23 October 2023

DOSSIER ON THE SITUATION OF THE SYRIAC PEOPLE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREATY OF LAUSANNE

On 24 July 2023, it will have been a century since the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, an international document that led to the denial of recognition of the Syriac-Assyrian-Chaldean-Aramaic people. It is of vital importance that the states and international powers concerned reconsider the future of the Syriac people and correct the mistakes made in the course of...
23 October 2023

WE REMEMBER AND HONOR THE MARTYRS OF 1915 SAYFO GENOCIDE

There is exactly 108 unforgettable years since the world and Syriac(Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramaic) people witnessed one of the most tragic events in the history of the humanity. Starting prior to the World War I and executed during the war, Ottoman-Turkish authorities planned and organized systematic destruction of ancient Christian communities of Mesopotamia and Anatolia notably Syriac people, Armenians and Greek Pontics. The...
23 October 2023

CONFERENCE: THE LAUSANNE TREATY AND THE IMPACT ON THE MINORITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The 1923 treaty between the newly founded Republic of Turkey and thevictorious powers of the First World War downplayed the significance of thegenocide against the Syriacs*, depriving them of their rights. Since then, theSyriacs have experienced many disasters, including the loss of their historyand their homeland of Mesopotamia. Conference with these topics & guests: Panel discussion afterwardsModeration: Lukas Sagur &...
10 October 2023

SYRIACS ARE BY NO MEANS ENEMIES OF TURKEY. BUT WE DO WANT RECOGNITION

Interview with the Dutch newspaper deKanttekening. Link to the orginial Interview in Dutch: https://dekanttekening.nl/wereld/syriacs-zijn-absoluut-geen-vijanden-van-turkije-maar-we-willen-wel-erkenning/ Syriacs, a Christian minority in Turkey, are a disadvantaged group in that country. Rights that are formally there for minorities do not apply to them. A major cause is the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, argues Mesut be Malke. The German Syriac is active for the European...
10 October 2023

SYRIAC STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTER CONCLUDES CONFERENCE ON LAUSANNE TREATY’S IMPACT ON SYRIAC PEOPLE

The Syriac Strategic Research Center (SSRC) successfully concluded its conference on the Treaty of Lausanne, delving into its significance and impact on the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people. Under the banner ” The Syriac People and the Lausanne Treaty: Preserving a People and Guarantee Rights in a Changing World “, the conference took place in Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria, on...