Geography

Köprülü is a town in Göle

Göle

Göle ) is a small city and surrounding district in Ardahan Province of Turkey. The city was formerly known as Merdenik, Merdinik or Ardahan-ı Küçük ....

 district of Ardahan Province. At 40°53′N 42°28′E the distance to Göle is 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) and to Ardahan

Ardahan

Ardahan is a city in northeastern Turkey, near the Georgian border.-Ancient and medieval:In Ancient times the region was called Gogarene, which is assumed to derive from the name of Gugars, who were a Proto-Kartvelian tribe...

 is 75 kilometres (46.6 mi). The population of Köprülü is 2017 as of 2010 .

History

Köprülü which was founded in the late 18th century, was ceded to the Russian Empire

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...

 in 1878
by the Treaty of Berlin

Treaty of Berlin

The name Treaty of Berlin is attached to several treaties:* Treaty of Berlin , an alliance between Hanover-Great Britain and Denmark in the Great Northern War* Treaty of Berlin , between Austria and Prussia, signed but not ratified by Russia...

. But on 2 December 1921 Köprülü was returned to Turkey by the Treaty of Alexandropol

Treaty of Alexandropol

The Treaty of Alexandropol was a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of Armenia and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ending the Turkish-Armenian War, signed on December 2, 1920, before the declaration of the Republic of Turkey. It was the first treaty signed by Turkish...

(Gümrü) . The name of the settlement was Korehenk. But in 1962 the name was changed to Köprülü (“with bridge”) referring to the wooden bridge in the settlement. In 1971 the Köprülü was declared a seat of township.

Economy

Köprülü is a high alttute town. Because of the cold winters, agricultural income is quite limited and the major economic activity of the town is cattle breeding.