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Request for independent review: Sarıdibek, historical name Soruk, and Soruk Bey

Hello. I was advised by Rosiestep to bring this question here because it concerns Turkish local history and sourcing.

I have a disclosed conflict of interest because my surname is Soruklu, so I have not edited the relevant article directly. Instead, I submitted an edit request at Talk:Sarıdibek, Vezirköprü.

The proposed addition is based on two published sources:

• one source identifies Sarıdibek as formerly being known as Soruk;
• another records a local tradition (described explicitly as rivayet) concerning a person called Soruk Bey.

I have deliberately not tried to connect sixteenth-century records mentioning Sorukderesi with modern Sarıdibek, because I have not found a reliable source explicitly making that identification and I believe doing so myself would risk synthesis.

Could editors familiar with Turkish/Ottoman local history please review the sources and the proposed edit and advise whether the material is sufficiently verified, appropriately weighted, and suitable for inclusion?

Existing edit request: Talk:Sarıdibek, Vezirköprü

I would also be interested in whether the available evidence could ever support a separate article on Soruk or Soruklu, or whether that would require independent secondary sources substantially discussing that specific subject rather than combining separate references to the place name, historical individuals, and linguistic forms.

Thank you. --Serhat Soruklu 06:49, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request awaiting review at Talk:Zoomlion

Hi, I've posted a disclosed COI edit request at Talk:Zoomlion#Proposed addition on Zoomlion's operations in Turkey proposing a short, sourced addition on the company's Turkish operations. Would appreciate a look from an independent editor when someone has time. Thanks! Joanliqiongliu (talk) 17:37, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ladino § Requested move 18 September 2026

An editor has requested that Ladino be moved to Ladino (disambiguation), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 11:35, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
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Requested move at Talk:Mecca Joint Defence Agreement § Requested move 11 October 2026

An editor has requested that Mecca Joint Defence Agreement be moved to Mecca Defence Alliance, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. — Raihanur (talk) 05:39, 13 October 2026 (UTC)
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Proposed deletion of Aksigorta

The article Aksigorta has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as unreferenced and for notability concerns for 8 years. Unsourced for 14 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. We are not CrunchBase.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 01:33, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

Discussion regarding historical accuracy and sources on Fire of Manisa

A discussion has been opened at [[Talk:Burning of Manisa]] regarding recent disputes over chronology (Kuva-yi Seyyare/1921 vs 1922) and the retention of long-standing sourced content on civilian casualties. Input from project members on relevant sources and consensus is welcome. Lex infopedicas (talk) 22:53, 9 November 2026 (UTC)