Ankara -- Assyrian Member of the Turkish Parliament for the Peoples' Equality and Democratic Party (Halklarin Esitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi, DEM Party) George Aryo raised the long-standing property grievances of the Assyrian people in Tur Abdin and surrounding regions on Monday during a 2025 Planning and Budget Committee meeting where the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's budget was under...
"Assyrian" and "advocacy" were two words I never dreamed would resonate with me. Until recently, I didn't even think of myself as Assyrian. As the daughter of Iraqi immigrants, I viewed myself through the lens of nationality and the language my parents spoke -- Arabic. Because of that, I saw myself as an Arab, without any nuances to my identity.
The author of the book Not Even My Name returns with a new book entitled Genocide: the Cornerstone of Modern Turkey which was presented on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 19:30 pm at the Black Sea Club. On the occasion of the presentation of the new book, Thea Halo spoke to Radio Thessaloniki about the need for recognition of the Genocide.
Newly elected lawmaker Kaldo Oghanna says he and two other winning Assyrian candidates will form a single parliamentary bloc -- a move that could reshape the community's presence in Baghdad's shifting political landscape.
By Burcin Gercek
Ankara (AFP) -- Despite some progress in restoring their rights, Christians in Turkey are still struggling against inequality and a sense of exclusion as Pope Leo XIV visits the country this week. "In Turkey, 99 percent of the population is Muslim," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan often likes to say of his officially secular Muslim-majority nation of 86 million people. Related: The Case of the St.
By Kabeer Yousuf
The fifth edition of the Al Din International Festival, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, will be held at the Oman Automobile Association from Monday till November 30. Themed "Welcome World...