Around Lake Iznik (Askania Limne) „Lying in the northern part of the sancak of Bursa, around Lake Iznik, the six Armenian villages in the kaza of Bazarköy constituted the biggest demographic concentration in the region. In 1910, a total of 22,209 Armenians lived here; their ancestors, who came from Agri, Arapkir, Palu, Harput, and Erzurum, settled in the area between 1592 and 1607. To the northeast of Lake Iznik, Keramet had 1,215 inhabitants. Two hours further west lay Medz Norkiugh – Cedik Kariye for the Ottoman administration – with its 2,937 Armenians, almost all of whom earned their living either from the [...]
Archives: Regions
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Kaza Yenişehir
The Toponym The Greek place name Melangeia (Malágina – ‘blackbird’) is documented for the year 1308, the Turkish name Yenişehir (‘New City’) dates back to 1484.(1) History Yenişehir is perhaps the oldest Ottoman city foundation. Its known history dates back to the early 14th century, when it was established by building permanent houses for the first time from the tent life in the Beylik period of the Ottoman Empire, and was used by the Ottoman Army in Anatolia and Middle East expeditions due to its wetland and wide plain. The city was founded by Osman Gazi, where for the first time, coins were [...]
Kaza Yalova
Moudania / Mudanya (source: http://www.levantineheritage.com/mudanya.htm) The hilly peninsula of Yalova at the South-Eastern Marmara littoral is situated between the Gulfs of Mudanya and Izmit (Ancient Greek: Ὀλβιανὸς κόλπος, romanized: Olbianos kolpos). It comprises the area between the towns of Gemlik, which was the administrative center between 1919 and 1922, and the town of Yalova (Gr. Pylai or Pylae – Πύλαι; ‚Gates‘), including the hinterland of the Iznik district. The placename Yalakova (‘Lowland of the Yalak’) is first documented in the year 1484. Sevan Nşanyan (Index Anatolicus) assumes that the current settlement Yalova appeared only in the 18th century. Population As a result of massive [...]
Nahiye Bardizag (Bahçecik)
Toponym The history of the settlement dates back to the 10th century or the Byzantine Empire; its original name was Basileia. The immigration of Armenian refugees took place in the 16th or 17th century. They renamed the settlement Bardizag (Eastern Armenian: Partizak – Պարտիզակ – ‘Little Garden’). Population: 9,000-12,000 “To the south [of Izmit], the little town of Bağçecik (Armenian: Bardizag), with its 9,024 inhabitants, was the last station on the steamboat line that ran between Izmit and the capital Constantinople. Located six kilometers from the coast near Mt. Minas and surrounded by forests and fertile farmland, Bardizag was known above all [...]
Kaza Izmit / Nikomedia
On the eve of the First World War, there lived 25,399 Armenians (including Catholics and Protestants) in 12 localities in the canton (kaza) of Izmit, out of a total population of 70,000.[1] Eleven Armenian villages were situated within a radius of 15 to 20 kilometers, maintaining close relations with the town of Izmit (Nicomedia). Aslanbey (Arslanbey) near Izmit, [...]