Doğançay, Midyat

Doğançay (Kurdish: Mizîzex; Syriac: Mzīzāḥ)[2][a] is a village in the district of Midyat, Mardin Province in Turkey.

[7] In 1914, Mzīzāḥ (today called Doğançay) was inhabited by 350 Assyrians, according to the list presented to the Paris Peace Conference by the Assyro-Chaldean delegation.

[9] Amidst the Sayfo, the Assyrians of Mzīzāḥ fled with their possessions in July 1915 upon hearing of the attack on Midyat to ‘Ayn-Wardo, where they subsequently came under siege.

[10] Mas’ud Shabo from the Musa Gebro family of Mzīzāḥ was chosen to lead the defence of ‘Ayn-Wardo.

[11] The Assyrians were able to return to the village with the aid of Çelebi Ağa after his release from prison following the end of the First World War.