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Monastery boundary cases declared null and void in Ankara court battle: Back to the drawing board for the monastery

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the recognised United Nations NGO representing the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, reports that the Supreme Court in Ankara handed down its long awaited decision regarding the St Gabriel Monastery (“Monastery”) land boundary battle with neighbouring villages of Yayvantepe (Qartmin) and Eğlence (Zinol) in southeast Turkey. In a shocking verdict, the Ankara court has decided against the Monastery, resulting in its earlier victory on 22 May, 2009, becoming null and void.

Read full article | 16/Aug/2010

New postponement of Syriac monastery case and clear pattern of Turkish delay in court proceedings

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the recognized United Nations NGO representing the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, reports that the court trial held in relation to one of the several Mor Gabriel Monastery trials, on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, in Midyat, Turkey, has once again been postponed.

Read full article | 27/Feb/2010

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

In an astonishing verdict, the Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), a recognized NGO at the United Nations that represents the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, reports that the court trial held today on Wednesday, June 24 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, has resulted in a lose of the “Forestry Case” by the Saint (Mor) Gabriel Monastery. However, in another puzzling decision, the Court also ruled today in favour of the Monastery on the “Treasury” Case.

Read full article | 23/Jun/2009

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), a recognized NGO at the United Nations that represents the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, reports that the court trial held today on Wednesday, June 17 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, has once again been postponed.

Read full article | 17/Jun/2009

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

In a landmark decision, the local Midyat Court has reversed the initial decision taken on 29 August 2008 by the Turkish Land Registration Court, which had granted three surrounding villages more than 110 hectares of land originally owned by the Syrian Orthodox Monastery. Later court cases saw claims of more than 300 Hectares of land by the surrounding villages for this Boundary Line dispute – all of which have been rejected by the court.

Read full article | 22/May/2009

Letter to Erdoğan: The Future of the Mor Gabriel Monastery and Aramean (Syriac) villages

Dear Prime Minister Erdoğan,

We write you on behalf of the Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the worldwide umbrella organization of all the national Federations of the Aramean (Syriac) people.

Read full article | 11/May/2009

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the acknowledged voice of and the only NGO among the Syriac (or Aramean) people, reports that the court proceedings held today on Wednesday, April 22 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, have once again been postponed.

Read full article | 22/Apr/2009

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the acknowledged voice of and the only NGO among the Syriac (or Aramean) people, reports that the three court proceedings held today on Wednesday, March 4 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, have once again been postponed.

Read full article | 04/Mar/2009

Syriac monastery in Turkey court proceeding status

The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the acknowledged voice of the Syriac/Aramean people, reports that the three court proceedings held today on Wednesday, February 11 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, have once again been postponed.

Read full article | 11/Feb/2009

Report on the human rights and property rights abuses facing the Syriac monastery of Mor (Saint) Gabriel in Midyat, Turkey

1. SUMMARY

This report from the Syriac Universal Alliance (Please see Appendix 6 for further information on SUA) outlines the human rights and property rights abuses relating to the Syriac Aramean Monastery of Saint Gabriel in Midyat, Turkey (“Saint Gabriel Monastery” or “Monastery”).

Read full article | 15/Dec/2008