Ordu City Guide
Ordu, is a city on the Black
Sea Region of Turkey being a settlement ideal place since 15,000 B.C
and with a great history root from Hittites to Ottoman Empire Age was
in a stage position for plenty of important historical events in the
past.
The city is a natural paradise where the blue and the green meets each
other. Because of having the longest sea shore and cleanest sand of the
region , it provides a large opportunities for sea tourism.
Some of the activities the area provides to it's visitors are
wrestling, horse races, soccer and sportive fishing in Black Sea that
holds a great variety of fish types and on stream rivers within the
city.
Wild animal and birds hunting along with numerous festivals and
activities held in the area are some of the important social values of
the city.
Places to visit in Ordu
Museums and historical structures; Pasaoglu Pavilion and Ethnography
Museum (The pavilion established in 1986 is one of the most beautiful
example of Turkish Civil Architecture. ) , Ispet Pasa Elementary School
(1860), and Military branch - citizenship registration office is one of
the best model of Stone Architecture.
Historical / ancient settlement areas; cotyora (referred as Bozukkale
by locals) is the first settlement place of the area, Kurulkaya
Settlement (4th and 5th centuries B.C.), Cingirt Rock Settlement,
Arikmusa Settlement is 2000 years old , Yasonburnu Peninsula and
Hoynat Island.
Rock Tombs; Buben Rock Tomb, Delikkaya Rock Grave, Kalekoy Castle Rock
Cemetery (from Hellenistic Era), Tozkoparan Rock Graveyard, Dikenlice
Rock Tomb, Mesudiye Town Stone Cemetery(single and double column graves
are worth to give a visit), Kiranyagmur Village Tombs and Sirma Rock
Graves(with a great magnitude and are estimated of being belong to
Hellenistic Era).
Historical Castles; Unye Castle is 2500 years old. Goller Village
Castle (14th century), Meletios / Yastura Castle (estimated as the
oldest settlement place of the region), Golkoy Castle (was included in
the list of World Antique Heritage List by UNESCO in 1997), Kevgir
Castle, Bolaman, Gencaga, Kusnefak Castles, Cubuklu Castle (the view
over the castle is breath taking and again this heritage was included
in UNESCO's World Antique Heritages in 1997).
Historic Mosques and Hamams (Turkish Baths); Atik Ibrahim Pasa (also
referred as Orta is the first mosque established in the city), Aziziye,
Hamidiye Mosque (1890 - 1892), Selimiye Mosque, Saray (1816), Haci
Osman Aga, Yalikoy, Cayir, Eski Pazar Mosques and Hamams (is being
estimated as settled in 1380), Buyuk Hamam, Kucuk Hamam, Eski (Grand)
Mosque (was established in 18th century and referred as Laleli),
Medreseonu Afirli (is a wood constructed structure and the original
architect is amazing), Efirli Mosque and Tombs(the tombs left roughly
around 1800's and there are quite aesthetics tombstones), Yali Hamam,
Saray Hamam, Eski Hamam (the structure was a church originally and
converted to mosque later) and Cifte Hamam.
Churches; Tasbasi Culture Center (Old Prison - Church was established
by the Greeks in 1853 and is being used as culture center since 200),
Duz Province Church (was constructed in late 18th century and is being
as the stage of 75th years of Turkish Republic by Ordu Municipality at
present) , Mesudiye Church (1912), Yason Church (the structure
constructed by the Greeks who used to live around is 1st degree
Archeological and 2nd degree natural / historical site) and Unye Church
(is being used as wedding reception hall).
Fountains and Bridges; Olaksuyu Fountain (1842), Kirazlimani Fountain
(1911), Osmanbey Fountain, Tarihi Fountain, Oluklu Fountain, Kemer
Bridge (1890 - 1895) , Kestane Village Bridges(1890 - 1900), Kens Bridge
and Sarp Brook Bridge.
Parks and recreation spots; Cingirt
Castle, Yoroz City Forest, Gelin Rock, Fatsa Pine Forest, Poskuden
Waterfalls, Cakirtepe Park, Kupkaya Canyon, Kursuncal Forests and
Waterfalls, Asarkaya Park, Atrocumali Space Observatory, Yason Bay
Tourism Center and Yason Church.
Uzunkum Beach in Unye , Mavi Dunya / World Beach and Tent Camp in
Gulyali, Caka Sandy Beach and Recreation spots in Persembe, Belicesu and
Elifli Beaches again in Persembe town are some of the ideal and popular
places of Ordu for it's tourism and visitors.
Provinces of Ordu
Akkus, Unye, Aybasti, Ulubey, Camas, Persembe,
Catalpinar, Mesudiye, Caybasi, Kumru, Gulyali, Korgan, Gurgentepe,
Kabatas, Ikizce and Kabaduz.
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