Odabaşı, Nusaybin
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Odabaşı | |
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  Odabaşı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′14″N 41°27′43″E / 37.104°N 41.462°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
| District | Nusaybin |
| Population (2021)[1] | 686 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Odabaşı[a] (Kurdish: Gündkē Şukro, lit. 'village of Şukro';[3][b] Syriac: Qritho di’ Ito)[5][c] is a village in the municipality and district of Nusaybin, Mardin Province in Turkey.[8] The village is populated by Syriacs and by Kurds of the Mizizex and Omerkan tribes.[9] It had a population of 686 in 2021.[1][10][11]
In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that Qritho di’ Ito (today called Odabaşı) had 28 households, who paid 128 dues, and was served by one priest.[12] There was a church of Morī Abrohom.[12] Most of the Syriacs in the village originated in Hebob.[5] The Syriacs at Qritho di’ Ito adhered to the Syriac Orthodox Church.[13] The village was known for the production of cotton and was owned by the Malke Gawriye family.[5]
Amidst the Sayfo, in April, 15 soldiers and the Turkish commander Sheyhe Dolmaji came to the village seeking deserters from the army, but after having tortured some deserters, the commander was killed and the soldiers chased off by the villagers who subsequently took their valuables and found refuge at Hebob.[5] Syriacs from the village of Qewetla who had fled to Qritho di’ Ito before continuing on to Beth-Debe were all killed by Al-Khamsin militia under Qaddur Bey and Dakshuri Kurds.[5]
The village had a population of 516 in 1960.[3] A church was built in the village in 1965.[14] In 1966, Qritho di’ Ito was inhabited by 600 Turoyo-speaking Christians in 90 families.[3] The village had 800 Turoyo-speakers at one point in the 1960s.[15] The village had a school in 1981.[16] In 1995, 6 Syriac families from Mār Bōbo abandoned their village and moved to Qritho di’ Ito.[17] It was reported that Kurds had illegally seized agricultural fields belonging to Syriacs from the village in 2020.[18]