Kovankaya (Syriac: Meer)[nb 1] is an unpopulated village in the Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.

[7] The church of Mart Shmuni was originally constructed as a monastery in 320 AD, which housed 600 monks at its height.

[9] In 1913, Meer and the neighbouring village of Hoz were inhabited by 500 Chaldean Catholics, and were served by one priest and one functioning church as part of the diocese of Gazarta.

[14] On 11 January 2020, two villagers were abducted, allegedly by Kurdistan Workers' Party militants; the body of one was found on 20 March.

Population history of the village from 1965 to 1997:[16][1]Notes Citations This article about a Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey location is a stub.