BETH ZABDAY, Turkey — A Turkish lawmaker has called for the removal of the mayor of Beth Zabday (İdil / Azech) after municipal authorities demolished a building belonging to a Syriac family, sealed residential properties and closed a guesthouse operated by the town’s Syriac Orthodox Church, raising concerns over the treatment of the region’s ancient Suroyo (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community. George Aryo, a member of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) representing Merde (Mardin) whose imposed Turkish surname is Aslan, …

NORRKOPING, Sweden — The International Idil (Azech) Syriac Federation has sent a letter to the Turkish Ministry of Interior regarding the municipal sealing, fining, and demolition orders of homes and buildings owned by Syriacs in Beth Zabday (In colloquial Syriac also called Azech. Mandatory Turkish name: Idil). The letter, titled An Urgent Call for the Protection of Syriac Presence and Heritage in Idil…

AZECH (IDIL), Tur Abdin — The International Idil (Azech) Syriac Federation has accused Azech Mayor Türkan Kayır of using municipal powers to target Syriac residents and their properties. The Federation alleges that recent sealing and demolition orders are part of personal disputes—rather than impartial enforcement of municipal regulations—and a retaliation campaign against members of the Syriac community who have criticized her.