The extermination of the Christians in Diyarbekir was controlled by the head of that region Reshid Bey. The Assyrians of Mardin, Midyat and Jezire regions were especially badly hit by the Turkish ...

Mervan Yavuz, director of Midyat’s conservation department ... It was first noted on an Assyrian stele dating back to the first millennium B.C. The underground city's use extended well beyond ...