German Assyrians

As Germany was seeking immigrant workers (largely from Turkey), many Assyrians saw an opportunity for freedom and success and applied for visas along with Turks.

Assyrians started working in restaurants or as construction workers for companies and many began running their own shops.

The first Assyrian immigrants in Germany started organizing themselves by forming culture clubs and building churches.

The area was effectively turned into a sectarian warzone between Turkey and the PKK with Assyrians caught in the middle.

Nearly all Assyrians ended up fleeing the area, seeing as how both the Turks and Kurds were hostile, and they would be defenseless now that the local government is out of their hands.