Tags: Ethnic Group.

Assyrians/Syriacs in Turkey (Turkish: Asurlular) were once a large ethnic minority in the Ottoman Empire but following the Assyrian Genocide many were murdered or emigrated. Now they live in small numbers in eastern Turkey and Istanbul.

language
Arabic language, Turkish language
population place
Diyarbakır, Elâzığ, Adıyaman, Mardin Province, Istanbul, Şırnak Province
related
Mhallami
religion
Ancient Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syriac Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church
total population
22000

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