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Syriac MP verbally harassed in parliament for extending Christmas greetings in mother tongue

Syriac MP verbally harassed in parliament for extending Christmas greetings in mother tongue

Georger Aslan, the sole Christian MP in the parliament, faced harassment from ultranationalist MPs, who asked for a translation of his remarks.

19 December 2023

91-year-old Syriac man fatally shot at Mardin home

91-year-old Syriac man fatally shot at Mardin home

“There are efforts to frighten, intimidate, and drive away the Syriacs,” says George Aslan, a Syriac member of the HEDEP.

8 November 2023 Bedri Adanır

Sayfo Massacre anniversary: 'Syriacs and Assyrians face the erasure of their identity'

Sayfo Massacre anniversary: 'Syriacs and Assyrians face the erasure of their identity'

The discriminatory, racist, and genocidal policies from the late Ottoman Empire persist until the present day, says European Syriac Union member Elber Shleymun Rhawi.

14 June 2023 Nedim Türfent

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

FEDERATION OF SYRIAC ASSOCIATIONS

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

The SÜDEF has released a statement about Gevriye Sarı, who was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin on August 8. The Federation has raised concerns that his death is reminiscent of the previous systematic and premeditated attacks on Syriac people.

‘What happened to enforced disappeared Syriac people?’

‘What happened to enforced disappeared Syriac people?’

Syriac MP Tuma Çelik has asked the fate and whereabouts of the enforced disappeared Syriac people since the 1990s. Raising concerns about the unsolved murders as well, he has noted that the fate and whereabouts of Hurmüz Diril is still unknown.

‘Solve the unidentified murders of Syriac people in the 1990s’

EUROPEAN SYRIAC UNION

‘Solve the unidentified murders of Syriac people in the 1990s’

In a statement released by the ESU amid the debates on Sedat Peker’s statements, it has been underlined that the murders of 60 Syriac people in the Turabdin region have not yet been cleared up.

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Religious officials in Mardin's Tur Abdin area welcome the decision.

Excavation for parking garage construction on Syriac monastery premises in Mardin

Excavation for parking garage construction on Syriac monastery premises in Mardin

Historical places belonging to minorities are faced with "destruction policies," says HDP deputy Garo Paylan.

Syriac Couple in Şırnak Missing for 24 Days

Syriac Couple in Şırnak Missing for 24 Days

Remzi Diril, the priest of the İstanbul Chaldean Church, has said that the search for his parents is continuing.

3 February 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Family of Chaldean Priest Kidnapped, Missing for 10 Days

Family of Chaldean Priest Kidnapped, Missing for 10 Days

Hürmüz and Şmuni Diril were reportedly "kidnapped by unknown perpetrators" in the southeastern Şırnak province.

21 January 2020

Detained Syriacs: Village Head Jozef Yar Released, Priest Bileçen Still Under Arrest

Detained Syriacs: Village Head Jozef Yar Released, Priest Bileçen Still Under Arrest

Twelve people, including three Syriacs, were detained in Mardin over the allegation of "aiding a terrorist organization."

13 January 2020

A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'

A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'

The Federation of Syriac Associations chairperson and two minority MPs have reacted to the recreational facility project in Dargeçit, Mardin.

12 November 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Fires in Syriac Villages: 'Even if It is Not Sabotage, There is Gross Negligence'

Fires in Syriac Villages: 'Even if It is Not Sabotage, There is Gross Negligence'

Successive fires have caused great damage to nature in the Syriac villages of the southeastern Mardin province. We asked MP Tuma Çelik and Evgil Türker, the chair of the Federation of Syriac Associations, about the claims of sabotage.

29 July 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Syriac Associations Federation: Syriac Genocide Should be Recognized Too

Syriac Associations Federation: Syriac Genocide Should be Recognized Too

Around the world, 46 Syriac organizations, including the Federation of Syriac Associations (SÜDEF) from Turkey, have sent a letter to the President of France concerning the Syriac genocide. SÜDEF Chair Türker has told bianet about their demands.

5 March 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Petition Campaign Underway for Historical Syriac Monastery

MOR GABRIEL CASE

Petition Campaign Underway for Historical Syriac Monastery

Writers, academics and artists have joined in a petition campaign to protest a verdict by the Supreme Court of Appeals to nationalize the estates of the Mor Gabriel Monastery, a 1600 year old Syriac Christian sanctuary in the southeastern province of Mardin.

10 July 2012 Nilay Vardar