Mardin Province
Mardin Province | |
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Country | Turkey |
Seat | Mardin |
Government | |
• Vali | Tuncay Akkoyun |
Area | 8,780 km2 (3,390 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 870,374 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0482 |
Website | www www |
Mardin Province (
Districts
Mardin Province is divided into 10 districts:
Demographics
Mardin Province is a linguistically, ethnically and religiously diverse province.[3] The dominant ethnic groups are Arabs, Assyrians and Kurds of which Kurds constitute a majority.[4] Other minor groups include Armenians, Chechens and Turks, while Jews lived in the area before migrating to Israel around 1948.[5] The Chechens settled in the region during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877/1878.[4]
The distinctive Mhallami community also reside in the district.[6]
The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan.[7] In 1990, it was estimated that Kurds constituted 75% of the population.[8]
Social relations
Social relations between Arabs and Kurds have historically been difficult with hostility, prejudice and stereotypes but have in recent years improved.
Despite the difficult relations, Arab families have since the 1980s joined the Kurdish cause,[9] and Arab and Assyrian politicians from Mardin are found in Peoples' Democratic Party including Mithat Sancar and Februniye Akyol.
Language
Turkish | Greek | Armenian | French | Italian | English | Arabic | Persian[a] | Jewish[b] | Circassian | Kurdish |
Tatar | Albanian | Bulgarian | Syriac[c] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11,864 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 51,734 | – | 71 | 15 | 109,841 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 9,812 |
In the first Turkish census in 1927,
A 2018 estimate put the Kurdish language at 70%, Arabic at 30% and Syriac at 1%.[4]
Religion
In the Ottoman yearbook of 1894–1895,
Muslim | Catholic | Protestant | Orthodox | Armenian | Christian | Jewish | Other religion | Unknown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
163,274 | 1,634 | 157 | 1 | 118 | 3,601 | 490 | 9,521 | 1,660 |
Muslims comprised 90.5% of the population in 1927, while Christians of various denominations stood at 3.1% and Jews at 0.3%.[20] In 1935, Muslims comprised 91.2% of the population, while Christians remained the second largest minority at 5.3%. The Jewish population declined to 72 individuals from 490 in 1927.[21] In 1945, 92.1% of the population was Muslim, while Christians were 3.8% of the population.[22] The same numbers were 93.2% and 6.8% in 1955.[23] In 1960, Muslims constituted 93.7% and Christians remained at 6.3%.[24] Same numbers were 91.9% and 5.7% in 1965.[25]
It was estimated that 25,000 Assyrian members of the Syriac Orthodox Church still lived in the province in 1979.[26] Only 4,000 Assyrians remained in the province in 2020, most having migrated to Europe or Istanbul since the 1980s.[27]
Economy
In Mardin agriculture is an important branch accounting for 70% of the province's income.[28] Bulgur, lentils or wheat and other grains are produced.[28] In the capital, there are many civil servants, mostly Turks.[28] Close markets for foreign trade are Syria and Iraq.[28]
History
The first known civilization were the Subarian-Hurrians who were then succeeded in 3000 BCE by the Hurrians. The Akkadian Empire gained control around 2230 BCE and were followed by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians again, Romans and Byzantines.[29]
The local
Inspectorate General
In 1927 the office of the
State of Emergency
In 1987 the province was included in the
Largest cities
Rank | Pop. | ||||||||
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1 | Kızıltepe | 184,124 | |||||||
2 | Mardin | 129,864 | |||||||
3 | Nusaybin | 84,445 | |||||||
4 | Midyat | 83,148 | |||||||
5 | Derik |
20,566 | |||||||
6 | Dargeçit | 14,976 | |||||||
7 | Mazıdağı | 13,117 | |||||||
8 | Yeşilli | 10,846 | |||||||
9 | Gökçe | 10,190 | |||||||
10 | Ortaköy | 10,096 |
Gallery
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Minaret of the Grand Mosque of Mardin (12th century) and the view of the Mesopotamian plains.
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Kasimiye Madrasa (14th century)
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Zinciriye Madrasa (14th century)
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View of Savur and the grand mosque in the center
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Abdullatif Mosque (14th century)
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Dayro d-Mor Hananyomonastery
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Syriac Orthodox Church in Midyat
Bibliography
- Dündar, Fuat (2000), Türkiye nüfus sayımlarında azınlıklar (in Turkish), ISBN 9789758086771
Notes
- ^ Acemce, which can also refer to the Achomi language.
- ^ Yahudice, which can also refer to the Hebrew language or any Judeo-Arabic dialect.
- ^ Süryani, which can also refer to the classical extinct liturgical Syriac language.
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- ^ Dündar (2000), pp. 157 & 164.
- ^ Dündar (2000), pp. 179–180.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 188.
- ^ Dündar (2000), pp. 200–201, 209–210.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 220.
- ^ Tosun, Mehtap (2018). "Dissolution of Craft in the Context of Ethnicity, Gender and Class" (PDF). Middle East Technical University: 118.
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- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 159.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 178.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 175.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 203.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 212.
- ^ Dündar (2000), p. 223.
- ^ Christian Minorities of Turkey: Report Produced by the Churches Committee on Migrant Workers in Europe. 1979. p. 12. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Turkish Assyrians worry about declining community, fragile heritage". The Arab Weekly. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ JSTOR j.ctt1g69z14.5.
- ^ "- Antik Tatlıdede Konağı – Mardin". www.tatlidede.com.tr. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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- ^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.