Southeast Turkey Part 5 Mt Nemrut, Deyrulzafaran Monastery, Dara Ruins, Virgin Mary Monastery
Part 5 in the series ''Southeast Turkey'' with Mick and Trudie, in this episode we visit The ancient heads of Mt Nemrut, the Deyrulzafaran Monastery near Mardin, Dara Ruins and The Virgin Mary Monastery at Anıtlı village near Midyat.
This part of Turkey has interesting history going back to the migration of mankind and the development of early religions and the first known agriculture. Some of the first built christian churches and mosques are all in this fascinating region.
Please watch and enjoy our five part series to the amazing, Southeast Turkey region.
Watch all Parts 1 - 5 The Series Link
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Where we stayed in Adiyaman, Hilton Garden Inn.
We used Tripadvisor extensively, for most of our travel.
Transport we used: (flights to Mardin - all via instanbul)
Pegasus airlines dalaman to Istanbul
Turkish airlines Istanbul to Mardin
Skyscanner to check other airlines
Car hire from Merdin Otomotiv 04822131599 or 05424224747 Özkan they also picked us up from the Airport in Mardin
My Camera gear used in this Video
Lumix GH5
DJi Mavic Air
Sony AX53 Camcorder
Rode Wireless Go microphone
Mick ve Trudie ile `` Güneydoğu Türkiye '' dizisinde Bölüm 5, bu bölümde Nemrut Dağı'nın eski başkanları, Mardin yakınlarındaki Deyrulzafaran Manastırı, Dara Harabeleri ve Midyat yakınlarındaki Anıtlı köyündeki Meryem Ana Manastırı'nı ziyaret ediyoruz.
Lütfen beş bölümlük dizimizi muhteşem Güneydoğu Türkiye bölgesine izleyin ve keyfini çıkarın.
Bölem 1 - 5 Linki
Holy Mother Mary Monastery in Paşaelmalı, Eastern Turkey
Also called Holy Mother Mary Monastery (Aziz Meryem Ana Ermeni Manastırı in turkish) and located in Paşaelmalı mezrası, Tokaçlı köyü, Tatvan, Bitlis province, Turkey.
This monastery is located in a small hamlet of Tatvan district, close to the shore of Lake Van, administratively belonging to the nearby village of Tokaçlı, and known in Turkish as Basalmalı or Paşaelmalı and in Armenian as Pashvants or Pashvadzk (various other variants of the name exist, see later).
The building is described by Paolo Cuneo in his Architettura Armenia. It is probably built in the 5th or 6th century, and is thus a stunning 1500 years old, dating from before the Arab incursions and much older than other churches in the area, including the Holy Cross Church on the Island of Aghtamar.
The church is in a reasonable state of preservation though considerably damaged by treasure hunters, who removed several ornamented stones from the building.
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Over the centuries, the Armenian Holy Mother Mary Monastery has had different names:
Paşvadzk, Pasuank, Paşvants, Paşvask, Paşvank, Paşvatsk, Pasuank Church, Pashvatsk Armenian church - Փաշվանց, Փաշվասք, Փաշվանք, Փաշվացք, Սուրբ Աստուածածին Վանք, Բազէից Ս. Աստուածածին, Բազենից Ս. Աստուածածին, Բազէնց, Բազենց, Բազէնց Ս Աստուածածին, Բազնից, Բազէից Ս. Աստուածածին, Բազնից Ս. Աստուա ծածին, Բազնից վանք, Ս. Փազենի Ս. Աստուածածին Վ անք.
North of the Taurus mountains and near the Van lake, the church was built around the in the V-VI centuries on a small hill. It's a long cube and the roof is covered with a cradle vault.
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We found this church thanks to Jelle Verheij's help
Morning prayers at Mor Gabriel monastery (Midyat, Turkey)
Early morning voices at Mor Gabriel, a Syriac Orthodox monastery near Midyat, Turkey (May 31, 2017)
Virgin Mary Assyrian Church Historical Places in Istanbul
Virgin Mary Assyrian Church Historical Places in Istanbul
Christmas in the Süryani Church of Mardin
Video to accompany A Glimpse from the Days of Yore by Ali DN
Turkey allows mass at 10th-century Armenian cathedral
(19 Sep 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of ferry approaching port of Van, on Akdamar Island
2. Ferry laden with passengers approaching dock
3. Wide of port seen from ferry with the 10th century Akdamar church in distance
4. Armenian Christian pilgrims arriving on shore
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hulya Karacin, Pilgrim:
We are experiencing different feelings. We haven't been thinking of ever being here. But we are extremely happy now, it feels like we are living
somewhere different.
6. Women praying at entrance to church
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Tigan Karamnukian, Pilgrim:
It is of course wonderful that we are going to pray in our own church, in the church that our ancestors built and our ancestors worshipped in, but I think its long overdue.
8. Various of pilgrims lighting candles in church yard
9. Wide shot of pilgrims gathered outside church at start of liturgy
10. Priests preparing to enter church AUDIO: bells tolling
11. Close of Patriarch Aram Atesyan in procession towards church, zoom out to wide
12. Various of Mass being held inside church
13. Various of pilgrims joining in prayer outside
14. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ethil Bardizbanyan, Pilgrim:
It is so different, so emotional. It is not possible to stop crying when you hear the choir inside the church. This can not be conveyed in words.
15. Various of priests and procession coming out to hold Mass outside for those unable to fit inside the church
16. Pilgrims holding wooden crosses
17. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Herman Gurcuyan, Pilgrim:
I remember my grandfather and my dad. They desired to come here but it's a pity that they couldn't. But today I am here, at least I could come and I paced their desires. I could step on this soil.
18. Group performing Armenian dance
19. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Amstrand Bedros, Pilgrim:
This is something so good, that there is a religious activity here after 95 years. I am so emotional. I wish that it could have been earlier but I hope after today we will have a chance to practise our religion more often without facing any troubles.
20. Group performing Armenian dance
21. Tilt down of church with pilgrims outside
STORYLINE
Hundreds of Armenian Christian pilgrims took boats to an ancient island church in eastern Turkey on Sunday for the first Mass held there since it was abandoned during the mass killings of Armenians 95 years ago.
In 2007, Turkey restored the 10th century Akdamar church perched on a rocky island in Lake Van, a vast body of water in eastern Turkey, and opened it up as a museum.
Earlier this year, Turkey's Islamic-oriented government, which is aiming to expand freedoms as part of its bid to join the European Union, agreed to allow once-yearly worship as a gesture to Armenia and its own ethnic Armenian minority.
This can not be conveyed in words, said Ethil Bardizbanyan, one of the pilgrims.
It is so different, so emotional. It is not possible to stop crying when you hear the choir inside the church.
Armenian Christians from Turkey, Armenia and Georgia travelled to the brown sandstone church for the first liturgy.
Some pilgrims took part in the service inside the church, which is decorated with deep blue frescoes showing biblical scenes.
Others watched the service from a large screen on the church grounds.
Many worshippers though, reportedly did not travel for the liturgy to protest the fact that a large cast iron cross was not mounted on top of the church as planned.
Turkish officials postponed installing the cross atop the church until after a nationwide referendum that was held last week, saying they wanted to avoid the symbolism attached to the cross being used as propaganda tool against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party.
Azerbaijan is a close Muslim ally of Ankara.
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Turkey /Midyat & Mardin Part 21
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Mardin
Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for the Artuqid (Artıklı or Artuklu in Turkish) architecture of its old city, and for its strategic location on a rocky hill near the Tigris River that rises steeply over the flat plains.
Mardin is one of the oldest settled areas in upper Mesopotamia. Excavations done in the 1920s discovered remains in the area that dated to 4000 BCE. The first known civilization were the Subarians who were then succeeded in 3000BCE by the Hurrians. The Elamites gained control around 2230 BCE. and were followed by the Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Romans and Byzantines.
In 692, the Muslim Ummayads arrived and introduced Islam. The Abbasid Caliphate based in Baghdad replaced them in 824. Factions of the Seljuk Turks fought each other over Mardin as it changed hands many times before it was finally taken by Nahm ad-din Ilghazi, the bey of the Artukids, a Turkish dynasty founded by the Seljuk Emir Artuk. During the Artukid period, many of Mardin's historic buildings were constructed, including several Mosques, Palaces, Madrassas and Hans.
The lands of the Artukid dynasty fell to the Mongols sometime between 1235 and 1243, but the Mongols never directly governed the area. The Artukid family ruling Mardin became vassal state of the Mongol Empire. During the battle of Ain Jalut in 1260, the Artuqid (Artık) ruler revolted against the Mongol rule. Hulegu's general and Chupan's ancestor, Koke-Ilge of the Jalayir, stormed the city and Hulegu appointed the rebel's son, al-Nasir, governor of Mardin. Although, Hulegu suspected the latter's loyalty for a while, thereafter the Artukids remained loyal unlike nomadic Bedoun and Kurd tribes in the south western frontier. The Mongol Ilkhanids considered them important allies. For this loyalty they shown, Artukids were given more lands in 1298 and 1304. Mardin later passed to the Akkoyunlu, a federation of Turkic tribes that controlled territory all the way to the Caspian Sea. In 1517, Mardin was annexed by the Ottomans under Selim the Grim. During this time, Mardin was administered by a governor directly appointed under the Ottoman Sultan's authority. In 1923, with the founding of the Republic of Turkey, Mardin was made the administrative capital of a province named after it.Mardin has often been considered an open air museum due to its historical architecture. Most buildings use the beige colored limestone rock which has been mined for centuries in quarries around the area.
Madrassas
Zinciriye Medrese
Zinciriye Medrese (Sultan Isa Medrese) - Constructed in 1385 by Najm ad-din Isa. The madrasa is part of a complez that includes a Mosque and the tomb of Najm ad-din Isa.
Sitti Radviyye Medrese (Hatuniye Medrese) - built in the 12th century in the honor of Sitti Radviyye, the wife of Najm ad-din Alpi. There is a footprint that is claimed to be that to be that of the Prophet Muhammad.
Kasımiye Medrese - construction started by the Artukids and completed by the Akkoyunlu under Sultan Kasım. It has an adjoining Mosque and a Dervish lodge.
Churches
Meryemana (Virgin Mary) Church
Mor Yusuf (Surp Hovsep) Church
Mor Behnam (Kırk Şehitler) Church - built in the name of Behnam and Saro, the two sons of an Aramean (Syriac) rule, dates from 569 AD
Deyrü'z-Zafaran Monastery - The Syriac Orthodox Saffron Monastery was founded in 439 AD and is one of the oldest monasteries in the world and the only one that is still functioning in southern Turkey. From 1160 until 1932, it was the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch, until the Patriarchate relocated to the Syrian capital Damascus. The site of the monastery itself is said to have been used as a temple by sun worshipers as long ago as 2000 BC.
Mor Mihail Church
Mor Semune Church
Mor Petrus and Pavlus Church
Red (Surp Kevork) Church
Mor Cercis Church
Mor Efraim Monastery
Mardin's economy is based on agriculture and mining with most of the industry based on the manufacture of building materials. Tourism has increased rapidly in recent years. Traditional handicrafts produced in Mardin are Saddles, Carpets, Pottry, Leatherware and Silverware.
Beautiful Aramaic Prayer (The Passion of Jesus Christ)
Daniel Kara, Thomas Inan & Leonie Yilmaz - Hasho d´Moran (The Passion of Jesus Christ)
Arameans Mardin Midyat Tur Abdin - Türkei - Turkey - Syria - Syrien - Irak - Iraq - Libanon - Lebanon - Middle East - Palästina - Palestine - Israel - Antioch - Antiochia - Damascus - Mesopotamia - Qamishli - Aram Nahrin - Aram Nahrain - Jordan - Jerusalem - bethlehem - Aramäer - Aramean - Suryoyo
Walking through an ancienty city, Midyat, Turkey
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Directed by Turgut A. A.kter.
An ancient city where there are more churches than mosques. inhabitants speak Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Aramaic.
The last Christians of Tur Abdin_Syriac Orthodox News
The last Christians of Tur Abdin, Turkey. God bless the Syriac Orthodox people. This video really brought me to tears.
Turkey-Mardin-Midyat Part 13
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Midyat
Midyat is an originally Assyrian/Syriac town in Mardin Province of Turkey. The ancient city is the center of a centuries-old Assyrian/Syriac enclave in Southeast-Turkey, widely familiar under its Syriac name Tur Abdin. A cognate of the name Midyat is first encountered in an inscription of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashur-nasir-pal II (883-859 B.C.).[citation needed] This royal text depicts how Assyrian forces conquered the city and its surrounding villages. In its long history, the city of Midyat has remained politically subjected by various rulers - from the Assyrian Empire to the modern Turks.The history of midyat can be traced back to the Hurrians during the 3rd millennium. Ninth century BC. Assyrian tablets refer to Midyat as Matiate, or city of caves due to the caves at eleth 3 km away from the city where the earliest inhabitants lived. Many different empires had ruled over Midyat including the Mitannians, Assyrians, Uratians, Medes, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Abbasids, Seljuks and Ottomans.Due to repeated marauding from invading Mongol and Turkish tribes into Tur Abdin culminating in the end of the 14th, 19th and beginning of the 20th century - the Assyrian/Syriac population of Tur-'Abdin was severely decimated. The Assyrian Genocide of World War I wiped out large numbers of ethnic Syriac Christians in Turkey.
After the so-called Gastarbeiter ('guest worker') era, though, commencing in the early 1960s, the city was soon to be nearly completely emptied from its native inhabitants who choose to leave for a better life offered in Western Countries. Soon other local Mhallami and Kurdish inhabitants start building houses in the surrounding areas. The houses and churches belonging to Christians have been preserved although many of them are empty.
The Midyat economy similar to that of any small southeastern village in turkey consisting of carpets, towels and other cloth goods. More specific to the city is its silver crafts called telkari which are handcrafted silver ornaments which are made up of very fine strands of silver laid on top of one another. another staple in the Midyat market is its bulgur rice which is a very fine brown rice.
Turkey-Midyat- (Mardin) Part 14
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Midyat:
Midyat is an originally Assyrian/Syriac town in Mardin Province of Turkey. The ancient city is the center of a centuries-old Assyrian/Syriac enclave in Southeast-Turkey, widely familiar under its Syriac name Tur Abdin. A cognate of the name Midyat is first encountered in an inscription of the Neo-Assyrian king Ashur-nasir-pal II (883-859 B.C.).[citation needed] This royal text depicts how Assyrian forces conquered the city and its surrounding villages. In its long history, the city of Midyat has remained politically subjected by various rulers - from the Assyrian Empire to the modern Turks.The history of midyat can be traced back to the Hurrians during the 3rd millennium. Ninth century BC. Assyrian tablets refer to Midyat as Matiate, or city of caves due to the caves at eleth 3 km away from the city where the earliest inhabitants lived. Many different empires had ruled over Midyat including the Mitannians, Assyrians, Uratians, Medes, Persians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Abbasids, Seljuks and Ottomans.Due to repeated marauding from invading Mongol and Turkish tribes into Tur Abdin culminating in the end of the 14th, 19th and beginning of the 20th century - the Assyrian/Syriac population of Tur-'Abdin was severely decimated. The Assyrian Genocide of World War I wiped out large numbers of ethnic Syriac Christians in Turkey.
After the so-called Gastarbeiter ('guest worker') era, though, commencing in the early 1960s, the city was soon to be nearly completely emptied from its native inhabitants who choose to leave for a better life offered in Western Countries. Soon other local Mhallami and Kurdish inhabitants start building houses in the surrounding areas. The houses and churches belonging to Christians have been preserved although many of them are empty.
The Midyat economy similar to that of any small southeastern village in turkey consisting of carpets, towels and other cloth goods. More specific to the city is its silver crafts called telkari which are handcrafted silver ornaments which are made up of very fine strands of silver laid on top of one another. another staple in the Midyat market is its bulgur rice which is a very fine brown rice.
Christians in Turkey EWTN C9 Monks & Monastery 5.39min
9th of 10, five to six minute videos that enable you to experience the Church's history in Turkey, where saints such as Apostles John and Paul lived, where the first ecumenical councils provided essential definitions to the Catholic faith, and where Jesus' followers were first called Christians. Religion and Culture are one in Turkey which translates to only Muslim - not Christian acceptance. Go to FaithFitnessClub.org for more video clips.
Orthodox Monastery of Mor Gabriel (St. Gabriel), near Midyat, Southeastern Turkey.
Dayro d-Mor Gabriel is the ancient 4th century surviving Syriac Orthodox monastery . It is located on the Tur Abdin plateau near Midyat in the Mardin Province in Southeastern Turkey
Mor Gabriel Syriac Monastry
Mor Gabriel Monastery:
Syriac Orthodox Chruch
The Foundation of the Monastery
situated in the Southwest of the
City of Mardin
It dates Back to 397 A.D.
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Turkey: Syriac Orthodox Christians under Pressure | European Journal
It's one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world: the Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel Monastery in south-eastern Turkey. But the order lives in conflict with the surrounding Kurdish villages.Several lawsuits have been brought accusing the monastery of having illegally appropriated the land surrounding it. And the national forest authority is one of the plaintiffs. The monastery's abbot considers this to be a sign of religious discrimination. In the past few years, members of the Syriac Orthodox church have been returning in increasing numbers to make a fresh start in their homes around the holy mountain Tur Abdin. More than 300,000 Christians left the country in previous decades to escape persecution and oppression.
Christians in Turkey EWTN C5 History of Apostolic Fathers & Revelations 5.41min
5th of 10, five to six minute videos that enable you to experience the Church's history in Turkey, where saints such as Apostles John and Paul lived, where the first ecumenical councils provided essential definitions to the Catholic faith, and where Jesus' followers were first called Christians. Religion and Culture are one in Turkey which translates to only Muslim - not Christian acceptance. Go to FaithFitnessClub.org for more video clips.
Kilise ve Müslüman Kadın / Church and Muslim Woman / Եկեղեցին եւ մահմետական կինը:
Ոչ իսկ մէկ հայ չմնացած Մարտին քաղաքին, Տէրիքթէյի շրջանին մէջ գտնուող եկեղեցիին բանալին մահմետական կին մը կը պահէ: ԱՆ եկեղեցին կը մաքրէ ու կը պաշտպանէ:
1650Թ. կարուցուած եկեղեցիին անունը Ս. Գէորգ է եւ հայ համայնքին կը պատկանի:
80 ամիա Հաթուն Չաչուրը կ'ըսէ«Մահմետական եմ, բայց Աստուծոյ սիրոյն համար այս եկեղեցիին կը հոգամ» :
Hiçbir Ermeni'nin kalmadığı Mardin Derik'teki kilisenin anahtarı Müslüman bir kadında. Kiliseyi temizliyor ve koruyor. 1650 yılında inşa edilen kilisenin ismi Surp Kevork Ermeni Kilisesi
80 yaşındaki Hatun Çaçur Müslümanım ama Allah için, hayr için bu kiliseyle ilgileniyorum diyor.
The Muslim woman has the key of Armenian church in Mardin Derik, where there are no Armenians. She cleans and protects the church. The church, built in 1650 and named Surp Kevork Armenian Church. 80-year-old Hatun Chachur says I am taking care of this church for the sake of Allah.
Sunset at Mor Augin Monastery in Tur Abdin
Mor Augin is one of the oldest monasteries in the world. It is situated on Mount Izlo, Tur Abdin, South East Turkey. It was founded in 363 AD and played a major role in spreading Christianity and monasticism throughout the region. Once, it housed over 350 monks, now there is one monk residing and currently working on restoring the monastery to its former glory. It has seen troubling times, and now literally witnesses the turmoil in Syria which can be seen a couple of kilometers down the plains. But through all times, the sunset has been and always will be absolutely stunning.