Akçaabat
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Akçaabat is a town and district of Trabzon Province
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
. It is located on the east of the city of Trabzon
. It covers an area of 385 km² and the elevation is 10 m. The town has an estimated population of 48,315 (2007). Akcaabat is a coastal town famous for its local soccer team Akcaabat Sebatspor
, its traditional dish of Akçaabat Köftesi and its unique dance of Akcaabat Horonu. Akçaabat hosts an international folklore festival since 1990, and it was a venue for Archery and Athletics competitions of the First Black Sea Games held in 2007.
shores and named the town "Platana" because of the abundance of plane trees (lat. Platanus
). Later on, the name evolved into Pulathane, meaning "the land of iron". According to the Ottoman sources, the town center was called “Pulathane”, which belonged to the county of “Akçeabad”, meaning "the abundance of money".
, Mithridates around 3rd century BC. After the dissolution of the Pontus Empire around 60 BC, the Romans took control of the region surrounding Trabzon. Serving as a natural port for Trabzon, Akcaabat was one of the important towns of eastern Black Sea region, and thus Pontus region of the Roman Empire
.
Although attacked several times by different nations and tribes Akcaabat remained under Byzantine control until a branch of the Byzantine dynasty, Komnenos
family established their own kingdom with the help of Georgian
queen Tamara
after the Latin capture of Constantinople
in 1204. This new state, called the he Empire of Trebizond
, survived as a vassal kingdom under the Seljukid Empire
until Sultan Mehmet II "the conqueror" of the Ottoman Empire
added Trabzon to his territories in October 1461. The first battle between the Ottoman Navy and the Komnenos Navy occurred to the west of Akcaabat port, around Akcakale where the Pontus Romans lost eight ships. As Akcaabat lies to the west of Trabzon, Mehmet II used Akcaabat as his base for the final conquest of Trebizond. Akçakale tower
"the White Castle" held its defense until 1468 when the Ottomans finally succeeded in their siege.
During the centuries of Ottoman rule, Akcaabat remained the main and most important town center of Trabzon after the city of Trabzon itself. After the establishment of Akcaabat municipality in 1880, Akcaabat officially gained the status of "town" according to the municipal and administrative reform of 1884 which reorganized the administrative structure in the provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
In 1810 the Russian Navy landed troops on Akcaabat's shores around Salacik
where the defense of the townspeople repulsed the Russian landing after several of days.
During the First World War, Tsarist Russian
armies occupied Akçaabat on 20 April 1916. As the Russian forces withdrew after the Russian Revolution, Ottoman forces recaptured Akçaabat on 17 February 1918. After the establishment of Turkish Republic in 1923, Akcaabat was designated as one of the towns of the city of Trabzon according to the new administrative organization. Akcaabat has remained as the biggest town of Trabzon until today. Until 1980s Akcaabat did not witness major changes in its natural and social composition despite being the closest town to Trabzon city center, however, with the return of the German Turks
people to their hometowns and flow of rural [village] population to the town center, the composition of the town center changed. The population of the town skyrocketed from 15000 in 1980s to 50000 in 2008. The unique old-style houses [Akcaabat evleri] were replaced by huge apartment blocks, the sea has been constantly filled in order to gain land to meet rising demand for expansion of inter-city roads and recreational lands. The dissolution of the Soviet Republic in 1990 brought the influx of former Soviet Republic citizens who mainly involved in small trades and sex tourism, and this brought major changes in social composition. Added to this, the flood of June 1990, which claimed the lives of dozens of people and lots of material damage necessitated the rebuilding of the town. Today, Akcaabat is one of the most densely populated towns on the Black Sea coast.
2. Dürbinar
3. Kayalar
4. Nefsipulathane
5. Ortamahalle
6. Osmanbaba
7. Sarıtaş
8. Yenimahalle
9. Yaylacık
2. Akçakale
3. Akçakoy
4. Akpinar
5. Darica
6. Derecik
7. Dogankoy
8. Dortyol
9. Isiklar
10.Kavakli
11.Sogutlu
12.Yildizli
Trabzon Province
Trabzon Province is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east. The...
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located on the east of the city of Trabzon
Trabzon
Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. 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...
. It covers an area of 385 km² and the elevation is 10 m. The town has an estimated population of 48,315 (2007). Akcaabat is a coastal town famous for its local soccer team Akcaabat Sebatspor
Akçaabat Sebatspor
Akçaabat Sebatspor, also known as A. Sebatspor is a Turkish football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon, Turkey. They play their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923.-History:...
, its traditional dish of Akçaabat Köftesi and its unique dance of Akcaabat Horonu. Akçaabat hosts an international folklore festival since 1990, and it was a venue for Archery and Athletics competitions of the First Black Sea Games held in 2007.
Name
The first settlers of the town came from AegeanAegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
shores and named the town "Platana" because of the abundance of plane trees (lat. Platanus
Platanus
Platanus is a small genus of trees native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae....
). Later on, the name evolved into Pulathane, meaning "the land of iron". According to the Ottoman sources, the town center was called “Pulathane”, which belonged to the county of “Akçeabad”, meaning "the abundance of money".
History
Founded as a trade colony of Miletos around the 7th century BC, the town came under Persian rule around the 6th century BC. After a brief rule under Alexander the Great, Akcaabat was incorporated into the Pontus Empire established by the son of a former Persian satrapSatrap
Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires....
, Mithridates around 3rd century BC. After the dissolution of the Pontus Empire around 60 BC, the Romans took control of the region surrounding Trabzon. Serving as a natural port for Trabzon, Akcaabat was one of the important towns of eastern Black Sea region, and thus Pontus region of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
.
Although attacked several times by different nations and tribes Akcaabat remained under Byzantine control until a branch of the Byzantine dynasty, Komnenos
Komnenos
Komnenós or Comnenus was the name of a ruling family of the Eastern Roman Empire , who halted the political decline of the Empire from c.1081 to c.1185.-Origins:...
family established their own kingdom with the help of Georgian
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
queen Tamara
Tamar of Georgia
Tamar , of the Bagrationi dynasty, was Queen Regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213. Tamar presided over the "Golden age" of the medieval Georgian monarchy...
after the Latin capture of Constantinople
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in 1204. This new state, called the he Empire of Trebizond
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond, founded in April 1204, was one of three Byzantine successor states of the Byzantine Empire. However, the creation of the Empire of Trebizond was not directly related to the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade, rather it had broken away from the Byzantine Empire...
, survived as a vassal kingdom under the Seljukid Empire
Selcuk
Selcuk may refer to:* Seljuk, the bey of the Seljuk Turks* Selçuk, a town in Turkey...
until Sultan Mehmet II "the conqueror" of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
added Trabzon to his territories in October 1461. The first battle between the Ottoman Navy and the Komnenos Navy occurred to the west of Akcaabat port, around Akcakale where the Pontus Romans lost eight ships. As Akcaabat lies to the west of Trabzon, Mehmet II used Akcaabat as his base for the final conquest of Trebizond. Akçakale tower
Akçakale
Akçakale is a town and district of Şanlıurfa Province in southeastern Turkey. It is a border checkpoint on the road from Şanlıurfa to Tall Al Abyad in Syria.Many families in the region have relatives across the border in Syria.- References :...
"the White Castle" held its defense until 1468 when the Ottomans finally succeeded in their siege.
During the centuries of Ottoman rule, Akcaabat remained the main and most important town center of Trabzon after the city of Trabzon itself. After the establishment of Akcaabat municipality in 1880, Akcaabat officially gained the status of "town" according to the municipal and administrative reform of 1884 which reorganized the administrative structure in the provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
In 1810 the Russian Navy landed troops on Akcaabat's shores around Salacik
Sargana
Sargana is a Punjabi tribe in Pakistan. this tribe is mostly dominant in south Punjab.there are many known peoples in this tribes.One of them is Dr.Khizar Hayat Sargana,M.B.B.S,MSPhDPublications...
where the defense of the townspeople repulsed the Russian landing after several of days.
During the First World War, Tsarist Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
armies occupied Akçaabat on 20 April 1916. As the Russian forces withdrew after the Russian Revolution, Ottoman forces recaptured Akçaabat on 17 February 1918. After the establishment of Turkish Republic in 1923, Akcaabat was designated as one of the towns of the city of Trabzon according to the new administrative organization. Akcaabat has remained as the biggest town of Trabzon until today. Until 1980s Akcaabat did not witness major changes in its natural and social composition despite being the closest town to Trabzon city center, however, with the return of the German Turks
German Turks
Turks in Germany are people of Turkish ethnicity living in Germany who form the largest ethnic group after Germans...
people to their hometowns and flow of rural [village] population to the town center, the composition of the town center changed. The population of the town skyrocketed from 15000 in 1980s to 50000 in 2008. The unique old-style houses [Akcaabat evleri] were replaced by huge apartment blocks, the sea has been constantly filled in order to gain land to meet rising demand for expansion of inter-city roads and recreational lands. The dissolution of the Soviet Republic in 1990 brought the influx of former Soviet Republic citizens who mainly involved in small trades and sex tourism, and this brought major changes in social composition. Added to this, the flood of June 1990, which claimed the lives of dozens of people and lots of material damage necessitated the rebuilding of the town. Today, Akcaabat is one of the most densely populated towns on the Black Sea coast.
Chronology
- 700 BC, Akçaabat becomes one of the extensions of Miletos Trade Colonies.
- 312 BC, Akçaabat was incorporated to PontusPontusPontus or Pontos is a historical Greek designation for a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in modern-day northeastern Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region in antiquity by the Greeks who colonized the area, and derived from the Greek name of the Black Sea: Πόντος...
kingdom of Mithridates. - 63 BC, Akçaabat was conquered by the Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. - 1461, Akçaabat and TrabzonTrabzonTrabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. 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...
were added to Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
territories by Mehmed II the Conqueror. - 1810, Russian naval attack on the town was repulsed.
- 1880, Akçaabat Municipality was established.
- 1884, Akçaabat was awarded with Township according to the new regulations in administrative organization.
- 20 April 1916, Russian forces capture and occupy Akçaabat.
- 17 February 1918, Ottoman forces recapture Akçaabat.
- 1923, Akcaabat SebatsporAkçaabat SebatsporAkçaabat Sebatspor, also known as A. Sebatspor is a Turkish football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon, Turkey. They play their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923.-History:...
was founded under the name of Idman Sebatyurdu as one of the first three soccer teams from Trabzon. - 19–20 June 1990, Akcaabat suffered a major flood due to heavy rain and flooding of the rivers.
- 2002, Akcaabat Sebatspor became the first Turkish soccer team from a town center (except the towns of IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, IzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
) promoted to Turkish Super League.
Neighborhoods
1. Çolaklı2. Dürbinar
3. Kayalar
4. Nefsipulathane
5. Ortamahalle
6. Osmanbaba
7. Sarıtaş
8. Yenimahalle
9. Yaylacık
Counties
1. Adacik2. Akçakale
3. Akçakoy
4. Akpinar
5. Darica
6. Derecik
7. Dogankoy
8. Dortyol
9. Isiklar
10.Kavakli
11.Sogutlu
12.Yildizli
Famous People from Akçaabat
- Actor: Erol GünaydınErol GünaydinErol Günaydın is a veteran Turkish theater and film actor, as well as a renowned showman famous particularly for his portrayal of Nasreddin Hoca and his performances in the traditional Turkish meddah...
- Footballer: Metin AktaşMetin AktasMetin Aktaş is a Turkish international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Adana Demirspor in the TFF Second League.-External links:*...
, Mehmet BölükbaşıMehmet BölükbasiMehmet Bölükbaşı is a Turkish goalkeeper playing for TFF Second League side İstanbulspor. He is a product of A. Sebatspor youth academy. Journeyman Mehmet spent most of his professional career with the UEFA Cup winner Galatasaray after being discovered by Fatih Terim while playing in the third...
- Politician,Prime Minister,Minister,Member of Parliament: Hasan SakaHasan SakaHasan Saka was a Turkish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister of Turkey.-Political career:...
- Author: Hasan Izzettin Dinamo