Çiğdem, Nusaybin Explained

Çiğdem (; syr|Girēmarā) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey.^[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Mizizex tribe and had a population of 164 in 2021.^{[2] [3]}

History

Girēmarā (today called Çiğdem) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians. In 1914, there were 250 Assyrians, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation. It was populated by 26 Turoyo-speaking Christians in five families in 1966.

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Bibliography

• Book: Gaunt. David . 2006. Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. 21 May 2023.
• Book: Jongerden. Joost. Verheij. Jelle . 2012. Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
• Book: Hellmut Ritter

. Ritter. Hellmut. 1967. Turoyo: Die Volkssprache der Syrischen Christen des Tur 'Abdin. 1. Franz Steiner Verlag. de. Hellmut Ritter.

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
2. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.
3. Harita 2: Turabidin ve Berriyê mıntıkalarında yer alan aşiretlerin sınırları ile il, ilçe, köy ve mezralar. Map 2: The borders of the tribes and provinces, districts, villages and hamlets in the Turabidin and Berriyê regions. Tan, Altan. Turabidin'den Berriyê'ye : Aşiretler Dinler Diller Kültürler. 2018. Nûbihar. Istanbul. tr. 6.