Assyrians in Turkey reclaim ownership of its history

Deep in Mardin province, Turkey's Syriac minority can finally and legally reclaim ownership to critical parts of its history.

The Turkish state is returning ownership to dozens of Assyrian monasteries, churches and cemeteries. Aadel Haleem travelled to the southeastern province of Mardin, to discover the historical significance of these sites.

[ninostexas]

God bless Assyrians every where. Long live Assyria. Khaya Atur.

[b.yb.y]

God bless you all my Assyrian Christian and Arminian Greek for ever

[MoneerCherie]

The European Union has refused to help the Assyrians who are still facing persecution in Turkey 2019

[enestopal]

Respect assyrian people and their history 🇹🇷🤝💙❤️🤍
Assyrians are the true mesopotamian people and belong that region

[FKnATOO]

No one can change the past, but we can change the future, ome that will be great for all of us. Tashakur erdim!

[sportcafe]

It's a modern version of the Islamic genocides against the Christians.
But here's a question:
Who at the hell would have a deed to a 1600 years old property? Isn't this insane?
As I mentioned above.
It's a new version of the Othman's genocides against Assyrian - Chistians.

[aghapetros]

It’s good to see that 0.01% of Ottoman Assyrians didn’t leave Anatolia

[ninveh]

The Region is Assyria under turkish Control. Assyria for Ever.

[yakovmatityahu]

Love and prayers for Assyrian Christian brothers and sisters...from India🙏🙏🙏

[elionbio]

That's mor Gabriel monastery. I've been there couple of times. Really beautiful.

[ProbotX-eoln]

I always feel sympathy and compassion for the Armenians for all the ordeals they went through. Sadly to this day, they are persecuted in Iraq and Syria, yet they bravely fight on to this day.
Never forget the Armenian Genocide of 1915

Viva Hayastan land of the brave, heroes, and culture!

[nole]

Are there any Assyrians still living in Ashur or Nineveh?

[veunsplantgirl]

Assyria was the region located in the ancient Near East which, under the Neo-Assyrian Empire, reached from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) through Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and down through Egypt. The empire began modestly at the city of Ashur (known as Subartu to the Sumerians), located in Mesopotamia north-east of Babylon, where merchants who traded in Anatolia became increasingly wealthy and that affluence allowed for the growth and prosperity of the city.
According to one interpretation of passages in the biblical Book of Genesis, Ashur was founded by a man named Ashur son of Shem, son of Noah, after the Great Flood, who then went on to found the other important Assyrian cities. A more likely account is that the city was named Ashur after the deity of that name sometime in the 3rd millennium BCE; the same god's name is the origin for 'Assyria'. The biblical version of the origin of Ashur appears later in the historical record (Genesis is dated to c. 1450 BCE at the earliest, 5th century BCE latest) and seems to have been adopted by the Assyrians after they had accepted Christianity. This version, therefore, is thought to be a re-interpretation of their early history more in keeping with their newly-adopted belief system.

[maginotu]

I love your rich culture and history. How can I support your cause? Jesus love you.

[c.w.bbandacoot]

My grandmother is full blooded I am 25 percent for sure I would love to visit the places my bloodline came from my family's last name is Elias which comes from the term Hölén Hannouch

[wils]

Turkey must give the Assyrians thier rights other wise God knows

[wils]

Long live Assyrians every where and long live our beloved church of the East

[mayssaqra]

Palestinians Assyrians want you to come home Assyrians ❤we never forgot

[rayhanna]

These Are Lands And Churches Of ASSYRIANS AND ASSYRIAN OF THE EAST NOT THE SYRIAC OR THE MY GREAT GRAND PARENTS WERE MASSACRED IN VAN TURKEY 1915

[stanleyif]

May GOD bless and protect all believers of entire middle East countries. War criminals, terrorists are persecuting Christians on these regions, though these regions were dominated by Christianity since 2000 years, that too in majority till few centuries ago. Live example is Genocide of 1.5 millions of Armenians by Turks, group of Islamic wat criminals. Hagia Sophia cathedral converted as Mosque .