Eskiler yeniler ve değişenler bağlaminda günümüz tur abdin süryanilerinde evlenme gelenekleri

An important part of Turkish Syrians whose population has decreased quite well these days has been living basicly in Mardin and Midyat, the region called as “Tur Abdin”. In the North Hasankeyf, in the North-East Siirt, in the East Cizre, in the South Nusaybin, in the West Mardin and in the North-West Savur make the borders of Tur Abdin when Midyat was taken as the centre. According to the information obtained in 2005, approximately 2000 Syrian population lives in Tur Abdin region. It is not possible to give exact population information since some Syrians in Turkey and abroad have been returning their homelands for certain or seasonal recently. However, the number mentioned above is very close to the exact number because it