Bayırbucak

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
Location of Bayirbucak in Syria

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, resulting in a very difficult situation Bayirbucak Turkmen regions, causing almost all Turkmens to flee region to Turkey.[7]

References
  1. "Türkmen Dağı'nda Bayırbucak'ta neler oluyor". En Son Haber (in Turkish). 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  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.
  4. "Türkmendağı". Kalemiyet (in Turkish). 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  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.
  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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