Bayırbucak

Bayirbucak

Location of Bayirbucak in Syria

Bayirbucak (Turkish: Bayırbucak) is a region in the Latakia District of the Latakia Governorate in northwestern Syria. There is a considerable Syrian Turkmen presence in the area have strong cultural and historical ties with Turkey.^[1]^[2]

Bayirbucak's most distinctive mountain is Turkmen Mountain (Arabic: جبل تركمان; Jabal Turkman,^[3] Turkish: Türkmen Dağı)

Etymology[]

Bayirbucak is a Turkish exonym, and not the official name for the region, which is Al-Rabiaa subdistrict. The word Bayırbucak comes from two different words in Turkish: bayır (en: hillside) and bucak (en: district). This name reflects the characteristic of the region.

Notable events[]

On 24 November 2015, two Turkish F-16s shot down one of two Russian Su-24 fighter jets, which violated Turkish airspace while in an operation to attack militia in Bayirbucak. One Russian pilot was killed by Turkmen forces.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Russian aerial bombardments during the 2015–16 Latakia offensive resulted in a very difficult situation in the Bayirbucak Turkmen regions, causing almost all Turkmens to flee the region to Turkey.^[7]

References[]

^ "Türkmen Dağı'nda Bayırbucak'ta neler oluyor". En Son Haber (in Turkish). 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ "The Turkmens of Bayırbucak". Hürriyet Daily News. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ "جبل التركمان.. الأهمية الإستراتيجية والرهانات الإقليمية". aljazeera (in Arabic). 25 November 2015.
^ "Türkmendağı". Kalemiyet (in Turkish). 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ Karadeniz, Tülay & Maria Kiselyova (2015-11-25). "Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of 'serious consequences'". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ "Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace violation near Syrian border". Hürriyet Daily News. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
^ "Russia, Assad regime continue to pound Turkmen Mountain area". aa.com.tr. 15 January 2016.

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[esh-1] "Türkmen Dağı'nda Bayırbucak'ta neler oluyor". En Son Haber (in Turkish). 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[hdn2-2] "The Turkmens of Bayırbucak". Hürriyet Daily News. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[3] "جبل التركمان.. الأهمية الإستراتيجية والرهانات الإقليمية". aljazeera (in Arabic). 25 November 2015.

[k1-4] "Türkmendağı". Kalemiyet (in Turkish). 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[rna1-5] Karadeniz, Tülay & Maria Kiselyova (2015-11-25). "Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Putin warns of 'serious consequences'". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[hdn1-6] "Turkey shoots down Russian jet for airspace violation near Syrian border". Hürriyet Daily News. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

[7] "Russia, Assad regime continue to pound Turkmen Mountain area". aa.com.tr. 15 January 2016.

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