Düziçi
Encyclopedia
Düziçi is a town and district of Osmaniye Province
in the Mediterranean
region of Turkey
. It is located in a small plain in the foothills of the Nur Mountains
and 440 m above the sea level.
Düziçi is on a route from the Middle East to Anatolia
and has seen numerous armies and campaigns throughout the centuries. There is a castle built by Abbasid
caliph Harun Rashid following his capture of the area from the Byzantines
in 797.
in 1071 Turks began to move into Anatolia and these hills were settled by the Avşar
(Afshar
) tribe of the Turkmen, the last groups of Turks to arrive in Anatolia from Central Asia. The Ottomans took control in 1516 during the campaign against Egypt of Sultan Selim I
. In the Ottoman period the town was known as Haruniye.
Düziçi is one of many places in the Çukurova
area that claims association with the legendary 17th century folk-poet Karacaoğlan
.
The town was occupied by the French forces after the First World War until the Turkish War of Independence
.
Osmaniye Province
Osmaniye Province is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. The province was part of Adana Province. It covers an area of 3,767 km² and has a population of 479,221 . The province is situated in Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region.The...
in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Region, Turkey
The Mediterranean Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and...
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 in a small plain in the foothills of the Nur Mountains
Nur Mountains
The Nur Mountains , also known as Gâvur Mountains , the ancient Amanus , is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south-central Turkey, which runs roughly parallel to the Gulf of İskenderun....
and 440 m above the sea level.
Düziçi is on a route from the Middle East to Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
and has seen numerous armies and campaigns throughout the centuries. There is a castle built by Abbasid
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or, more simply, the Abbasids , was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid dynasty of caliphs, who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphate from all but the al-Andalus region....
caliph Harun Rashid following his capture of the area from the Byzantines
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
in 797.
History
Following the battle of MalazgirtMalazgirt
Malazgirt is a town in Muş Province in eastern Turkey, with a population of 23,697 .-Founding:...
in 1071 Turks began to move into Anatolia and these hills were settled by the Avşar
Avsar
Avşar is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 5,600.- Notable natives :* Namig Abdullayev — National Hero of Azerbaijan....
(Afshar
Afshar
Afshar is a district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Most of its population are of the Shia-Hazara ethnic group....
) tribe of the Turkmen, the last groups of Turks to arrive in Anatolia from Central Asia. The Ottomans took control in 1516 during the campaign against Egypt of Sultan Selim I
Selim I
Selim I, Yavuz Sultân Selim Khan, Hâdim-ül Haramain-ish Sharifain , nicknamed Yavuz "the Stern" or "the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as "the Grim" , was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to...
. In the Ottoman period the town was known as Haruniye.
Düziçi is one of many places in the Çukurova
Çukurova
Çukurova , historically known as Cilicia, is a geographic, economic and cultural region in south-central Turkey, covering the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay...
area that claims association with the legendary 17th century folk-poet Karacaoğlan
Karacaoglan
Karacaoğlan is a 17th century Ottoman folk poet and ashik. His exact dates of birth and death are unknownbut it is widely accepted that he was born around 1606 and died around 1680...
.
The town was occupied by the French forces after the First World War until the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
.
Düziçi today
This is a farming district, growing peanuts, corn and wheat, irrigated by Berke reservoir.Places of interest
- The castle of Harun al-Rahshid.
- The Haruniye hot springs.
- Mount Düldül, a peak in the Nur Mountains