In 1914, Sārī (today called Sarıköy) was inhabited by 300 Assyrians, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.[10] It was administered as part of the kaza (district) of Midyat.[10] The Assyrians adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church.[11] The Assyrians were divided into fourteen clans and were historically under the patronage of the Kurdish Salihan tribe.[2] Amidst the Sayfo, the Assyrians of Sārī took refuge at Basibrin.[12]
The village had a population of 168 in 1960.[13] There were 180 Turoyo-speaking Christians in 24 families at Sārī in 1966.[13] There were 180 speakers of Turoyo in the village in 1984.[14] In the late 20th century, Assyrians from Sārī emigrated to the Netherlands, Germany, and France.[15] In 2007, the Turkish army was ordered to evict Kurds who had illegally settled at Sārī.[15] In the winter, the village is inhabited by only the Christian mukhtar.[15]
Demography
The following is a list of the number of Assyrian families that have inhabited Sārī per year stated. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are from the list provided in The Syrian Orthodox Christians in the Late Ottoman Period and Beyond: Crisis then Revival, as noted in the bibliography below.[16]
