Assyrian Masters Emigrated, Jug Production Finished
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After the Syriac masters living in the village of Bardakçı, where the jug production was carried out until the 1980s, in Midyat district of MARDIN, went to Europe, the jug production ended. After the Syriac masters living in the village of Bardakçı in Midyat district, where the jug production was carried out until the 1980s, went to Europe, the jug production ended. Close to 20 test production workshops in the village were closed. The Muslims living in the village and the representatives of the tradesmen in the district wanted the workshops to be reactivated and the art of jug production to continue. After the Syrians, who pioneered many arts such as silver filigree and stonework, in the 1980s and before, when technology was not fully developed, there were no representatives of the arts after emigrating to European countries. With the migration of Assyrian masters selling the jugs they produced to the cities in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, 20 workshops in the village of Bardakçı, where the jugs were produced, were closed. Of the Assyrians, only their churches remained. Assyrian families who immigrated to Europe come back to the village during the summer holidays after quenching their longing. Mehmet Selim Kahraman (65), who lives in the village of Bardakçı and earns his living as a shepherd, stated that after the Syriac master, with whom he was an apprentice for 16 years, immigrated to Europe, he also quit making the jug. After my master Abdullah went to Europe in 1980, I stopped making jugs. Now I am a shepherd. The workshops here are in ruins due to neglect. The remaining jug and earthenware are used as ornaments in current village houses. Now only Muslims in the village We want these workshops to be active again," he said. 'THE LAST MASTER GOES, THE TEST PRODUCTION IS OVER' The village headman, İsa Şahin, reminded that the Assyrian test was carried out in their village until 1980, and said: "The most famous product of this village was the jug. Assyrians used to make jugs here until the 1980s. At this time, this village was the production center of jugs. The whole of this region, the Southeast, came and bought jugs from here. These jugs have been replaced by nylon drums today. Of course, he Nothing can replace jugs in terms of health. Today, we demand that ancient art be revived in our village. There are still remains of these production sites. Of course, children and young people do not remember, I do. Not just the plants, but a workshop like it used to be today. If it is made, it can produce souvenirs for the village. Not every soil is jug. No one left to do it." 'VILLAGE LOSE ITS ATTRACTION' Midyat Chamber of Tradesmen and Craftsmen, Rıfat Direkçi, stated that they will do their best to revive the jug production in the village and said, "Before plastic production, there was pottery and jug production in this village. Our village was a well-known village in the region with the jug production made here. But with the immigration of Syriac masters, this production center has lost its charm. Our aim is to revive this production in our village, to ensure that the test and all other products are made here as it was in the past. We will not watch this production center disappear blatantly. We are ready to do it,” he said. Midyat News News
