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This post is part of hand-picked stories from across the web, curated by the editors of the Assyria Post.
"Today, Midyat is a bustling, thriving hub. Turks from across the country visit the area: cafés, restaurants, hotels, and businesses flourish. Mardin, the gorgeous regional capital, where Arabic, Syriac, Kurdish, and some Turkish are heard in the shops, has astonishing cuisine, romantic lanes, and magnificent architecture. In its university, the ancient Christian Syriac language is taught (until recently, it was banned.)"
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Turkey’s Christians are here to stay
Stephen Griffith returns to Tur Abdin and finds the Christian community thriving again
14 November 2025
