Barış ve Demokratik Toplum Süreci’ni desteklediklerini belirten Süryani Dernekleri Federasyonu Başkanı Evgil Türker, “Sayın Öcalan’ın devletle yaptığı müzakereyi ve Meclis’ten geçen yasayı destekliyor...

MERDE, Turkey — The ongoing Peace and Democratic Society Process in Turkey has raised hopes among the country’s Suroyo (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community, particularly for greater democratic freedoms, a possible return to ancestral lands, and a reckoning with past abuses, according to Evgil Türker, President of the Federation of Syriac Associations (SÜDEF), in an interview with ANF News. Türker said the process, which gained momentum following the Call for Peace and Democratic Society, could have significant implications for minorities.

SÜDEF Başkanı Evgil Türker, Barış ve Demokratik Toplum Süreci’nin Süryaniler ve tüm azınlıklar için hayati bir önem taşıdığını vurgulayarak, kalıcı

Die Sprache der syrisch-orthodoxen Gemeinschaft (Suryoye) ist in der Türkei vom Verschwinden bedroht. Nach dem Atlas der gefährdeten Sprachen der UNESCO gehören in der Türkei insgesamt 18 Sprachen ...

A Superintendência dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência (Sudef), vinculada a Secretaria de Justiça e Direitos Humanos (SJDH), participou do ‘I Seminário em línguas de sinais do campus II da Uneb: Confluências interseccionais entre os estudos surdos,…

Stating that their lives as Assyrians will be comfortable in the construction of a democratic republic, SUDEF Chair Evgil Türker pointed out that Assyrians can contribute if the paradigm developed by ...

There is only a single kindergarten where Syriac, one of the endangered languages, is taught. Stating that the use of the language is also gradually decreasing in the Tur Abdin Region, SÜDEF President...

MEDYAD, Turkey — Hundreds of Suroye (Syriacs–Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) from Europe and the surrounding region gathered in Medyad (Midyat) for the annual Shahro d’Tur Abdin festival, bringing together members of the Suroyo community from the homeland and diaspora while highlighting calls for equal citizenship, cultural preservation, and education in the Suroyo language. Organized by the Federation of Syriac Associations (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF), the traditional festival combined music and folk dances with a broader message about the future of the Suroyo presence in Tur Abdin, a historic center of Suroyo life in southeastern Turkey.

MERDE, Turkey — The Framework Law recently passed by the Turkish Parliament to address the conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK) could also benefit Syriacs (Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) by creating a more peaceful and democratic environment, according to Evgil Türker, chairman of the Federation of Syriac Associations (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF) in Turkey. In an interview with Gazete Sabro…

Sayfo Süryani Soykırımı’nın 111’inci yıl dönümünde, ESU Temsilcisi Tony Vergili ve SÜDEF Başkanı Evgil Türker ile diaspora ve Türkiye’deki Süryanilerin durumunu konuştuk. Türkiye'deki nüfusları 25 bin...

By Evgil Türker | President of the Federation of Syriac Associations in Turkey (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF)  The 2013–2015 Peace Process in Turkey failed. Everyone knows what a grim situatio...

O texto do projeto estabelece que a Central de Treinamento será vinculada à Superintendência dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência (Sudef), ligada à Secretaria de Justiça e Direitos Humanos (SJDH).

Tehlike altındaki dillerden olan Süryanicenin okutulduğu tek bir anaokul bulunuyor. SÜDEF Başkanı Evgil Türker, anadilde eğitimin önemine işaret ederek, ‘Okul

SÜDEF Başkanı Evgil Türker, 30 Ocak Anlaşması’nın önemli bir kazanım olduğunu belirterek, ‘Bütün halklar birlikte hareket ederse; demokratik, eşitlikçi ve

Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu Başkanı Evgil Türker, Abdullah Öcalan'ın çağrısının Süryaniler arasında heyecan yarattığını belirterek, 'Sürece katkı sunmak istiyoruz2 dedi Kürt

MIDYAT, Turkey — The Peace Process and Democratic Society Initiative in Turkey, launched by Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is imprisoned on İmrali Island, has become a central issue in the countr...

MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — This Monday was a historic day in the decades-long struggle for recognition, democracy, and equality before the law of the different peoples in Turkey. Thirty fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their weapons by putting them in a fire during an official ceremony in northern Beth Nahrin …

MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — On Sunday, the Federation of Syriac Associations in Turkey (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF), organized a memorial evening at its Medyad (Midyat) headquarters, in Tur Abdin to commemorate the Sayfo Genocide of 1915, during which the Syriac people were subjected to mass atrocities by the Ottoman army and allied Kurdish tribal …

ANKARA, Tur Abdin (Turkey) — Evgil Türker, President of the Syriac Associations Federation (SÜDEF) in Turkey, has urged the Turkish government to support Syriac language education, drawing comparisons to initiatives in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), Iran, and North and East Syria. Türker emphasized that such efforts are vital to prevent the extinction of …

MEDYAD, Turkey — The Syriac Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB) in Tur Abdin organized a vibrant Easter celebration for children in Medyad (Midyat) and its surrounding villages. The event, held at the Federation of Syriac Associations in Turkey (Süryani Dernekler Federasyonu, SÜDEF) headquarters, featured traditional activities such as preparing sweets and coloring Easter eggs. …

OMID, Turkey — Linguists and advocates at the Mother Tongue Workshop, organized by the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim Sen) Amed Branches, sounded the alarm over the precarious state of the Syriac language. Once a prominent language of trade and diplomacy in the Middle East, Syriac now risks extinction without immediate intervention. Syriac: Struggle …

MEDYAD, Turkey — In October 2024, the leader of the ultra-nationalist Turkish Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) Devlet Bahçeli, an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made a historic proposal calling on the imprisoned co-founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK) Abdullah Öcalan to come and address the …