'Trabzon' is a
province of
Turkey on the
Black Sea coast. It has a population of 1,061,055 (2006 est). Neighbouring provinces are
Giresun to the west,
Gümüşhane to the southwest,
Bayburt to the southeast and
Rize to the east. The provincial capital is
Trabzon city, and the
traffic code is 61. The province is home to a small community of
Muslim Pontic Greek-speakers.
Districts
Trabzon province is divided into 18
districts (capital district in 'bold'):
Districts along the 114
km coastline (from West to East): Beşikdüzü, Vakfıkebir, Çarşıbaşı, Akçaabat, Yomra, Arsin, Araklı, Sürmene and Of.
Districts inland: Tonya, Düzköy, Şalpazarı, Maçka, Köprübaşı, Dernekpazarı, Hayrat and Çaykara.
Beşikdüzü and Şalpazarı gained district status in 1988, Çarşıbaşı, Düzköy, Köprübaşı, Dernekpazarı and Hayrat in 1990.
History
Trabzon as in mid 19th century
The capital city
Trabzon was founded, as
Trapezus, by Greek colonists from
Sinop. An important
Roman and
Byzantine centre, it was the capital of the
Empire of Trebizond from
1204 to
1461. Trabzon was made part of the
Ottoman Empire by
Mehmet the Conqueror in
1461. It was initially a ''
sanjak'' then gained the status of ''
eyalet'' and finally became a ''
vilayet'' in
1868.
The province was a site of major fighting between Ottoman and
Russian forces during
Caucasus Campaign of
World War I which resulted in capture of the city of Trabzon by Russian army under command of
Grand Duke Nicholas and
Nikolai Yudenich in April 1916. The province returned under Turkish control in 1918 following the end of the war.
Population History
★ 2000 - 979,081
★ 1997 - 858,687
★ 1990 - 795,849
★ 1985 - 786,194
★ 1980 - 731,045
★ 1975 - 719,008
★ 1970 - 659,120
★ 1965 - 595,782
★ 1960 - 532,999
★ 1955 - 462,249
★ 1950 - 420,279
★ 1945 - 395,733
★ 1940 - 390,733
★ 1935 - 360,679
★ 1927 - 290,303
See also
★
Pontic Greeks
★
Laz people
External links
★
Trabzon Governorate
★
Trabzon Municipality
★
Trabzonspor S.K.
★
Union of Europe Trabzon Associations
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