were registered…

MIDYAT, Turkey — The Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people have long been involved in and renowned for their work with precious metals. Media outlet Mzizah News recently featured a report on the heritage site of the silver industry, now transformed into a museum, located in Midyat, Turkey, in the historic Tur Abdin…

AZAKH, Turkey — The candidacy of Talita Bazu in the upcoming Turkish municipal elections on 31 March has garnered praise from the Beth Nahrain Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB), which views it as a positive and pivotal development for the rights of Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women and the broader Syriac…

MERDO, Turkey — In Merdo (Mardin), Turkey, participants of the Great Freedom March reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) and Arab communities, advocating for the release of all detainees and the protection of the rights of every ethnic group in Turkey. Commencing on 1 February from the cities…

MARDIN, Turkey — In a comprehensive report, Middle East Eye detailed the situation of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community in Turkey, unraveling their rich history and the ongoing struggles they face in their quest to return to their ancestral homeland in the historic Tur Abdin region. The article chronicles the poignant…