What is "tyari"

Ţyāré (, Kurdish: Tîyar) is an Assyrian tribe of ancient origins, and a historical district within Hakkari, Turkey. The area was traditionally divided into Upper and Lower Ţyāré - each consisting of several Assyrian villages. Today, the district mostly sits in around the town of Çukurca. Historically, the largest village of the region was known as Ashitha.

Before 1915, Ţyāré was home to Christian Assyrians from the Ţyāré tribe as well as a minority of Kurds. Following the Assyrian Genocide, Ţyārāyé, along with other Assyrians residing in the Hakkâri highlands, were forced to leave their villages in south east Turkey and fled to join their fellow Assyrian brethren in northern Iraq, and also to northwestern Iran, northeastern Syria, Armenia, Georgia, and to western countries. In Iraq, Tyari live in the villages of Sarsink, Sharafiya, Barwar, Araden, and others.

Very few Assyrians now live in Turkey, and the Hakkâri region has been empty of Assyrians since 1924. The number of Assyrians in Turkey today is less than 30,000, and none of them still live in Hakkari. The Assyrians in Turkey live primarily in Istanbul, the Tur Abdin region, or Diyarbakir with some smaller communities located in cities like Adiyaman and Elazig.