Malan Barkirin

Author: Necla Saydam, Divan Yıldız Uncle, Özlem Abacı, Emine Ucak Erdoğan

This land is full of the silent laments of many villages, such as the village of Koçanis, whose names or existence we no longer know, yet are waiting to be told. When the disaster of 1915 hit the village of Koçanis, which was the metropolitan seat of the Nestorians for about 6 centuries, the new owners of the abandoned houses became the Kurds. In 1993, while the village of Koçanis was burned down, this time he witnessed its new owners leaving with tears.
No civilization built on the misfortune of others has brought happiness to its inhabitants. Forced migration remains a dark stain in our history that we are always deathly afraid to face. Malan Barkirin's witness accounts end here. But the story of the Middle East is being written again and again with hundreds of thousands of new 'forced immigrants' who escaped from Iraq and Syria and took refuge in our country, with its history that has not yet been confronted, and with the oppressed who have not been granted their rights and have not been forgiven...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 408

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İthaki Publications

First Print Year: 2014

Number of Pages: 408

Language Turkish