Ortahisar is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Trabzon Province
Trabzon Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 4,628 km2, and its population is 818,023 (2022). Located in a strategic ...
, Turkey. Its area is 235 km
2, and its population is 335,628 (2022).
The district and municipality Ortahisar was created at the
2013 Turkish local government reorganisation Municipalities () are the basic units of local government in Turkey. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute the population of Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asi ...
from the former central district of Trabzon Province. It covers the city of
Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
and the surrounding countryside. On 31 March 2024, Ahmet Kaya (
CHP) was elected mayor.
In April 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of Roman civilization
*Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...
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
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 History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
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
An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum.
Definition
Open air is "the unconfined atmosphere ... outside buildings" ...
.
Sport
The women's handball team
Ortahisar Bld. SK compete in the 2024–25 season of the
Super League
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.
Places of Interest
*
Fatih Mosque, Trabzon
Composition
There are 87
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Ortahisar District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* 1 Nolu BeÅŸirli
* 1 Nolu Bostancı
* 1 Nolu ErdoÄŸdu
* 2 Nolu BeÅŸirli
* 2 Nolu Bostancı
* 2 Nolu ErdoÄŸdu
* 3 Nolu ErdoÄŸdu
* Ağıllı
* Akkaya
* Akoluk
* Aktoprak
* Akyazı
* Aydınlıkevler
* Ayvalı
* Bahçecik
* Bengisu
* BeÅŸtaÅŸ
* Boztepe
* Bulak
* Çağlayan
* Çamoba
* Çarşı
* Çilekli
* Çimenli
* Çömlekçi
* Çukurçayır
* Cumhuriyet
* DeÄŸirmendere
* Doğançay
* Dolaylı
* Düzyurt
* Esentepe
* Esenyurt
* Fatih
* Fatih Sultan
* GazipaÅŸa
* Geçit
* Gölçayır
* Gözalan
* Gülbaharhatun
* Gündoğdu
* Gürbulak
* Hızırbey
* Ä°ncesu
* İnönü
* Ä°skenderpaÅŸa
* Kalkınma
* Kamışlı
* Kanuni
* Karakaya
* Karlık
* Karşıyaka
* Kavala
* Kaymaklı
* Kemerkaya
* Kireçhane
* Konaklar
* Kozluca
* KurtuluÅŸ
* Kutlugün
* Okçular
* Ortahisar
* Özbirlik
* Pazarkapı
* Pelitli
* Pınaraltı
* Sanayi
* Sayvan
* Sevimli
* SoÄŸuksu
* Subaşı
* Toklu
* Tosköy
* UÄŸurlu
* Ãœniversite
* Yalı
* Yalıncak
* Yenicuma
* Yeniköy
* Yenimahalle
* Yeşilbük
* YeÅŸilhisar
* Yeşilköy
* YeÅŸilova
* YeÅŸiltepe
* YeÅŸilvadi
* YeÅŸilyurt
References
{{Authority control
Districts of Trabzon Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey