Perşembe (originated from

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

word meaning "Thursday"), also Heneti ( Laz and ka, ჰენეთი) and formerly Vona (), is a municipality and

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Ordu Province Ordu Province () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its area is 5,914 km2, and its population is 763,190 (2022). Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, ...

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. Its area is 217 km², and its population is 30,101 (2022). The town lies on the

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coast at an elevation of .

Legend and history

Perşembe is on the Vona Peninsula on the

coast and is held to be the point where the legendary Jason and the Argonauts were forced to land during their struggle with the storms and currents of the Black Sea. For a long time Vona was part of the

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and its successors the

Byzantine Empire 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 ...

and

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 ...

. This era ended in 1461 when Trebizond was overturned 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, ...

and Vona was brought into the

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, although there was a Turkish (

Chepni Chepni (; ; ) is one of the 24 Oghuz Turkic tribes. History In the legend of Oghuz Qaghan, the Chepni was stated as one of the clans of the tribe of ''Gök Han'' that consists of Pecheneg (''Beçenek''), Bayandur (''Bayındır''), Chowdur ('' ...

Tribes) community in the town before this date. By 1520 the port of Vona was a predominantly Muslim town.

Composition

There are 54

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in Perşembe District:Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Alınca * Anaç * Aziziye * Babalı * Bekirli * Beyli * Boğazcık * Bolatlı * Çamarası * Çandır * Çaytepe * Çerli * Çınar * Dereiçi * Doğanköy * Düz * Efirli * Ekinciler * Gündoğdu * Güzelyurt * Hacılar * Hamidiye * İmeçli * İstanbulboğazı * Kacalı * Kaleyaka * Kazancılı * Kırlı * Kovanlı * Kozağzı * Kurtuluş * Kutluca * Kuyluca * Medreseönü * Mersinköy * Neneli * Okçulu * Ortatepe * Ramazan * Sarayköy * Selimiye * Şenyurt * Sırakovancı * Soğukpınar * Tarlacık * Tepecik * Tepeköy * Töngeldüzü * Yarlı * Yazlık * Yeniköy * Yeniöz * Yeşilköy * Yumrutaş

References

External links

District governor's official website

District municipality's official website

Road map of Perşembe and environs

Various images of Perşembe, Ordu
Populated places in Ordu Province Populated coastal places in Turkey Districts of Ordu Province Cittaslow Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey {{Ordu-geo-stub

Legend and history

Composition

See also

References

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