Dereiçi, Savur
Dereiçi | |
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  Dereiçi Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′54″N 40°57′38″E / 37.54833°N 40.96056°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Savur |
| Population (2021)[1] | 196 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Dereiçi (Arabic: قلث; Syriac: ܩܠܬ, romanized: Qeleth)[2][nb 1] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Savur, Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey.[4] It is located by Mount Qoros and the historical region of Tur Abdin.[5] It is populated by Assyrians who speak the Mardin dialect of Arabic.[6]
In the village, there is a church of Mor Yuhannon.[7] The ruins of the monasteries of Mor Abay, Mor Theodotus, and Mor Dimet are also located near the village.[7]
History[edit]
The church of Mor Yuhannon was likely constructed in the late 7th century.[7] Qeleth was part of the Syriac Orthodox diocese of the Monastery of Mor Abay until the death of its last bishop Isḥoq Ṣaliba in 1730, upon which the diocese was subsumed into the diocese of Mardin.[8]
Qeleth was attacked by Kurds in early November 1895 during the Hamidian massacres.[9] In 1900, the village was inhabited by Syriac Orthodox, Syriac Catholic, and Syriac Protestant Christians.[10] Amidst the Sayfo, Qeleth was attacked by Kurds.[11] Some villagers with guns were able to defend their homes however most were killed, including the pastor Hannuş İbrahim, the women and children were abducted, and over 200 homes were completely devastated.[11]
Qeleth had a population of 871 people in 1960, including 600 Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[12] The village was largely abandoned as its inhabitants emigrated abroad in the 1970s, and by 2018 only a few families continue to reside at Qeleth.[13] Villagers historically emigrated to Latin America but have more recently emigrated to Germany and Sweden.[6] In 1974, 20 Syriac Protestant families inhabited Qeleth.[14] By 2013, 14-15 Assyrians in 5-6 families populated the village.[6]
References[edit]
Notes
Citations
- ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Carlson, Thomas A. (9 December 2016). "Qeleth". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Ritter 1967, p. 10; Sinclair 1989, p. 322; Travis 2018, p. 185; Kiraz 2011; Joseph 1984, p. 103; Barsoum 2003, p. 557; Courtois 2013, p. 146.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Palmer (1990), p. XIX.
- ^ a b c Courtois (2013), p. 146.
- ^ a b c Sinclair (1989), p. 322.
- ^ Kiraz (2011).
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 337.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 324.
- ^ a b Travis (2018), p. 185.
- ^ Ritter (1967), p. 10.
- ^ Dr. Banu Pekol. "Monastery of Mor Abay" (PDF). Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Joseph (1984), p. 103.
Bibliography[edit]
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Courtois, Sébastien de (2013). "Tur Abdin : Réflexions sur l'état présent descommunautés syriaques du Sud-Est de la Turquie,mémoire, exils, retours". Cahier du Gremmamo (in French). 21: 113–150.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
- Joseph, John (1984). Muslim-Christian Relations and Inter-Christian Rivalries in the Middle East: The Case of the Jacobites in an Age of Transition. SUNY Press.
- Kiraz, George A. (2011). "Isḥoq Ṣaliba". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press.
- Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur Abdin. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Ritter, Hellmut (1967). Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin (in German). Vol. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag.
- Sinclair, T.A. (1989). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey. Vol. 3. Pindar Press.
- Travis, Hannibal, ed. (2018). The Assyrian Genocide: Cultural and Political Legacies. Routledge.