Giresun Province
Encyclopedia
Provinces of Turkey
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called il in Turkish .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
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...
on the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon
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...
to the east, Gümüşhane
Gümüshane Province
Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east, Trabzon to the north, Giresun and Erzincan to the west. It covers an area of 6,575 km² and has a population of 129,618 in 2010. The population was 186,953 in 2000. The name Gümüşhane means silver house...
to the south-west, Erzincan
Erzincan Province
Erzincan Province is a province in the eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939...
to the south, Sivas
Sivas Province
The Sivas Province is a province of Turkey. It located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Yozgat to the west, Kayseri to the southwest, Kahramanmaraş to the south, Malatya to the southeast, Erzincan...
to the south-east, and Ordu
Ordu Province
Ordu Province is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east. Its traffic code is 52...
to the west. The provincial capital is Giresun
Giresun
Giresun is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.-Etymology:...
.
Geography
Giresun is an agricultural region of great natural beauty, especially in the highlands. The lower areas near the Black SeaBlack Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast are Turkey's largest producer of hazelnuts; a Giresun folk song tells "I will not eat a single hazelnut, unless you are by my side", while another tells of a lover shot dead under a hazelnut tree
The higher mountain areas are forest and pasture and in places there is mining of copper, zinc, iron and other metals. The mountain villages are remote, with poor roads and little else in the way of infrastructure. And the hillsides are too steep for agriculture also, so for example cornbread is the traditional meal, as they cannot grow wheat. Life here is hard and in the past many people have left to find jobs in Turkey's larger cities or abroad.
The climate is typical of this stretch of the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast i.e. very wet. Local flora includes bilberries (Turkish "taflan").
Districts
Giresun province is divided into 16 districtsDistricts of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....
(capital district in bold):
|
|
Handcrafts
Due to the dense in Giresun, woodwork is among the common handcrafts in the region. Some of small wooden handcrafts peculiar to the city are churnChurn
Churn may refer to:* Butter churn, a device used for churning butter* Churning , the process of creating butter out of milk or cream* Churn drill, a large, older drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground- People and places :...
s, külek (a storing pot for cheese), an spoons. One of the oldest handcrafts in the city is weaving. Wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
, linen
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....
threads and similar raw marerials are spun in hand looms to produce various local clothes, heybe (shoulder bags) and bags. Strong threads and knitted threads are also produced in hand looms.
Cuisine
Some of the dishes peculiar to the city are cornMaize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
soup (Mısır çorbası), cabbage soup (lahana çorbası), cabbge leaves stuffed with a meat fillig (Etli lahana sarması), black cabbage dish (karalahana yemeği or pancar yemeği), pilaf
Pilaf
Pilaf is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth . In some cases, the rice may also attain its brown color by being stirred with bits of cooked onion, as well as a large mix of spices...
with anchovy (hamsili pilav), piaf with cabbage (dible), kaygana, kuymak (made of cheese, cornmeal and butter)
Places of interest
- KümbetKümbetKümbet is the name given to Seljuq mausoleums. Kümbet are an important part of Seljuq architecture. In Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran where the Turks set up states and ruled for centuries, there are a number of examples of such mausoleums...
, Karagöl and BektaşBektas-Etymology:Bektaş may be a Turkish compound word of bek, "strong", and taş "stone", which refers to the big stones and rocky places on the plateau...
- areas of attractive mountain pasture in the district of DereliDereliDereli is a town and district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Kazım Zeki Şenlikoğlu .Dereli is a small town of 6,043 people in attractive countryside, in the valley of the Aksu Deresi and Akkaya River, inland 28 from Giresun on the road to...
, where people can enjoy walks and picnics. Annual folklore festivals are held here in summer.
Politicians
- Topal OsmanTopal OsmanTopal Osman Agha was a Turkish militia leader of the late Ottoman and early Republican periods. He commanded the 42nd Giresun Volunteer Regiment and 47th Giresun Volunteer Regiment...
- (1883, Giresun - 2 Nisan 1923, Ankara), soldier and commander in the Turkish War of IndependenceTurkish War of IndependenceThe 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... - Mustafa SuphiMustafa SuphiMustafa Suphi was a Turkish communist leader .- Early Years :Suphi was educated in Jerusalem, Damascus and Erzurum before attending Galatasaray High School. He studied political science in Paris, where he was also a correspondent of the Turkish newspaper Tanin...
- (1883, Giresun - 1921) founder of the Communist Party of Turkey - Hasan Âli YücelHasan Âli YücelHasan Âli Yücel was the former minister of education of Turkey, who served from December 1938 to August 1946. He is well known for his reforms in the education system, and the foundation of Village Institutes...
(1897, İstanbul – 1961) poet, thinker and politician, former minister of education, born to a GöreleGöreleGörele is a town and a district of Giresun Province on the Black Sea coast of eastern Turkey. The population is 16,033 as of 2010.-Etymology:The name derives from the Italian for coral as the Genoese named the area La Coralla.-Geography:...
family. - İdris Küçükömer (1925, Giresun - 1987) economist and thinker
- Rahşan EcevitRahsan EcevitRahşan Ecevit is the spouse of the late Turkish politician and former prime minister Bülent Ecevit.She was born in Bursa, Turkey to a family from Şebinkarahisar, a town in the northeastern Giresun Province. Her father was Namık Zeki Aral, and her mother Zahide Aral. Their family came from...
(1923, Bursa - ) wife of former Turkish Prime Minister, Bülent EcevitBülent EcevitMustafa Bülent Ecevit was a Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, who was the leader of Republican People's Party , later of the Democratic Left Party and four-time Prime Minister of Turkey.- Personal life :...
, born to a ŞebinkarahisarSebinkarahisarŞebinkarahisar is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of eastern Turkey.-Name:The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey captured the then ancient fortress and renamed it Colonia, in Greek Koloneia...
family - Naim Tirali (1925, Giresun - ), journalist and politician
- Hayrettin Erkmen (b Tirebolu - ) former foreign minister,
- Harun KaradenizHarun KaradenizHarun Karadeniz was a student leader of the 1968 generation in Turkey and the chair of the Student Union of Istanbul Technical University....
(1942, Alucra-1975) writer and student activist leader of the 1968 generation
Writers and artists
- Ergin Günçe (1938, Giresun - 1983) poet
- Fethi Naci (1927, Giresun - ) writer and critic
- Aziz NesinAziz NesinAziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.-Pseudonyms:...
- (1915, Şebinkarahisar - 1995), writer and journalist - Bedri Rahmi EyüboğluBedri Rahmi EyübogluBedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu was a Turkish painter and poet.Bedri Rahmi was born 1911 in Görele on the Black Sea. He was the second child of a family with five. His elder brother, Sabahattin Eyuboglu, is a well-known writer and his younger sister, Mualla Eyüboğlu, was one of the first architects working...
(1913, Görele - 1975, Istanbul), painter and poet - Ahmet YalçınkayaAhmet YalcinkayaAhmet Yalçınkaya is a Turkish poet. He was born in Giresun, Turkey, finished High School in Germany and completed his secondary education in Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. He has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Bosphorus University , M.Sc. in Robotics from Istanbul Technical University , A.A...
(b 1963, Giresun ) poet, - Hamit Görele (1903, Görele - 1980, Istanbul), painter
- Yaman OkayYaman OkayYaman Okay was a Turkish actor. He won the 1981 Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in On Fertile Lands.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
(b 1951, Giresun -), actor and film director - İlyas İlbey actor, husband of Yasemin Yalçın
- İlker Yasin Kanal DKanal DKanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online....
s football commentator - Hulki Cevizoğlu (b 1958, Giresun - ), journalist, TV presenter and producer, specialises in political debate
- Kadir Çelik (b Görele )TV producer and presenter,
- Şafak Karaman (b 1967, Trabzon - ) minor celebrity and TV presenter, born to a TireboluTirebolu-Geography:Tirebolu itself is a small town of 14,303 people located on the hill named Ayana which rises from the Black Sea shore just to the west of the Harşit River estuary...
family - Öztürk SerengilÖztürk SerengilÖztürk Serengil was a Turkish actor and comedian. He is mostly known as one of the most famous comedians in Turkish films.-Biography:...
well-known film actor, father of Seren SerengilSeren SerengilSeren Serengil is a Turkish singer and actress. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and TV series. Her father Öztürk Serengil was a very famous actor, theatre performer and showman.- Career :...
, grew up in Giresun - Salih MemecanSalih MemecanSalih Memecan is a Turkish editorial caricaturist and cartoonist. Memecan's political cartoon strip, Bizimcity, and comics cartoon strip, Sizinkiler, are published daily in Sabah newspaper, one of the largest in Turkey, and weekly in the Aktüel magazine...
(1952, Giresun - ), cartoonist of Sabah (newspaper)Sabah (newspaper)Sabah is a popular Turkish daily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" in the Turkish language originating from Arabic...
.
Musicians
Giresun province shares the folk music of the Black Sea region and is the birthplace of:- Picoğlu OsmanPicoğlu OsmanPicoğlu Osman was a Turkish kemençe player from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. He was also a famous composer and he is thought to be one of the best kemençe players.- Early life :He was born to a Chepni Turkish family in Görele...
(b. 1901, Görele - d. 1946 Amasra) folk musician, considered to be one of the best kemençeKemenceKemence is a village in Pest county, Hungary....
players. - Katip ŞadiKatip ŞadiKatip Şadi is a kemençe player from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. He is a "Görele-style" player and he is thought to be one of the best living kemençe players in the Black Sea Region. He began playing kemençe at the age of 10. His kemençe tutor was Kemal İpşir. His first LP was released...
(b 1932, Görele -) folk musician, KemençeKemenceKemence is a village in Pest county, Hungary....
player, a local version of the violin.
Other musicians include:
- Teoman (1967, Alucra - ), rock singer
- Ozan Arif (1949, Alucra - ), poet, lyricist, balladeer of the extreme right MHPMHPMHP may stand for:*Minsk-1 Airport*Montana Highway Patrol*Monty Hall problem*A mental health professional*Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi - a Turkish nationalist political party*Multimedia Home Platform...
. - Bahadır Aydoğan ArabeskArabeskArabesk may refer to:*Arabesque , a Turkish musical genre having Arabic influences*Arabesk Airline Alliance*Arabesk trilogy, a sequence of alternate history novels by the British author Jon Courtenay Grimwood...
style singer - Mustafa Küçük folk-arabesk musician
- Gökhan Semiz(1968, Istanbul- 1998 İstanbul) member of the pop music group Group Vitamin, family from Giresun
Sports people
- Şenes ErzikSenes ErzikŞenes Erzik was born in the Black Sea town of Giresun on 18 September 1942. He is best known for his work in Turkish and European football, and is a UEFA vice president...
(1942, Giresun -) Businessman and vice president of UEFAUEFAThe Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... - Footballers Tolga SeyhanTolga SeyhanTolga Seyhan is a Turkish footballer who plays for the club Hacettepespor in the Turkish Super Lig. He was born in Giresun, a city on the Black Sea.-Club career:...
(b 1977 -) and Gökdeniz KaradenizGökdeniz KaradenizGökdeniz Karadeniz is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for FC Rubin Kazan. He is also a member of the Turkish national team.-Trabzonspor:...
(b 1980 Giresun, currently with Rubin Kazan) - Hasan GemiciHasan GemiciHazan Gemici was a Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won the gold medal in the flyweight class of men's freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympics....
- 1952 Olympic1952 Summer OlympicsThe 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Giresunspor
Giresunspor
Giresunspor is a Turkish football club, firstly founded in 1925 and formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is now playing at Bank Asya Birinci Lig...
are a 2nd(Bank Asya 1.Lig)league football team.
Giresun in popular culture
- The TV series Uy Başuma Gelenler was filmed in the village of Düzköy, its the story of a young man from Istanbul who inherits a hazelnut grove in Giresun (a Turkish twist on Monarch of the Glen.
- The folk song Giresun üstünde vapur bağrıyor (Eşref Bey Ağıtı) meanwhile has been recorded by a number of artists including Ismail Hakkı Demircioğlu, and tells of a wounded soldier dying in Giresun
- Giresun'un içinde has been sung by Musa EroğluMusa EroğluMusa Eroğlu is a Turkish folk musician and bağlama virtuoso.He was born in the Mut county district of Mersin. He completed his secondary education...
, Selda BağcanSelda BağcanSelda Bağcan is a Turkish singer and guitarist. She was born in 1948. The Turkish military rulers persecuted her in the 1980s due to her political songs.-External links:* – official website* discography at Discogs...
and Fuat SakaFuat SakaFuat Saka , is a Turkish singer, songwriter, arranger, guitarist ....
, who also sang Lazutlar which means corn in the local dialect and is a kind of Cider with RosieCider with RosieCider with Rosie is a 1959 book by Laurie Lee . It is the first book of a trilogy that continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War...
rural idyll in verse. - Ahmet KayaAhmet KayaAhmet Kaya was a celebrated Turkish-Kurdish singer who died on November 16, 2000 in exile in Paris. He formerly sang in Turkish...
sang Mican a ballad about a local bandit in the mountains.