Hayrabolu
Encyclopedia
Hayrabolu is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province
in the Marmara region of Turkey
. The mayor is Hasan İrtem (DP).
. Its old name was “Chariupolis” (Hanri-polis: The windy city). Although Turks
first conquered it in 1357, it was soon taken back by the Byzantines
. In 1368, during the period of Sultan Murad I
, it was conquered for the second and the last time. From that date on families chosen from different districts of Anatolia, especially from Kayseri
and Sivas, were settled in and around Hayrabolu. And the name was first changed into “Hayrı-bol” and finally to “Hayrabolu”, which is still being used today.
Tekirdag Province
The Tekirdağ Province is in Trakya , the northwestern part of Turkey. The capital city is Tekirdağ. It is famous for its meatball called "Tekirdağ köfte" and the Turkish alcoholic drink called Tekirdağ rakısı.-Districts:...
in the Marmara 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...
. The mayor is Hasan İrtem (DP).
History
Hayrabolu is one of the oldest settled areas of ThraceThrace
Thrace is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east...
. Its old name was “Chariupolis” (Hanri-polis: The windy city). Although Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
first conquered it in 1357, it was soon taken back by 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 1368, during the period of Sultan Murad I
Murad I
Murad I was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1361 to 1389...
, it was conquered for the second and the last time. From that date on families chosen from different districts of Anatolia, especially from Kayseri
Kayseri
Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...
and Sivas, were settled in and around Hayrabolu. And the name was first changed into “Hayrı-bol” and finally to “Hayrabolu”, which is still being used today.