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According to the Assyrian-Chaledean-Syriac
Association, which has listed dozens of destroyed and
threatened churches and monasteries in the Tur'abdin,
the Turkish state denies permission for the necessary
reparations and renovations. Below is the list of those
buildings that was sent to members of the U.S. Congress.
Locality/ Name of church/ Built in year/ Measure Taken
Mardin-district
Eskakile (Qal'tmara)/
Mor Georges
Church/
/ Closed
Eskakile (Qal'itmara)/
Mor 'Ozozel
Monastery/ 400/ Closed
Eskakile (Qal'itmara)/
St.
Mary
Monastery/ 326/ Closed
Eskakile (Qal'tmara)/
Mor Jacob Monastery/ 200/ Closed
Gollu (Goliye)/ Mor Theodore Church/ 500/ Closed
Savour-district
Dereici (Qilith)/
Mor Abay Monastery/ 370/ Closed
Dereici (Qilith)/
Mor Theodoteh
Monastery/ 697/ Closed
Midyat-district
Gungoren (Keferbi)/ Mor Stephanos Church/ 600/ Closed
Elbegendi (Kafro tahtoyto)/
Mor Jacob Church/ 600/ Closed
Midyat, central
/Meryem
Ana Church 1800/ Closed
Anitli (Hah)/ Mor Sobo
Church 700/ Remade to a mosque
Izbirak (Zaz)/ Mor Dimet Church/ 700/ Closed
Izbirak (Zaz)/ Meryem Ana Church/ Closed
Baglarbasi ('Urdnus)/
Mor Quryakose
Church/ 600/ Closed
Narli (Ahlah)/ Mor Shem'oun
Church/ 700/ Remade to a mosque
Bardakci (Bote)/ Mor
Ephrem
Church/ 400/ Remade to a barn
Bardakci (Bote)/ Meryem Ana Church/ Remade to a mosque
Mercimekli (Habsos)/ Mor Lo'ozor
Monastery/ 800/ Closed
Karagol (Derkup)/ Mor Jacob Church/ 500/ Destruction
on-going
Nusaybin-district
Nusaybin,/ central Mor Jacob Church/ 300/ Closed
Gunyurdu (Marbobo)/ Mor Bobi Church/ 400/ Closed
Gunyurdu (Marbobo)/ Mor Aho Church/ Closed
Girmeli
(Gremira)/ Mor Eugin
Monastery/ 400/ Closed
Dibek (Badibe)/ Mor
Yuhanon
Monastery/ 500/ Closed
Dibek (Badibe)/ Mor Abraham Monastery/ 400/ Closed
Dibek (Badibe)/ Mor Jacob Monastery/ 600/ Closed
Dibek (Badibe)/ Meryem Ana Church/ Closed
Taskoy (Arbo)/ Mor Shalito
Church/ 500/ Closed
Taskoy (Arbo)/ Meryem Ana Church/ 800/ Closed
Taskoy (Arbo)/ Mor Dimet Church/ 700/ Closed
Guzelsu (Ihvo/Hbob)/
Mor Sarkis-Bakis Church/ 600/ Closed
Guzelsu (Ihvo/Hbob)/
Meryem Ana Church/ 500/ Closed
Guzelsu (Ihvo/Hbob)/
Mor Ellyo Monastery/ 700/ Closed
Dagici (Harabemishka)/
Mor Yoreth Monastery/ 400/ Closed
Dagici (Harabemishka)/
Mor Aho Church/ Closed
Ucyol (Sedari)/
Meryem Ana Church/ Closed
Kerboran-district
Arbaye /Mor
Sabo Church/ 600/ Destroyed
Arbaye /Mor
Gevargis Church/ Closed
Dargecit/ central Meryem Ana Church/ Closed
Dargecit/ central Mor
Quryakos
Church/ Closed
Dargecit/ central Beth-il
Church/ Closed
Dargecit/ central Syriac Catholic Church/ Closed
Idil-district (Azekh)
Sarikoy (Sare)/ Mor Malke Church/ 1800/ Whole village
confiscated
Yarbasi (Esfes)/ Mor Dodo Church/ 700/ Closed
Cizre-district (Gziro)
Yukari Dere/
Mor Aho Church/ 400/ Closed
Asagi Dere/
Mor Yuhanon
Church/ 400/ Closed
Silopi-district
Kosrali (Hassana)/ Beth-il
Church/ 1800/ Whole village confiscated
Kosrali (Hassana)/ Meryem Ana Church/ see above
Kosrali (Hassana)/ Mor Mushe
Church/ 700/ see above
Kosrali (Hassana)/ Mor
Shmuni
Church/ 1800/ see above
Aksu (Harbol)/ Mor
Shmuni
Church/ 600/ Closed
Diyarbakir-district
Diyarbakir/ central Mor Petyun Church/ 500/ Closed
Diyarbakir/ central Meryem Ana Church/ 300/ Closed,
churchyard
converted into a parking lot
Gercus-district
Yamanlar
(Yardo)/ Mor Aho Church/ Closed
Anca (Kafro 'elayto)/
Mor Jacob Church/ 600/ Closed
Anca (Kafro 'elayto)/
Mor Aho-Dimet Church/ 700/ Destroyed
Hasankef-district
Defne/
Mor Aho Monastery/ 500/ Destroyed
Bisheri
Zercel (Dera Qira)/
Mor Quryakos
Monastery/ 500/ Destroyed
Kurtulan-district
Ain Kasre/ Mor Aho Monastery/ 700/ Closed
