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A city that has witnessed a historical process of thousands of years can be successful in leaving a mark in the history of civilisation and in maintaining its presence only to the extent that it carries over its manmade riches to the present day.
Trabzon is one of such rare cities both in Turkey and in the world. The history of the city, which was first founded on top of a height between Zaganos and Tabakhane valleys, can easily be seen in its walls – first built by the founders of the city and later extended by the Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans by new annexes and restorations – monasteries, mosques, bridges and tombs.
Trabzon has benefited from the advantage of being on the most important spot on the Silk Road where Europe and Asia, and Sea and land meet, and has been successful in becoming a trade centre.
The city has turned this economic advantage to a privilege and reached the apex of almost all areas of fine arts. The art and the elegance can easily be seen in the elegant carvings on the stones used in the buildings, in the skill in producing fine jewellery, necklaces, in its cotton textile that the Ottoman palace could never give up, and in the original forms of wool textile that have come down to us.
Trabzon, the mysterious city of the east that was much-frequented by many western travellers, has had its peculiar place in travel books with its poetic people, many temples, adorable endemic plants, wild but freely-flowing rivers, scented forests, beautiful high plateaus with colourful flowers, and the cemeteries where inscriptions containing lines that challenge death are carved.
This uninterrupted and strong historical memory of the city is reflected in the daily lives of its people, and this is reflected in the local cuisine with anchovy, corn bread and spring leaves. The region’s distinctive style is very obvious in “Horon” (the regional folk dance) which symbolises the struggle with the difficulties of life in a rugged terrain, the capability of its people to make fun of themselves by creating many jokes and riddles that show their practicality in solving problems and in challenging life – which cannot be seen in other regions.
Even though it was located in a remote part of the former Ottoman Empire, the strong historical memory of the people of Trabzon contributed to Atatürk’s struggle in lighting the torch of liberation in the Erzurum Congress to create the Republic of Turkey.
We would like to thank the Director of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Mehmet Oncel KOC; the Director of Trabzon Museum, Ms Nilgun YILMAZER; and the staff of the Directorate of Culture and Tourism, and many others who contributed to the publication of this book.
Hüseyin YAVUZDEMİR
Governor of Trabzon
Governership of Trabzon :
Hükümet Konağı
Tel: 0462 230 19 66-69
www.trabzon.gov.tr
Directorate Of Culture & Tourism :
Ortahisar Mah. Eski Valilik Binası
Tel: 0 462 326 07 48
E-Mail: info@trabzonkulturturizm.gov.tr
Tourist Information Office :
İskenderpaşa Mah. Ali Naki Efendi Sok. No:1/A
Tel: 0 462 326 47 60
Museum of Trabzon
Zeytinlik Cad. Eski Kız Meslek Lisesi
Tel: 0462 322 38 22
Emergency Service
112
Ambulance
230 23 00
TOURISM POLICE - Atatürk Alanı
326 30 77 - 155
MUSEUMS
Sumela Manastırı Altındere Vadisi Maçka / TRABZON Tel: 0 462 531 10 64
Ayasofya Müzesi / St. Sophia Museum Ayasofya Mahallesi Tel: 0 462 223 30 43
Trabzon Müzesi / The Museum of Trabzon Zeytinlik Cad. Eski Kız Meslek Lisesi Tel: 0 462 322 38 22
Atatürk Köşkü / Atatürk’s Pavillion Soğuksu Semti Tel: 0 462 231 00 28
Karadeniz Geleneksel Yaşam Sergisi / Black Sea Traditional Life Style Exhibition Ortahisar Mah. Eski Hükümet Konağı Tel: 0 462 326 51 57
Cevdet Sunay Müzesi / The Museum of Cevdet Sunay Ataköy Beldesi-Çaykara-Trabzon Tel: 0 535 339 46 84
Trabzonspor Müzesi / The Museum of Trabzonspor F.C. Maraş Caddesi Halkevi Sokak Tel: 0 462 326 67 96
HEALTH CENTERS
K.T.Ü (Farabi) Tıp Fakültesi Tel: 0 462 377 50 00
Numune Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 230 23 00
S.S.K. Bölge Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 230 22 85 - 86
Özel Karadeniz Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 229 70 70 - 71 - 72
Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 321 32 62
İlk Yardım 112
Yavuz Selim Kemik Hastalıkları Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 326 14 56
Özel Yaşam Polikliniği Tel: 0 462 230 41 07
Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 230 09 60
Göğüs Hastanesi Tel: 0 462 231 04 67
DISTANCES BETWEEN SOME CITIES From Trabzon
To: - Samsun 346 Km.
- Ordu 181 Km.
- Giresun 137 Km.
- Rize 76 Km.
- Artvin 235 Km.
- İstanbul 1079 Km.
- Ankara 763 Km.
- İzmir 1349 Km.
- Erzurum 302 Km.
- Gümüşhane 100 Km.
- Antalya 1290 Km.
- Bursa 1093 Km.
- Şanlıurfa 803 Km.
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