Özet:

Siverek is an ancient geography that has been visited by many different travelers in history. These travelers include English, German, Italian, French, etc. There are travelers of many nationalities. In this study, it will be discussed how the British and other foreign travelers described Siverek in the 19th century. In this context, information about the architectural, social and cultural structure of Siverek will be given and the ethnic and religious structure here will be emphasized. In this study, which will examine the historical, strategic and cultural structure of Siverek, especially since it was the transit route of many Western travelers in the XIX century, it will also focus on how Siverek is described in the works of other travelers of the said period. The impressions of the Arab-born British scientist, missionary priest and writer George Percy Badger, who was an important British orientalist especially in the 19th century, about the region will be included. Badger included extremely important information about Urfa and Siverek in his book The Nestorians and their Rituals 1842-1844. Badger's work also provides important clues about the ethnic and religious groups in Urfa in the 19th century. In this book, Badger gives a detailed account of his impressions of his missionary trip to Mesopotamia in 1850. He also writes in detail the religious and cultural structure of Syriac Syriac Jacobites, Catholics and Chaldeans, and the religious rituals of Northern Iraq Nestorians and Yezidis.