Yağlıdere () is a

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that flows to the

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in the west end of

Espiye Espiye is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Etymology "Espiye" and its earlier spelling, "Esbüyeli", are the Turkish names for the district. Espiye is thought to be formed from two parts: "Esb", a Pers ...

, the capital town of

district in

Giresun Province Giresun Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane to the southeast, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the southwest, and Ordu to the west. Its license-plate cod ...

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Description

The stream has two major and many small tributaries. Tohumluk Creek, one of its main arms, begins in

Kurtbeli Kurtbeli is a lowland area of the Alucra district in Giresun Province of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Ana ...

highland and is used by nomadic people in summers. Kılıçlar stream begins in Erimez. These arms flow north to

Üçköprü Üçköprü (means "three bridges" in Turkish) is a joining site of Tohumluk Deresi and Kılıçlar Deresi, which are two main tributaries of Yağlıdere stream. It is located in the Giresun highlands in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), ...

of Çakrak village and join each other there. After this point, the stream is called as Yağlıdere. In its narrow valley it flows to the town of Yağlıdere, the center of the district with the same name. Finally it ends in the Black Sea near Espiye. It is long. It has high flow especially in spring because of rain and snow in the Giresun mountains. This has caused flooding in Yağlıdere in the past. Digging in the bed of the stream and pollution from solid wastes of Yağlıdere Municipality have created problems.

Etymology

"Yağlıdere" is a generic compound word in Turkish. "Yağ" means "

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" or "

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condiment ...

", and "Yağlı" means "

oily An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

" or "with butter" in Turkish. "Dere" is "stream". Thus "Yağlıdere" can be translated into

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as "Oily stream". There are two hypotheses for the etymology of the name. According to local history, there was a

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processing center in Çakrak village of

Alucra Alucra is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, from the city of Giresun. It was a district of Şebinkarahisar province between 1924-1933. Etymology Alucra is a modification of the Ottoman Empire name ''El ...

district. This dairy center was collecting raw milk from surrounding villages via a coarse

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made from clays, and were discharging dairy waste such as

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into the stream through the village. Dairy waste on the surface of the stream made it look oily. Thus it was called as "Yağlıdere". The other theory about its name comes from the natural view of the fluids. It has many small stream waterfalls joining to its main bed. Because of these waterfalls of tributaries and sharp falls of its main stream on the rocky bed, it appeared as if its surface is covered with a foamy layer of milk and/or cream. When people in the past viewed the scene formed with foam, they called it "Yağlıdere".

References

External links

Official Web site of Yağlıdere Governmental Administration (in Turkish)Umutbuku Village
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaglidere Stream Black Sea Rivers of Turkey Espiye District Rivers of Giresun Province nn:Yağlıdere