Akyar | |
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  Akyar Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 41°27′11″E / 37.647°N 41.453°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Gercüş |
| Population (2021)[1] | 256 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akyar (Kurdish: Mervanîye;[2] Syriac: Marwaniye)[3][a] is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey.[5] The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 256 in 2021.[1][2]
History
editMarwaniye (today called Akyar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[6] There were ten Syriac families in 1915.[7] Amidst the Sayfo, all but one of the Syriacs at Marwaniye were murdered.[3] By 1987, there were no remaining Syriacs.[7]
References
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Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Tan (2011), p. 172.
- ^ a b Gaunt (2006), p. 238.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 321; Courtois (2004), p. 227.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 321.
- ^ a b Courtois (2004), p. 227.
Bibliography
edit- Courtois, Sébastien de (2004). The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans. Translated by Vincent Aurora. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- 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, eds. (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish).
