Ortahisar

Ortahisar is a district and second level municipality in Trabzon Province, Turkey. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000 would be metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second-level municipalities. The law also creates new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.[1] These changes became effective by the local elections in 2014. On 30 March 2014, Ahmet Metin Genç (AKP) was elected mayor.

Ortahisar
İlçe (district)
Ortahisar is located in Turkey
Ortahisar
Ortahisar
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°00′N 39°43′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceTrabzon Province
Government
 • MayorAhmet Metin Genç (AKP)
Elevation
50 m (150 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Urban
243,735
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61000
Area code0462
Licence plate61

Thus after 2014 the present Trabzon central district was named Ortahisar and the name Trabzon is reserved for the metropolitan municipality.

In April 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of Roman and Byzantine period archeological remains. The southern part of the wicker columns and fortifications of the Roman emperor Hadrian's period, trench walls of Byzantine period dating back to 1460 have been discovered. Remains of Roman tiles and pottery were also discovered during the excavations. According to the Trabzon City Municipality, the excavation area is planned to be turned into an open-air museum.[2][3][4]

Places of Interest

Rural area

There were 9 towns and 38 villages in the rural area of Ortahisar. Now their official status became "neighborhood of Ortahisar".

References
  1. Official gazette (in Turkish)
  2. Şafak, Yeni (10 April 2021). "Otopark projesi için yapılan kazı sırasında bulundu: Açık hava müzesi olacak". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. SAYKAL/TRABZON, (DHA), Selay. "Trabzon'da kazı çalışmaları sırasında bulundu! Müzeye dönüştürülecek". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. "Trabzon'da kazı çalışmaları sırasında bulundu! Müzeye dönüştürülecek". www.msn.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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