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| == History == | == History == | ||
| Isola (Güneyören) village is the first known habited ground of the city. After it was conquered by Romans, city center was moved to ] which was later renamed to ] by the ]. First Turkish presence in the city dates back to 6th century, Turkish tribes were able to move into depths of Anatolia and for a period took control of the mid-east Anatolia until it was recaptured by the Romans. It was conquered by the Seljuk Turks in 1075 and later went under conclusive Ottoman Turkish rule in 1478 and was renamed Keygune then later Karahisar-ı Şarki (Dark Fortress of the East) after the city fortress. It took its final name Şebinkarahisar in October 11 1924 after the foundation of the Turkish Republic.<ref>http://www.lavinya.net/galeri/hisar/hisar.htm</ref> | |||
| The city faced inter-ethnic conflict between the Ottoman forces and the ] in 1915 which Armenians regard as the ].<ref>Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador , Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 93.</ref> | |||
| ==Notable natives== | ==Notable natives== | ||
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Şebinkarahisar (Armenian: Template:Hayeren) is a town and a district of Giresun Province, Turkey.
History
Isola (Güneyören) village is the first known habited ground of the city. After it was conquered by Romans, city center was moved to Nikopolis which was later renamed to Mavrakastoron by the Byzantines. First Turkish presence in the city dates back to 6th century, Turkish tribes were able to move into depths of Anatolia and for a period took control of the mid-east Anatolia until it was recaptured by the Romans. It was conquered by the Seljuk Turks in 1075 and later went under conclusive Ottoman Turkish rule in 1478 and was renamed Keygune then later Karahisar-ı Şarki (Dark Fortress of the East) after the city fortress. It took its final name Şebinkarahisar in October 11 1924 after the foundation of the Turkish Republic.
The city faced inter-ethnic conflict between the Ottoman forces and the Armenian Hunchakian Party in 1915 which Armenians regard as the Shabin-Karahisar Resistance.
Notable natives
- Rahşan Ecevit, political leader and wife of former Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Ecevit
- Andranik Toros Ozanian, an Armenian general
References
- http://www.lavinya.net/galeri/hisar/hisar.htm
- Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador , Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 93.
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| Şebinkarahisar in Giresun Province of Turkey | ||
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