The Effects of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGSs) on Regional Trade within the Scope of Assyrian Culture

Abstract

The main purpose of the research is to determine the effects of civil society organisations concerned with Assyrian culture on the regional trade. The questionnaire designed in this framework had been applied to 102 Assyrian individuals concerning 4 civil society organisations in the Southeast Anatolia (the city of Mardin and the district of Midyat) between October 2014 and February 2015. The questionnaire is composed of three parts and 37 propositions, which include socio-demografic factors, civil society and regional trade in general and civil society and regional trade with reference to the activities of the civil society organisations and Assyrian culture. Most of the participants share the opinion that the relationship of individuals and civil society organisations, the condition of the regional trade and the support and the ability to access for regional trade are not comprehended adequately.