Doğankent is a town in

Giresun Province Giresun Province (Greek language, Greek : Κερασούντα, ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon Province, Trabzon to the east, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the ...

in the

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region of

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. It is the seat of Doğankent District.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 4,545 (2022).

Geography

Doğankent is a hilly district in the valley of the Harşit. The climate is typical of the

region, with much rain, summer and winter. Doğankent provides high schools and other basic amenities to the surrounding villages.

Etymology

Previously known as ''Kürtün-ü Zir'', ''Manastır Bükü'' and ''Harşit''.

History

There was a monastery here in the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

period, hence the earlier name. The area was settled by

Seljuk Turks The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turks, Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate society, Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persi ...

following their victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Malazgirt and was then absorbed into the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

in 1461 by Sultan

Mehmet II Mehmed II (; , ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (; ), was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, ...

during his conquest of the rump-Byzantine

Empire of Trebizond The Empire of Trebizond or the Trapezuntine Empire was one of the three successor rump states of the Byzantine Empire that existed during the 13th through to the 15th century. The empire consisted of the Pontus, or far northeastern corner of A ...

. The areas importance as a centre of education persisted as the monasteries were converted into Islamic

medrese Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

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(follow ''resim'', ''resimler'' or ''foto galeri'' in the Turkish websites for pictures)
the municipality
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the district governorate
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local information
Populated places in Giresun Province Doğankent District District municipalities in Turkey {{Giresun-geo-stub

Geography

Etymology

History

See also

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