Kayalar, Gercüş
Kayalar | |
|---|---|
  Kayalar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′19″N 41°19′55″E / 37.672°N 41.332°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Gercüş |
| Population (2021)[1] | 111 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kayalar (Kurdish: Barlatê; Syriac: Barlat) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Reman tribe and had a population of 111 in 2021.[1][3]
History
[edit]Barlat (today called Kayalar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[4] In 1915, there were ten Syriac Orthodox families.[5] Amidst the Sayfo, some Assyrians were killed whilst some survived.[6] By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians at Barlat.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Tan (2018), p. 183.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 320.
- ^ Courtois (2004), p. 227; Gaunt (2006), p. 206.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 206.
- ^ Courtois (2004), p. 227.
Bibliography
[edit]- Courtois, Sébastien de (2004). The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans. Translated by Vincent Aurora. Gorgias Press.
- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). ISBN 9789944360944.