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British politician (1879–1919)
Balfour Declaration. Born in Westminster, London, Mark Sykes was the only child of Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet, who, then a 48-year-old wealthy bachelor
Mark_Sykes
Irish footballer (born 1997)
Mark Sykes (born 4 August 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall. Born in Northern Ireland
Mark_Sykes_(footballer)
Secret 1916 agreement between the United Kingdom and France
impasse. On Tuesday 28 December, Mark Sykes informed Gilbert Clayton that he had "been given the Picot negotiations". Sykes and Picot entered into "almost
Sykes–Picot_Agreement
British fashion writer
Victoria Rowland (née Sykes; born 4 December 1969), known as Plum Sykes, is an English fashion journalist and novelist. Victoria Sykes was born in London
Plum_Sykes
Tatton-Sykes by deed poll in 1977. The family seat is Sledmere House, Yorkshire. Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet (1711–1783) Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet
Sykes baronets of Sledmere (1783)
Sykes_baronets_of_Sledmere_(1783)
English landowner, politician and book collector
Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes, 3rd Baronet (20 August 1771 – 16 February 1823), born Mark Sykes, was an English landowner and politician, known as a book-collector
Mark_Masterman-Sykes
British writer
Sir Mark Sykes (1879–1919), and his wife, Edith (née Gorst). His sister was Angela Sykes, the sculptor. His politician uncle, also Christopher Sykes, was
Christopher_Sykes_(writer)
British-American fashion executive
Evelyn Waugh and son of the diplomat Sir Mark Sykes, sixth baronet (1879–1919), associated with the so-called Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, by which Britain
Lucy_Sykes
British photographer, born 1948
third son of Sir (Mark Tatton) Richard Tatton-Sykes, 7th Baronet of Sledmere. He is the grandson of Mark Sykes, who helped draw up the Sykes–Picot Agreement
Christopher_Simon_Sykes
Lady Sykes (July 4, 1852 – June 2, 1912) was a British writer and novelist. Familiarly known as "Jessie", she published under the names Jessica Sykes and
Christina Anne Jessica Cavendish-Bentinck
Christina_Anne_Jessica_Cavendish-Bentinck
I, and as the first flag of the Kingdom of Hejaz. It was designed by Mark Sykes, but has palettes reminiscent of previous Arab flags, such as the flags
Flag_of_the_Arab_Revolt
Topics referred to by the same term
American Sykes families can trace their surnames to a plantation owner or region of the American South. Sykes may refer to: Sir Alan Sykes, 1st Baronet
Sykes
British government statement of 1917
Sir Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot, with the primary arrangements being set out in draft form in a joint memorandum on 5 January 1916. Sykes was
Balfour_Declaration
English football club season
League World. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026. "Millwall announce Mark Sykes signing". Millwall FC. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026. "Millwall announce
2026–27_Millwall_F.C._season
Grade I listed Georgian country house
home of Colonel Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet, noted English traveller and diplomatic advisor, and is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th Baronet. The house
Sledmere_House
Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet (9 May 1711 - 14 September 1783) was a priest in the Church of England, Rector of Roos in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sykes
Sir_Mark_Sykes,_1st_Baronet
Czech footballer (born 2003)
"Bristol City player ratings vs Norwich: Radek Vitek stars again as Mark Sykes ends winless run". Bristol Post. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026
Radek_Vítek
Former English television and radio presenter
needed] Sykes was a member of the Ashtonian Brass Band, along with her father, mother and two sisters, playing the baritone horn. In the mid-1990s, Sykes first
Melanie_Sykes
British politician (1749–1801)
son of the Reverend Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet, minister of Roos in the East Riding of Yorkshire, who was created Baronet Sykes of Sledmere in Yorkshire
Sir Christopher Sykes, 2nd Baronet
Sir_Christopher_Sykes,_2nd_Baronet
Paris in 1911. Yet another version is that the flag was designed by Sir Mark Sykes of the British Foreign Office. Whatever the correct story, the flag was
Flag_of_Palestine
Salford striker Stockton". BBC Sport. 2026-07-09. Retrieved 2026-07-09. "Mark Sykes: Millwall sign Republic of Ireland international midfielder". BBC Sport
List of English football transfers summer 2026
List_of_English_football_transfers_summer_2026
English football club season
Hereford FC. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 3 July 2026. "Millwall announce Mark Sykes signing". Millwall FC. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026. "Archie Taylor
2026–27 Bristol City F.C. season
2026–27_Bristol_City_F.C._season
Village in Gaziantep Province, Turkey
populated by Kurds and had a population of 151 in 2022. English traveler Mark Sykes recorded the village as inhabited by Delikan Kurds in early 20th century
Belpınar,_Nurdağı
English landowner, racehorse breeder, church-builder and eccentric
Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet (13 March 1826 – 4 May 1913) was an English landowner, racehorse breeder, church-builder and eccentric; Sykes believed in
Sir_Tatton_Sykes,_5th_Baronet
Football match between Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford United
lead early in the first half with a goal from Anthony Stewart before Mark Sykes equalised for Oxford 12 minutes into the second half. Joe Jacobson then
2020 EFL League One play-off final
2020_EFL_League_One_play-off_final
British guitarist (1959–2024)
a limited line of John Sykes Signature Les Pauls, which were modelled after his 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom. John James Sykes was born 29 July 1959 in
John_Sykes
Ancient site in North Yorkshire, England
Assets, English Heritage Patterson, James (1907). "The Papers of Sir Mark Sykes (1879–1919)". Hull University Archives. Retrieved 17 August 2020. "Visit
Wade's_Causeway
Ghana international footballer (born 2000)
January 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025. "Bristol City 4–2 Birmingham City: Mark Sykes scores twice as Robins beat Blues". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved
Antoine_Semenyo
French diplomat who signed Sykes-Picot Agreement during World War I
1916 execution of Arab intellectuals and his key role with Sir Mark Sykes in the Sykes-Picot Agreement. King Faisal I regarded Georges-Picot as a war
François_Georges-Picot
2015 American film
Abdo as Fattouh, Bell's guide David Calder as Hugh Bell Nick Waring as Mark Sykes Sam Kanater as Dulaim Sophie Linfield as Judith Doughty-Wylie William
Queen_of_the_Desert_(film)
Armenian Ceramics of Jerusalem
designing and executing Kütahya tile revetments for the Yorkshire home of Mark Sykes. In late 1915, during the Armenian genocide, Ohannessian was arrested
Armenian ceramics in Jerusalem
Armenian_ceramics_in_Jerusalem
English businessman (b.1943)
Maastricht Treaty. Born in Barnsley on Sunday, 30 May 1943, Sykes was the son of coal miner Edmund Sykes. He failed his eleven-plus in 1954 and went to the Racecommon
Paul_Sykes_(businessman)
Dagger
The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a brass or wooden foil grip. It was developed
Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
Fairbairn–Sykes_fighting_knife
American singer and songwriter (born 1967)
Jesse Sykes (born Jessica Ann Solomon; July 17, 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her band Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter
Jesse_Sykes
English comedian, writer and actor (1923–2012)
and a former army sergeant. When Sykes was two, his father remarried and he gained a half-brother named John. Sykes was educated at Ward Street Central
Eric_Sykes
Document published in 1918
The Declaration to the Seven was a document written by Sir Mark Sykes, approved by Charles Hardinge, the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office
Declaration_to_the_Seven
Countess of Antrim, a sculptor, a cartoonist, and an illustrator
total of three sons and three daughters to Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet of Sledmere, and Lady Edith Violet Sykes (née Gorst). She was educated privately before
Angela MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim
Angela_MacDonnell,_Countess_of_Antrim
District and municipality in Gaziantep, Turkey
The town is inhabited by Yörüks of the Aydınlı tribe. English traveler Mark Sykes recorded İslahiye as a town inhabited by Turkmen in the early 20th century
İslahiye
1962 film directed by David Lean
McMahon–Hussein Correspondence which began the Arab Revolt and Mark Sykes, who helped draw up the Sykes–Picot Agreement which partitioned the post-war Middle East
Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)
1918 diplomatic letter
dispatched to Jeddah to deliver the letter, which had been written by Sir Mark Sykes on behalf of the British Government. The message assured Hussein that
Hogarth_Message
British soldier, diplomat, traveller and intelligence officer (1880–1923)
Carnarvon. His friendship with Middle Eastern traveller and advisor Sir Mark Sykes dates from his entry into parliament in 1911 when, with George Lloyd,
Aubrey_Herbert
English traveller and writer
be distributed to who took place. Famously, the Sykes–Picot Agreement, negotiated by the same Mark Sykes whom Bell had met 15 years earlier, allocated northern
Gertrude_Bell
Village in Kilis Province, Turkey
Turkey. The village had a population of 568 in 2022. English traveler Mark Sykes recorded Karnebi as a village inhabited by Turks in early 20th century
Duruca,_Kilis
American political commentator (born 1954)
Jay Sykes (born November 11, 1954) is an American political commentator who was editor-in-chief of the website The Bulwark. From 1993 to 2016, Sykes hosted
Charlie_Sykes
Association football club in London, England
semi-finals of the 1999–2000 season, their third play-off semi-final loss. Mark McGhee was named as Millwall's new manager for the 2000–01 season in September
Millwall_F.C.
meeting, Sykes hinted the likelihood of distributing the area to the Allied imperial powers. Outraged by the suggestion, Rida threatened Sykes with the
Rashid Rida during World War I
Rashid_Rida_during_World_War_I
American actress (born 1949)
and burst into tears at a moment's notice. Sykes later continued her studies with actor Jeff Corey. Sykes played Jim Brown's love interest in Black Gunn
Brenda_Sykes
British Desiderata re Ottoman Empire
Board of Trade Mark Sykes, representing Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War The impact of Mark Sykes, who later negotiated the Sykes-Picot Agreement
De_Bunsen_Committee
Monument in Yorkshire, England
Mark Sykes, stands nearby. Some miles away at Cowlam is a tall stone memorial to Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet. Wagoners' Memorial Sir Tatton Sykes's
Eleanor_Cross,_Sledmere
British TV sitcom (1960–1965)
Sykes and a... is a black-and-white British sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques that aired on BBC1 from 1960 to 1965. It was written by Eric
Sykes_and_a...
Australian underground writer
Maguire. Sponge magazine, a small underground design publication edited by Mark Sykes, also ran a story; again Maguire was commissioned to make the accompanying
Troughman
War memorial in Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
in the 1890s and converted by Sykes into a war memorial for the men from his estate. Sykes was the son of Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet. He served in the
Wagoners'_Memorial
Israeli statesman and British chemist (1874–1952)
Oxford, St Anthony's, MEC, J&ME, LSOC/2 Malcolm to Sykes, 3 February 1917, Hull University Sykes Papers, DDSY/2; Schneer, p. 195 Schneer, p. 196 Sacher
Chaim_Weizmann
League of Nations mandate
"firmness bordering on disrespect." Weizmann 1949, p. 348. Sykes, p. 71. Pappe, pp. 220, 221. Sykes, p. 72. Kayyali, pp. 99–104. Halabi 2012, pp. 30–32. Lausanne
Mandate_for_Palestine
Department of British Intelligence in Cairo during the First World War
and shortly after World War I." It was constituted on the initiative of Mark Sykes who, in December 1915, reported to London that, in a recent tour of the
Arab_Bureau
have stood for the Hashemite dynasty. According to a 1923 biography of Mark Sykes, the red triangle represented the Mudar tribal chieftancy, which included
Red triangle (Palestinian symbol)
Red_triangle_(Palestinian_symbol)
Romanian-British scholar
the presence of Chaim Weizmann, Nahum Sokolow, Baron Rothschild, Sir Mark Sykes and Herbert Samuel. Other visitors to the Gaster home included Winston
Moses_Gaster
Ethnic group in the Republic of Turkey
Kızılcahamam-Çamlıdere near Ankara) in 1463.[page needed] According to Mark Sykes, the earliest population transfer (or exile) of Kurds to Central Anatolia
Kurds_in_Turkey
1917 Zionist document
necessary precondition for the Balfour Declaration. Both British diplomat Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot were in Petrograd at the time
Cambon_letter
Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Built in 1751 by Richard Sykes, the house has remained in the Sykes family since then. It is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th baronet. The Sledmere
Sledmere
Fictional character based on more than one individual from a story
McMahon–Hussein Correspondence (which began the Arab Revolt), and Mark Sykes, of the Sykes–Picot Agreement, which partitioned the post-war Middle East. Screenwriter
Composite_character
British boxer (1946–2007)
Paul Sykes (23 May 1946 – 7 March 2007) was a British professional boxer and weightlifter. A substantial portion of Sykes' adulthood was spent inside prison
Paul_Sykes_(boxer)
Discontinued annual Canadian media award
Canada: I Care André Simoneau - Prank Patrol ("Principal's Office") Mark Sykes - Mark's Moments ("Max") Araya Mengesha - Mystery Hunters ("Mysterious Legends:
Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Host_in_a_Children's_or_Youth_Program_or_Series
English footballer (born 1995)
Retrieved 18 January 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) "Mark Sykes, Sam Morsy and Harry Cornick to depart Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 June
Harry_Cornick
Kurdish tribal leader and Ottoman commander
of Oriental Studies. The British colonial officer and politician Sir Mark Sykes who studied the tribes in Syria, wrote about Ibrahim Pasha's that he was
Ibrahim_Pasha_Milli
Egypt international footballer (born 1991)
Morsy in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 April 2026. "Mark Sykes, Sam Morsy and Harry Cornick to depart Bristol City". BBC Sport. 12 June
Sam_Morsy
American actor (born 1967)
Mark Alan Ruffalo (/ˈrʌfəloʊ/; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer who began his career in the late 1980s and first gained recognition
Mark_Ruffalo
Subdistrict in al-Hasakah, Syria
Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn. In 1907, Mark Sykes mentioned a nomadic Kurdish tribe called the Sartan living near Ras al-Ayn
Ras_al-Ayn_Subdistrict
English landowner and stock breeder
Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet (1772–1863) was an English landowner and stock breeder, known as a patron of horse racing. A younger brother of Sir Mark Masterman
Sir_Tatton_Sykes,_4th_Baronet
Irish peer (1935–2021)
Earl of Antrim (1911–1977) and his artist wife Angela Sykes (1911–1984), daughter of Sir Mark Sykes, Bt. As heir apparent to his father's titles he was
Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim
Alexander_McDonnell,_9th_Earl_of_Antrim
1916–1918 uprising against the Ottoman Turks
arrested, then tortured. The flag of the resistance was designed by Sir Mark Sykes, in an effort to create a feeling of "Arab-ness", in order to fuel the
Arab_Revolt
Jewish underground movement in the Ottoman Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem
his reputation, was he able to obtain cooperation from the diplomat Sir Mark Sykes.[citation needed] Sarah oversaw operations in Palestine from Zikhron Ya'akov
Nili
UK Parliament constituency (1974–1983)
Conservative 1911 Mark Sykes Unionist 1919 Joseph Kenworthy Liberal 1926 Labour 1931 Basil Barton Conservative 1935 Walter Windsor Labour 1945 Mark Hewitson Labour
Kingston_upon_Hull_Central
British protectorate from 1921 to 1946
1915 and 3 January 1916, on which date the British and French diplomats, Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot, initialled an agreed memorandum. The agreement
Emirate_of_Transjordan
126th season in existence of Bristol City FC
February 2001 (aged 22) Derby County 11 July 2023 £1,975,000 30 June 2027 17 Mark Sykes RM Belfast (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 26) Oxford United 1 July 2022
2023–24 Bristol City F.C. season
2023–24_Bristol_City_F.C._season
Colloquial suffix
Sir Tatton Sykes (1826-1913), father of politician and diplomat Sir Mark Sykes and great-great-grandfather of novelist and socialite Plum Sykes (Worcester
Oxford_"-er"
City in Turkey
destroyed. An estimated 17.37 percent of the city was destroyed. In 1904, Mark Sykes recorded Marash as a city inhabited by Armenians and Turks. Ephraim K
Kahramanmaraş
Commemorative holiday
century on: Why Arabs resent Sykes-Picot Retrieved 30 September 2025 Hussein-McMahon correspondence Retrieved 30 September 2025 Sykes-Picot Agreement Retrieved
Martyrs'_Day_(Lebanon)
English football club season
0+1 0 0+0 0 16 DF ENG Robert Dickie 36 1 30+3 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 17 MF IRL Mark Sykes 41 4 25+13 4 0+1 0 1+1 0 18 FW DEN Emil Riis Jakobsen 47 12 37+7 9 1+1
2025–26 Bristol City F.C. season
2025–26_Bristol_City_F.C._season
British diplomat, activist, soldier & administrator (1911-1977)
married the artist Angela Sykes in 1934: she was the daughter of Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet, and sister of Christopher Sykes. They lived at Glenarm Castle
Randal McDonnell, 8th Earl of Antrim
Randal_McDonnell,_8th_Earl_of_Antrim
Policy of the Turkish state
academics who wrote about the Kurds and established a presence in Kurdistan. Mark Sykes, Ely B. Soane, Edward Noel, and Cecil J. Edmonds were especially active
Denial_of_Kurds_by_Turkey
District and municipality in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
residence in the district by the early 1900s. The British spy and diplomat Mark Sykes claimed that Ibrahim Pasha had also saved some 10,000 Christians in the
Viranşehir
have claimed that "clearing the neighbourhood" is an ambiguous concept. Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, and organiser
Definition_of_planet
English football club season
completed his hat-trick and Junior Tchamadeu scored a rare goal whilst Mark Sykes got a late consolation for Bristol City. Stoke then eased to a 3–0 win
2025–26 Stoke City F.C. season
2025–26_Stoke_City_F.C._season
Kurdish tribe, originally from East Kurdistan
Samsun and Aydın in the summer. In his work on Kurdish tribes in 1908, Mark Sykes mentioned the Şêxbizin tribe near Kirkuk which numbered around 4,000 families
Şêxbizin_(tribe)
1971 British TV sitcom/sketch show
Sykes and a Big, Big Show is a British sitcom-sketch show first aired on BBC 1 in 1971. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques, it was written by Sykes
Sykes_and_a_Big,_Big_Show
Metropolitan municipality in Turkey
recorded was −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) on 22 February 1985. The English traveler Mark Sykes recorded Mardin as a city inhabited by Arabs, Armenians, and Jacobites
Mardin
Mesopotamian Administration Committee. Besides Lord Curzon as chairman and Mark Sykes as secretary, members included Lord Alfred Milner, Charles Hardinge, Sir
Eastern_Committee
633–638 AD invasion of the Sasanid Empire by the Rashidun Caliphate
The Caliph's Last Heritage: A Short History of the Turkish Empire by Mark Sykes The Book of Revenue: Kitab Al-Amwal by Abu 'Ubayd Al-Qasim Ibn Sallam
Arab_conquest_of_Mesopotamia
1924 short story by M.R. James
"vast Classical library" of Sledmere Park [sic], where James' friend Sir Mark Sykes Bt lived. "A Neighbour's Landmark" forms part of what critic Michael Kellermeyer
A_Neighbour's_Landmark
British TV sitcom (1972–1979)
Sykes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1972 to 1979. Starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques, it was written by Sykes, who had previously starred
Sykes_(TV_series)
Planetary-mass bodies that are also natural satellites
Taxonomy of Planetary Science, Philip T. Metzger, William M. Grundy, Mark Sykes, S. Alan Stern, James F. Bell III, Charlene E. Detelich, Kirby D. Runyon
Planetary-mass_moon
Research institute in Tucson, Arizona
school programs, popular science books and art. From 2004 to 2025 the Mark V. Sykes served as director of PSI. Aileen Yingst, geologist and senior scientist
Planetary_Science_Institute
UK parliamentary by-election
vacant when the Coalition Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Mark Sykes died on 16 February 1919 aged 39, a victim of the Spanish flu pandemic
1919 Kingston upon Hull Central by-election
1919_Kingston_upon_Hull_Central_by-election
Sewell, AL-07 (2011–present) Marilyn Strickland, WA-10 (2021–present) Emilia Sykes, OH-13 (2023–present) Lauren Underwood, IL-14 (2019–present) Marc Veasey
2026 United States Senate election in Michigan
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan
Canadian television host and actor
TVOntario's after school block of children's programs, alongside Milton Barns, Mark Sykes and Nicole Stamp, and later Ryan Fields. English appeared in live interstitial
Jackie_English
British politician (1852-1933)
Central In office 1885–1911 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Mark Sykes Personal details Born (1852-01-04)4 January 1852 Brighton, East Sussex
Seymour_King
Kurdish tribal group
travelogue called the Seyahatname ("Book of Travel") in 1638, and mentioned by Mark Sykes in 1909, Also mentioned by the Kurdish historian Zaki in his book (Kurd
Muzuri_(tribe)
tribes trace their origins to the Milan and Zilan tribes. According to Mark Sykes, Ibrahim Pasha, then chief of the Milli tribe, gave the following explanation:
Kurdish_mythology
English footballer (born 1999)
William Sykes-Kenworthy (born 1 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club York City. Sykes-Kenworthy
George_Sykes-Kenworthy
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