Village in Batman, Turkey
| Akyar | |
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| Village | |
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  AkyarLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′49″N 41°27′11″E / 37.647°N 41.453°E / 37.647; 41.453 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Gercüş |
| Population | 256 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Akyar (Kurdish: Mervanîye; Syriac: Marwaniye) is a village in the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Kercoz tribe and had a population of 256 in 2021.
History
Marwaniye (today called Akyar) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians. There were ten Assyrian families in 1915. Amidst the Sayfo, all but one of the Assyrians at Marwaniye were murdered. By 1987, there were no remaining Assyrians.
References
Notes
- Alternatively transliterated as Marvani, Marwaniyeh, or Mervani.
Citations
- ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 238.
- Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 321; Courtois (2004), p. 227.
- "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Tan (2018), p. 172.
- Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 321.
- ^ Courtois (2004), p. 227.
Bibliography
- Courtois, Sébastien de (2004). The Forgotten Genocide: Eastern Christians, The Last Arameans. Translated by Vincent Aurora. Gorgias Press.
- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). ISBN 9789944360944.