Suryoyo Candidate for Turkish Parliament Leading in Polls

According to unofficial results Syriac Orthodox Erol Dora has won one of the five seats held by the province of Mardin in the Turkish Parliament. If the results are confirmed Dora will become the first Christian member of the Turkish Parliament in over 50 years. More (in Turkish) here.

Suryoyo Man Poised to Become First Ethnic Syrian Turkish MP

An independent Suryoyo parliamentary candidate, Erol Dora, may become the first ethnic Syrian to serve in the Turkish Parliament. If elected to Parliament, Erol says that he will be "the voice of the Syriac community as well as all the other ethnicities living in [southeastern Turkey]." More here.