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| ] 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>Translated from Turkish: http://www.lavinya.net/galeri/hisar/hisar.htm</ref> | ] 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>Translated from Turkish: http://www.lavinya.net/galeri/hisar/hisar.htm</ref> | ||
| === Armenian Genocide === | |||
| The city faced inter-ethnic conflict between the Ottoman forces and the ] in 1915 which Armenians remember as the ].<ref>Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador , Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 93.</ref> | |||
| The city was the location of the ] where ] allied Armenians held their grounds for up to a month against an Ottoman attack during the ].<ref>Simon Payaslian, "The Armenian Resistance at Shabin-Karahisar in 1915" 5th International conferences on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces</ref> After a month of fighting, the ] defeated the resistance and massacred the remaining survivors.<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
Pontus 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.
Armenian Genocide
The city was the location of the Shabin-Karahisar Resistance where Hunchakian party allied Armenians held their grounds for up to a month against an Ottoman attack during the Armenian Genocide. After a month of fighting, the Ottoman army defeated the resistance and massacred the remaining survivors.
Notable natives
- Rahşan Ecevit, political leader and wife of former Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Ecevit
- Andranik Toros Ozanian, an Armenian general
References
- Translated from Turkish: http://www.lavinya.net/galeri/hisar/hisar.htm
- Simon Payaslian, "The Armenian Resistance at Shabin-Karahisar in 1915" 5th International conferences on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces
- Translated from the Armenian: Mihran Kurdoghlian, Badmoutioun Hayots, C. hador , Athens, Greece, 1996, pg. 93.
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