Ortaköy, Artvin
| Ortaköy (Berta) | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Ortaköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.250°N 41.983°ECoordinates: 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.250°N 41.983°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey |
| Province | Artvin Province |
| District | Artvin central district |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 1,080 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 08100 |
| Area code(s) | 0466 |
| Licence plate | 08 |
Ortaköy (formerly, Berta) is a village in the Artvin Central District, Artvin Province, Turkey. Situated at 41°15′N 41°59′E / 41.250°N 41.983°E, its distance to Artvin is 35 kilometres (22 mi). As of 2013, the population of the village was 1,080.[1]
History
The area around Ortaköy was a part of the medieval Georgian principality of Klarjeti and housed the flourishing monastic center Berta, which was founded in the 9th century. The area fell to the eventual Ottoman conquest in the latter half of the 16th century. It was taken over by the Russian Empire in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, but reverted back to the Turkish control in the aftermath of World War I. The surviving edifice of the Georgian monastery has been used as a mosque.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Statistical Institute
- ↑ Khoshtaria, David (2009). "Past and Present of the Georgian Sinai: A Survey of Architectural History and Current State of Monasteries in Klarjeti". In Soustal, Peter. Heilige Berge und Wüsten: Byzanz und sein Umfeld; Referate auf dem 21. Internationalen Kongress für Byzantinistik, London, 21.–26. August 2006. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 80. ISBN 3700165617.
- ↑ Kadiroğlu, Mine (2008). "Islamic Features in the Architecture of Tao-Klardjet". In Kellner-Heinkele, Barbara; Gierlichs, Joachim; Heuer, Brigitte. Islamic Art and Architecture in the European Periphery: Crimea, Caucasus, and the Volga-Ural Region. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 188–189. ISBN 9783447057530.