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A community in the crossfire. (Syrian Orthodox Christians persecuted by Kurds in south-east Turkey)
The Middle East
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December 1, 1993|
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THE SYRIAN Orthodox Christians have lived in south-east Turkey for over 3,000 years, long before the Muslim conquest of the seventh century. An industrious community made up mainly of farmers, the Syrian Orthodox are among the earliest converts to Christianity and speak Syriac, a form of proto-Arabic derived from Aramaic, the language of Christ.
Eighty years ago, a thriving community of 200,000 Christians lived in the small triangle near the Syrian border known as Turabdin. Today, there are only 2,000 Christians left in south-eastern Turkey.
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