Social Transformatıon and Political Participation in the Syriac Community
Journal Title: Journal of the Human and Social Science Researches - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
The Turabdin region in which Mardin locates is the homeland of the Syriac community. However, the majority of Syriacs left Turkey for European countries because of their controversial interaction with the Turkish Republic. After the establishment of the Republic, the Syriac community experienced a set of social transformations. This paper attempts to analyse these transformations and one of their consequences. It aims to discuss that ethnic nationalism diminishes religious commitment in the case of Mardinite Syriac community. The paper firstly deals with the emigration of Syriacs and the recent relations of the diaspora Syriacs with their community in Mardin. Later, it discusses the transformation of the Syriac community from religious community to ethnic minority, and indicates the relationships between the diaspora Syriacs and the Kurdish nationalists. Finally, this paper analyses some developments have let Syriacs to participate in political life in recent years. Consequently, it underlines the negative correlation between religious commitment and ethnic feelings.
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Ayşe GÜÇ IŞIK| Dr. gucayse@gmail.com
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