Bayburt

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Coordinates: 40°15′N 40°13′E

Bayburt, Turkey
Bayburt Overview

Bayburt Overview
Coat of Arms of Bayburt Municipality

Coat of Arms of Bayburt Municipality
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Location in Turkey

Location in Turkey
Overview
Province Bayburt
Total Population 87,745 [] (2005)
Area 3,652 km²
Elevation 1550 m
Coordinates 40°15′ N 40°13′ E
Postal code 69x xx
Area code 0458
Licence plate code 69
Mayor Bekir ÇETİN (Justice and Development Party)
Website http://www.bayburt-bld.gov.tr

Bayburt is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bayburt Province.

Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient Silk Route and it was visited by Marco Polo and Turkish excursionist Evliya Celebi. There are remains of its Byzantine Castle still exist. There are several interesting mosques, Turkish baths and tombstones in the city as well as the Catalcesme Underground City and the natural wonder Sirakayalar Waterfall.

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[edit] History

The exact date for foundation of Bayburt is unknown. However it is estimated around 100 BC. It is well-known that Bayburt is occupied by Roman Empirement and after division became a part of Eastern Romans. During the Byzantine age, Bayburt was a part of state (dependent state to Byzantine) called Heldia which was 4th of separate seven division. It is also known Bayburt castle is repaired by the Byzantine king Justinianus and later on invaded by Arabs.

Turks control the area first at 1054 and next 200 years it was occupied by many different empires.

[edit] Attractions

[edit] Bayburt Castel

The history of Bayburt Castel dates back to 2000 BCE, although we still don't know who first established it. The Castel is being renovated by Turkish Ministry of Culture.

[edit] Mosques

There are several interesting mosques.

Historical remainings
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Historical remainings


[edit] Parks and Shops

Bayburt has many delightful parks and open spaces like Genclik parki. There are several shops and malls.


[edit] Universities

Ataturk University has several departments in Bayburt.

[edit] Transportation

Bayburt Otobus Terminali, located in the south of the city, is the main port to Bayburt.

[edit] Sports

The city has one football club currently competing in the Turkish 3rd League: Bayburtspor.

[edit] See also

[edit] Famous people from Bayburt

  • Irsadi Baba

Irsadi Baba (1806 - 1877) was one of the most famous Sufi masters of his time in the North East Anatolia. He was affiliated with one of the Uwaysi lineages of Naqshibandi Tariqa. He wrote mystical poems. He also started to write "Stories of Prophets" (Kisas-ul Enbiya) in a peotical form. His grandson Aglarbaba completed these series of poems. However, he lost the only copy of this book during the First World War. Other poems of Irsadi Baba are well-preserved and published in Turkish. Unlike his grandson Aglar Baba, Irsadi Baba used a simple laguage in his poems. He was more of a folkloric poet and he rarely refered to the Scripture and Tradition. Some of the major themes he was preoccupied was divine love (Ilah-i Ask), Reality (Hakikat) and Asceticism.


  • Aglar Baba
  • Ahmet Baba
  • Sair Zihni
  • Namik Kemal Zeybek

[edit] External links


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