Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East called the Syriacs of Turabdin to lay claim to their homeland.
Antakya and the All Eastern Patriarch, the Assyrian Orthodox Church General Spiritual Leader, Moran Mor İğnatios Afrem II, called on the sons of Turabdin and the Assyrians of Turabdin to claim the sacred homeland of their ancestors and the cultural heritage of Assyrian Church, Turabdin.
In his statement, Patriarch Afrem II emphasized the importance of the Turabdin metropolitan region for the Syriac history, culture and language, and invited the Syriacs of the region to respect the rights and laws determined by the Diocese of Turabdin, especially by the metropolitan of Mor Gabriel Monastery, Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktaş. (Hyetert)
