Doğançay (Kurdish: Mizîzex;[2] Syriac: Mzīzāḥ)[3][a] is a village in the district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.[6] It is populated by Syriacs and by Kurds of the Zaxuran tribe.[7] The village had a population of 159 in 2021.[1] It is located in the historic region of Tur Abdin.[8]

In the village, there is a church of Mor Yuhannon and a church of the Virgin Mary.[9]

History

In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that Mzīzāḥ (today called Doğançay) had forty-one households that owed dues, of whom sixteen paid, and was served by one church with no priests.[10] In 1914, it was inhabited by 350 Syriacs, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[11] They adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church.[12]

Amidst the Sayfo, the Syriacs of Mzīzāḥ fled with their possessions in July 1915 upon hearing of the attack on Midyat to ‘Ayn-Wardo, where they subsequently came under siege.[13] Mas’ud Shabo from the Musa Gebro family of Mzīzāḥ was chosen to lead the defence of ‘Ayn-Wardo.[13] Those who attempted to return Mzīzāḥ after a ceasefire had been agreed were shot.[14] The Syriacs were able to return to the village with the aid of Çelebi Ağa after his release from prison following the end of the First World War.[15] In the aftermath of the Sheikh Said rebellion, 150 Syriacs were deported from Midyat, ‘Iwardo, Anhel, Midun, and Mzīzāḥ, according to a letter in the Vatican Apostolic Archive.[16]

The first Turkish primary school was founded at Mzīzāḥ in 1953.[17] In 1960, the population was 927.[5] There were 724 Turoyo-speaking Christians in 100 families at Mzīzāḥ in 1966 and were served by one priest.[5] By 1980, the village was inhabited by 150 families, half of whom were Syriac whilst the other half was Kurdish.[17] In the late 20th century, a number of Syriacs emigrated abroad to Germany.[18] Yazidis also historically inhabited the village.[19] In 2003, the restoration of the Church of Mar-Yuhanon was financed by the village's expatriate community.[18]

Demography

The following is a list of the number of Syriac families that have inhabited Mzīzāḥ per year stated. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are from the list provided in Eastern Christianity, Theological Reflection on Religion, Culture, and Politics in the Holy Land and Christian Encounter with Islam and the Muslim World, as noted in the bibliography below.[20][b]

  • 1915: 70[21]
  • 1966: 100
  • 1979: 80
  • 1981: 56
  • 1987: 35
  • 1995: 8
  • 1997: 7
  • 2013: 6–7[18]

The following is a list of the number of Kurdish families that have inhabited Mzīzāḥ per year stated.

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. ^ Alternatively transliterated as Mizizah, Mizizan, Mozizah, Mzaizah, Mzezak, Mzizah, or Mzīzax.[4] Nisba: Mzīzaxī.[5]
  2. ^ The size of a single family varies between five and ten persons.[20]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Biner (2020), p. x.
  3. ^ Palmer (1990), p. 264.
  4. ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 16; Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 323; Gaunt (2006), p. 240; Ritter (1967), p. 12.
  5. ^ a b c Ritter (1967), p. 12.
  6. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Tan (2011), p. 140.
  8. ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 16.
  9. ^ Korkut (2019), p. 333.
  10. ^ Bcheiry (2009), p. 53.
  11. ^ a b Gaunt (2006), p. 427.
  12. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 323.
  13. ^ a b Gaunt (2006), pp. 202, 240.
  14. ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 205.
  15. ^ Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 264.
  16. ^ Atto (2011), pp. 97–98.
  17. ^ a b Atto (2011), p. 70.
  18. ^ a b c d Courtois (2013), p. 147.
  19. ^ Hollerweger & Palmer (1999), p. 115.
  20. ^ a b Brock (2021), p. 167.
  21. ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 427; Courtois (2004), p. 226.

Bibliography

Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do%C4%9Fan%C3%A7ay,_Midyat
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