Prepared by Sebastien de Courtois, photographed by Douchan Novakovic 'Assyrians' book, as well as a rich ancient culture, at the same time sent a salute of naive

When you start to go 100 km away from Istanbul to Anatolia you will encounter only the 'seas' surprisingly. Roads pop culture, then, between the old stones engraved dates, local songs that are distilled from many memories ... this country will be surprised at anything. If your route falls in Mardin, at the beginning of white scarves, the girls released from the hands buhurdanlıklarıyla, which rises like a palace in the middle of a large steppe Zafaran'ın Deyrü'z-in show, do not be surprised. They are now two million counted in the numbers in the world, the original homeland in Mesopotamia, not exceeding three thousand Syrians, it's Assyrian church of the ancient ...Mardin and around the wine, textiles, which is the language of the birth of Christianity through the conversations Aramiceyi a 'texture', but the Syrians yetinen conflicts already in the middle of the period of turmoil in the last thirty years could not stand to melt thoroughly cultures, migrated. 15 thousand 17 thousand Assyrians in Turkey live in Istanbul now. Within the structure of a portion of that permitted under Istanbul's multicultural 'Sandoz' trying to escape from being an important part of the Mesopotamia anıp Gurbetlik also attracts overseas now.'Outgoing gone' we are suffering from the hassle of remembering the Assyrians 'last exit before the bridge' discovered that the sight of the text. Yapi Kredi Publications of the 'Syrians' loyalty in this sense is a good book. Prepared by Sebastien de Courtois, Douchan Novakovic photographed by the book, a portrait of an elderly man standing in front of a blue door is opened. Aramide Assyrian communities, Discovery, Mor Yakup Monastery, Deir-UZ Zaferan, the Virgin Mary Monastery, consisting of parts of the Byzantine Empire at the Edge of the book, detailed research örülüyortarafından photographed visually powerful book, a portrait of an elderly man standing in front of a blue door is opened. Aramide Assyrian communities, Discovery, Mor Yakup Monastery, Deyrü'z-Zafaran, the Virgin Mary Monastery, consisting of sections of the book at the Edge of the Byzantine Empire, a powerful visual element woven by detailed research.
What we need isSimple language, the Assyrian civilization is based on 35 asıra. Navigates to the pages of the book, this time in the world do you find the accumulated deposits of culture. Mor Gabriel in the courtyard of the monks at dawn and appealing to God, from the baptistery empty hall, at Easter cemaatleriyle share the excitement of youth and children, are still touching the Prophet. Jesus carpets, Keferze photographed village culture of the book traces the elderly ... ... take advantage of the rights granted in Lausanne, the long years of education can not Aramaic, Syriac, as now any evidence of illegal activity started to education. With this language the most ancient history of Anatolia can recall. Corurtois it also touches on the book: "If you Aramide 35 centuries ago, at least around here the first Christian culture of the East, the Syriac language, the culture has not begun to develop a culture that they were, standing on the right bank of the Euphrates, the first Christian kingdom in history to host the course of the eastern hills dalmazdım I said to myself. Syriac is still spoken today, and talking to us. "Preface to the book by M. Omar Aries, "... we need each other more than ever these days to understand the Syrians to understand cultural diversity and on behalf of inconvenience rather than a genuine effort to understand the wealth oldğunu a rare experience," he says.Multiculturalism re-remembered, however, faced opposition, breaks, and at a time when pregnant çoğalmalara "Understanding each other," What could be a genuine effort to innocence? Maybe listen to an Assyrian elegy ...


AssyriansToday in the Middle East (Turkey and by the way), but living in a very reduced number of early Christians in the state of knowledge about quite confusing, but the best be summarized as follows:One part of the ethnic groups involved (eg, Assyrians) to talk about the Middle East Christian denominations to be vacated for the first point, the Syriac term. Syriacs (= Syrian), including one large and several different meanings can be said of the narrow.In a broad sense the Assyrian, the source of many other sects. They had first to accept Christianity Aramide (= Kalde language, "highlanders", Jesus spoke Aramaic), also known as. (Aramaic, languages ​​have managed to spread all the former East, a people known as Semites.)A nature as to conflict with how Jesus opened the meeting Kadikoy (Khalkedon) konsili (451; council, who decided to gather in the church's doctrine and discipline of the religious is the Board) as a result Christians were divided into two: 1) by adopting the council decisions to be Christ's divine and Humanitarian that recognizes that both the nature of the Rumi (they Melkaîler - "Emperor's Men" - also known as, the Byzantines, the progenitors of today's Greek Orthodox). According to them, the nature of Jesus, these two do not mix with each other, and ayrılamazdı does not change. 2) decisions of the council opposed the Christians adopted the Monophysite doctrine. Here is the narrow meaning of the term Assyrian is mainly. They decided that the nature of a single Eastern Church of Christ (noteworthy, ie Byzantium), they left. Given as a political issue, they break away from Byzantine influence, and therefore anyone who Manzikert (1071) is said to have met with joy. Copt - Coptic, Syriac and Armenian churches are classified as Monophysite. After that, the narrow sense, the Assyrian Church (West Syrian; English: Syrians) was dichotomous.First known as Nestorians leavers (also known as the Eastern Syriac and Assyrian; English: Nestorians). The divine nature of Jesus and the Humanitarian of the two is independent of each other, their union by bringing in two people who said the Patriarch of Constantinople, the teachings of Nestorios'un Efes (Ephesus, 431) and Kadıköy (451) on the left and of Christ's human nature to be sentenced konsillerinde Emphasizing the Nestorians of Syria and Anatolia began to evolve. Given as a political issue, they girenlerdir Iranian influence.
Byzantine influence1445'de Nestorians were divided into two: 1) the doctrine of the Church of Rome, the Cypriots, who accepted Catholicism, 2) those who did not accept. These are (in the narrow sense) was called the Assyrians (the Assyrians; English: Assyrians).In 1551, the Chaldeans, Nestorians separated components of the Church of Rome will be called (Kaldeli; English: Chaldeans). This term was first, to Rome, the newly connected (ie, Catholic) Cyprus Nasturîlerini others (the Assyrians) were used to distinguish by the Pope.Syrians on the separation of the Nestorians rest Yakubiye (also known as the Western Syriac or Assyrian and Syriac only the meaning of the term is a more narrow), the statement said. Given as a political issue, they are influenced by the Byzantine ones lie.Yakubiye a part of the Syrian Catholic in 1656 will be separated from the effect of the Jesuit missionaries and Kapuçin, survivors of the Syriac (or, Syrian Orthodox, woman = old) name will be given. Mardin's famous monastery of Deir-UZ Zaferan 5 Today Syriac-century institution.(Baskin Oran Contact Press published the 'Turkish Foreign Policy in the skin were taken from 2.)