MARDİNLİ SÜRYANİLERİN ULUS-AŞIRI CEMAATE DÖNÜŞÜMÜ
MARDINITE SYRIACS’ TRANSFORMATION INTO TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Summary/Abstract: One of research interests of migration anthropology is transnational flows. In recent yerars, anthropologists have been investigating these flows that pave the way for transnational community. This article aims to examine the fact of transnational community in the case of Mardinite Syriacs. Based on the findings of ethnographic research, the article focuses on the dual lives of immigrant Syriacs and their experiences of being migrant and minority group. Firstly, it examines Mardinitie Syriacs’ emigration until mid-1990s and their visibility in the city since 2002. As a result of “the Return Project”, immigrant Syriacs have re-established networks with their local community. This article argues the transformation process of immigrant Syriacs into transnational community, considering a new social space constructed by their dual lives.

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