Citadel Christians
Turkish-speaking Assyrian community in Kirkuk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Citadel Christians (Turkish: Kâle Hristiyanları; colloquially: قلعه مسیحیلری; romanised: Qəl‘ə Məsihiləri) are a community of ethnic Assyrians who speak their own dialect of Turkish and religiously follow the Chaldean Catholic Church. They are native to Kirkuk and have traditionally been the caretakers of the Kirkuk Citadel.
Quick Facts Kâle Hristiyanlarıقلعه مسیحیلری, Regions with significant populations ...
Kâle Hristiyanları قلعه مسیحیلری | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Kirkuk, Iraq | |
Languages | |
Distinct Turkish dialect Ottoman Turkish (liturgical) | |
Religion | |
Chaldean Catholic Church | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac people, Iraqi Turkmen |
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