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Syriac/Assyrian/Aramean community being one of Turkey's ancient communities immigrated to Europe in large masses during the second half of 20th century. Economic, socio-political, and religious reasons are considered to be behind this immigration. This work assumes the trauma Syriacs went through after Sayfo and their deprivation from the minority rights as two main reasons. Along with this, September 6-7 events, Cyprus Operation, 1980 military coup, mandatory Religious Culture courses, and PKK and Hezbollah terrorist attacks in the Southeast Anatolia are also investigated by the study. In addition, Syriacs’ current situation and efforts around increasing "Sayfo"s international reputation have been referred to the work done for international recognition are also mentioned.
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it shows reasons for migrations
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I have written this paper during my PhD research
Ramazan Turgut
Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Bir Halkın Göç Hikâyesi: Süryanilerin XX. yüzyılda Türkiye’den Avrupa’ya Göç Süreci, MUKADDİME, October 2016, Mukaddime,
DOI: 10.19059/mukaddime.81485.
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