Presentation of Trabzon City

TRABZON IS A CITY ON THE BLACKSEA COAST OF NORTH-EASTERN TURKEY.

TRABZON, LOCATED ON THE HISTORICAL SILK ROAD, BECAME A MELTING POT OF RELIGIONS, LANGUAGES AND CULTURE FOR CENTURIES AND A TRADE GATEWAY TO IRAN IN THE SOUTHEAST AND THE CAUCASUS TO THE NORTHEAST

THE TURKISH NAME OF THE CITY IS TRABZON. IT IS HISTORICALLY KNOWN ASTREBIZOND, TRAPEZUND, TRIBISONDE AND TRAPEZUS. IN LATIN, TRABZON WAS CALLED TRAPEZUS, WHICH IS THE LATINIZATION OF THE ANCIENTGREEK ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟῦΣ(TRAPEZOUS), THE FIRST NAME OF THE CITY. (ΤΡΆΠΕΖΑ MEANT "TABLE" IN ANCIENT GREEK; NOTE THE TABLE ON THE COIN IN THE FIGURE.) BOTH IN PONTIC GREEK AND MODERN GREEK, IT IS CALLED ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΎΝΤΑ(TRAPEZOUNDA).

TRABZON IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CITIES OF TURKEY AND THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE EASTERN BLACK SEA REGION. DUE TO RAINY CLIMATE EVEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, IT HAS LOTS OF GREEN FORESTS ANDMOUNTAINS WITH MANY RIVERS AND HIGHLANDS.

THERE ARE MAJOR ROADS CONNECTING TRABZON TO OTHER CITIES, AND A BIG HARBOR FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING TRAFFIC IN THE BLACK SEA AND AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

SUMELA MONASTERY (MACKA)

SITUATED IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL SETTING, SUMELA MONASTERY BUILT IN THE 14TH CENTURY IS NESTLED INTO THE SIDE OF ROCKS IN A FAMOUS VALLEY IN MAÇKA, ONLY 50 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM TRABZON. THE SETTING IS 1200 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.

TWO GREEK MONKS, BARNABY AND SOPHRONIOS STARTED THE ORIGINAL BUILDING. THE 7TH CENTURY ICON APPARENTLY PAINTED BY AN ANONYMOUS TRABZON ARTIST BECAME THE SYMBOL OF THE MONASTERY.

Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya)* IT WAS BUILT IN COVERED GREEK CROSS ARCHITECTURE

DURING THE REIGN OF KING MANUEL I KOMMENOS IN 13TH CENTURY.

*MUSLIM SELJUK STONE WORKERS ALSO WORKED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH AND THE CHURCH CONTINUED ITS SERVICE UNTIL 1670 AFTER OTTOMANS INVADED THE REGION IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A MOSQUE IN 1670 AND SERVED AS A STORAGE AND HOSPITAL DURING WORLD WAR I. LATER IT SERVED AS A MOSQUE AGAIN. THE CHAPEL IN THE NORTH OF THE CHURCH IS OLDER AND THE BELL TOWER AND WAS BUILT IN 1427.

*HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH WAS CONVERTED INTO A MUSEUM IN 1964 AND THEN INTO A MOSQUE AGAIN IN 2013.

* IT IS LOCATED AT THREE KILOMETERS WEST OF THE CITY. IT IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUMIN ISTANBUL

*ITS NAME COMES FROM GREEK: HAGIA SOPHIA MEANS DIVINE WISDOM.

THE MANSION, WHICH WAS BUILT BY A RICH GREEK BANKER NAMED KONSTANTINOSKAPPAGIANIDIS, IS AN EXAMPLE OF 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE.

ATATÜRK STAYED IN THIS HOUSE WHEN HE VISITED TRABZON IN 1930 AND IN 1937, WAS BOUGHT BY TRABZON MUNICIPALITY IN 1964 AFTER HE DIED IN 1938 IN DOLMABAHCE PALACE, ISTANBUL.

THE MANSION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED AS A MUSEUM SINCE 1964. IT IS 7 KILOMETERS FROM DOWNTOWN AND IS LOCATED IN SOGUKSU.

Atatürk Mansion

LONG LAKE Long Lake is a lake situated to the south of the city of

Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.

The area is most famous for its natural beauty. Located in a valley between high rising mountains, the lake and village at first appear inaccessible.

Over the years, the picturesque lake, its village and the surrounding valley have become popular tourist attractions.

FOOD AND DRINKS

AKÇAABAT MEATBALL IS FAMOUS IN TRABZON. YOU SHOULD TASTE IT.

STEAMED FISH WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE IS AMONG THE MOST DELICIOUS FOOD.

KUYMAK ,MADE OF CHEESE, CORN FLOUR ANDWATER, IS INDISPENSABLEFLAVOR OF BREAKFASTS .

LAZ PIE IS AMONG THE MOSTDELICIOUS DESSERTS.

YOU SHOULD DRINK SAMOVAR TEA BY THE VIEW OF TRABZON AT BOZTEPE.

TRABZON IS FAMOUS FOR ITS HANDCRAFTS AND JEWELLERY

FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SPORT FOR TRABZON’S PEOPLE.

TRABZONSPORT IS IN SUPER LEAGUE IN TURKEY.

OSCAR CARDOZO, FAMOUS FORWARD PLAYER

*TRABZONSPORT HAS 7

CHAMPIONSHIP IN SUPER LEAGUE.

*IT WAS THE CHAMPION OF

2010-2011 SEASON.

MUSIC

KEMENÇE IS THE FOLKLORIC INSTRUMENT OF TRABZON.

HORON IS THE FOLKLORIC DANCE OF TRABZON. IT IS PLAYED WTTH THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF DRUM AND KEMENÇE .

TRABZON CITY HAS A FAMOUS SLOGAN

BİZE HER YER TRABZON

(EVERYWHERE IS TRABZON FOR US)

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