Assyrian Organizations Condemn Turkey’s Seizure of Assyrian Properties

Assyrian Organizations Condemn Turkey’s Seizure of Assyrian Properties

The Assyrian St. Gabriel Monastery in Mardin, Turkey, established in 397 A.D.

The Assyrian St. Gabriel Monastery in Mardin, Turkey, established in 397 A.D.

AINA – July 2017

(AINA) — Assyrian organizations in the United States and Europe have issued statements condemning Turkey’s seizure of 50 Assyrian religious properties. In the U.S., five organizations signed a joint statement condemning the seizures, saying “…we appeal to our government, the United Nations, the European Union and all international institutions and Human Rights Organizations to demand that Turkey stop this policy of religious and ethnic intolerance and immediately return the monasteries and churches to their rightful owners.”

Related: Turkey Seizes 50 Assyrian Churches and Monasteries, Declares Them State Property
Related: Turkey Seizes Assyrian Monastery Property
Related: The Case of the St. Gabriel Assyrian Monastery in Midyat, Turkey

The statement was signed by the following:

  • Carlo Ganjeh, Assyrian Universal Alliance, USA
  • David William Lazar, American Mesopotamian Organization, USA
  • George Stifo, The Assyrian Democratic Organization, USA
  • Dr. Sargoun Issa, Restore Nineveh Now Foundation, USA
  • Fred Issac, Assyrian Democratic Movement, USA
The area around the historically Assyrian cities of Mardin and Midyat is where most of the Assyrian properties have been seized by Turkey.

The area around the historically Assyrian cities of Mardin and Midyat is where most of the Assyrian properties have been seized by Turkey.

In Europe, the Assyrian Confederation of Europe and the Assyrian Genocide Research Center issued statements condemning the seizures (AINA 2017-07-06). Sabri Atman, the director of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center, said “this attempt to confiscate Assyrian properties, including churches, monasteries and cemeteries, is considered by Assyrians around the world as the continuation of the Assyrian genocide of 1915.”

© 2017 Assyrian International News Agency.

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