Population: around 120 A short diversion east of the road leading from Midyat to Mor Gabriel brings you to the largely abandoned Tur…
“Three Villages”(Üçköy)/”Ruins”(Harabale) Population: 450 Other names: Harabale, Arkah On the south side of the Tur Abdin between Midyat and Nusaybin is the…
Other names: Ehwo, Habab, Hbob The small village of Güzelsu on the south side of the Tur Abdin between Midyat and Nusaybin has been…
On the south side of the Tur Abdin looking out towards Nusaybin stands the remote Syrian Orthodox monastery of Mor Yakup (St Jacob…
The Tur Abdin Syrian Orthodox monastery of Mor Malke stands in splendid isolation in the vicinity of the village of Dibek. It’s well…
“Yellow Village” Population: 750 Other names: Sare, Istir, Gawayto Just off the main road from Midyat to İdil is the small Tur Abdin…
Other names: Arnas, Urdnus Once a Tur Abdin Suryani village focused on the large church of Mor Kyriakos, Bağlarbaşı is now an entirely Muslim…
Population: approx 150 Other names: Kfarze, Keferze The Tur Abdin village of Altıntaş is close to Anıtlı and easy to visit on the same…
At one time Turkey had a large minority population of Yezidis, mainly living in the far southeast. The mainly Kurdish Yezidis are often…
Old name: Salah (Suryani) Newly restored, the Church of Mor Yakub (St. Jacob) at Salah in the Tur Abdin near Midyat may have been…