Vezirköprü is a district of

Samsun Province Samsun Province ( tr, Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast on the ea ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier

Köprülü Mehmed Pasha Köprülü Mehmed Pasha ( ota, كپرولی محمد پاشا, tr, Köprülü Mehmet Paşa; or ''Qyprilliu'', also called ''Mehmed Pashá Rojniku''; 1575, Roshnik,– 31 October 1661, Edirne) was the founder of the Köprülü political dynas ...

History

At the breakup of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

's empire the Vezirköprü region became part of the

kingdom of Pontus Pontus ( grc-gre, Πόντος ) was a Hellenistic kingdom centered in the historical region of Pontus and ruled by the Mithridatic dynasty (of Persian origin), which possibly may have been directly related to Darius the Great of the Achaemen ...

with its capital at Amaseia (

Amasya Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ...

), later at Sinope (

Sinop Sinop can refer to: * Sinop, Turkey, a city on the Black Sea ** Sinop Nuclear Power Plant, was planned in 2013, but cancelled in 2018 ** Battle of Sinop, 1853 naval battle in the Sinop port *** Russian ship ''Sinop'', Russian ships named after the ...

). When the last king Mithradates VI was defeated by the Romans,

Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...

founded a "new city", Neapolis ( grc, Νεάπολις), which later changed its name to Neoklaudioupolis (Νεοκλαυδιούπολις) or Neoclaudiopolis in Latin, the forerunner of modern Vezirköprü. In

late antiquity Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...

, the town returned to its original name, Andrapa (Ἄνδραπα), and became a bishopric. It also minted coins bearing the dates and effigies of

Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Latin: áːɾkus̠ auɾέːli.us̠ antɔ́ːni.us̠ English: ; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good ...

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary suc ...

, and

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. Its bishop Paralius was at the Council of Ephesus (431) and sent his deacon Eucharius to represent him at the

Council of Chalcedon The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bi ...

(451). Paulus was one of the signatories of the letter by which the bishops of the

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Helenopontus Pontus or Pontos (; el, Πόντος, translit=Póntos, "Sea") is a region on the southern coast of the Black Sea, located in the modern-day eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. The name was applied to the coastal region and its mountainous hi ...

, to which Andrapa belonged, protested to

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Leo I the Thracian Leo I (; 401 – 18 January 474), also known as "the Thracian" ( la, Thrax; grc-gre, ο Θραξ),; grc-gre, Μακέλλης), referencing the murder of Aspar and his son. was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. He was a native of Dacia ...

in 458 about the killing of

Proterius of Alexandria Hieromartyr Proterius of Alexandria (died 457) was Patriarch of Alexandria from 451 to 457. He had been appointed by the Council of Chalcedon to replace the deposed Dioscorus. History Proterius was elected by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 t ...

. Ioannes was at the

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(680), Sergius at the

Trullan Council The Quinisext Council (Latin: ''Concilium Quinisextum''; Koine Greek: , ''Penthékti Sýnodos''), i.e. the Fifth-Sixth Council, often called the Council ''in Trullo'', Trullan Council, or the Penthekte Synod, was a church council held in 692 at ...

(692). Theodorus was represented at the

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(787) by his deacon Marinus. Antonius took part in the Photian

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. No longer a residential bishopric, Andrapa is today listed by the

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as a

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.''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 833

Administrative structure

Municipalities

* Göl * Narlısaray

Villages

* Adatepe * Ağcaalan * Ağcayazı * Ahmetbaba * Akören * Alanbaşı * Alancık * Alanköy * Alanşeyhi * Altınkaya * Arıca * Avdan * Aydınlı * Aydoğdu * Ayvalı * Bahçekonak * Bahçesaray *

Bakla In the Philippines, a baklâ (), bayot ( Cebuano) or agî ( Hiligaynon) is a person who was assigned male at birth and has adopted a feminine gender expression. They are often considered a third gender. Many bakla are exclusively attracted to ...

* Başalan * Başfakı * Bayramköy * Bektaş * Belalan * Beşpınar * Boğaköy * Boğazkoru * Boruk * Burhaniye * Büyükkale * Cebeli * Çakırtaş * Çalköy * Çalman * Çaltı * Çamlıca * Çamlıkonak * Çekalan * Çekmeden * Çeltek * Çorakdere * Danabaş * Darıçay * Darıçayalanı * Devalan * Doyran * Duruçay * Elaldı * Elbeyi * Elmalı * Esen * Esentepe *

Esenyurt Esenyurt () is a district of the Istanbul Province and is a part of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul. Located in the European side of Istanbul, Esenyurt borders with Avcılar and Lake Küçükçekmece on the east, Büyükçekmece on th ...

* Göllüalan * Gömlekhisar * Güder * Güldere * Habipfakı * Hacılı * Halilbaba * Halkahavlı * Hayranlı * İmircik * İncesu * İnkaya * Kabalı * Kadıçayırı * Kadıoğlu * Kapaklı * Kapaklıçeşme * Kaplancık *

Karabük Karabük is a town and the capital district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea Region, Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2009 census, population of the city is 108 167. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevati ...

* Karacaören * Karadoruk *

Karaköy Karaköy (), the modern name for the old Galata, is a commercial quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mouth on the European side of Bosphorus. Karaköy is one of the oldest an ...

* Karanar *

Karapınar Karapınar is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainl ...

* Karkucak * Karlı * Kavakpınarı * Kılıçgüney * Kıranalan * Kıratbükü * Kırma * Kızılcakoru * Kızılcaören * Kızılkese * Kocakaya * Kovalı * Köprübaşı * Kumral * Kuruçay * Kuşçular * Kuyaş * Kuyumcu * Küçükkale * Kületek * Mahmatlı * Melikli * Meşeli * Mezraa *

Ortaköy Ortaköy ( ''Middle Village)'' is a neighbourhood within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas (Άγιος Φωκάς) in t ...

* Oruç * Ovacık * Oymaağaç * Öğürlü * Örencik * Özyörük * Paşaköy * Pazarcı * Samukalan * Samur * Saraycık * Sarıalan * Sarıdibek * Sarıyar * Sırbaşmak * Sofular * Soğucak *

Susuz Susuz ( tr, Cılavuz, ku, Cilawûz, russian: Ново-Дубовка) is a town and a district of Kars Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 2,448 as of 2010.The mayor is Oğuz Yantemur from the Republican People's ...

* Şentepe * Tahtaköprü * Taşlıyük * Tatarkale * Teberük * Tekkekıranı * Tepeören * Türkmen * Yağcı * Yağınözü * Yarbaşı * Yeniçelik * Yenidüzce * Yeşiltepe * Yolpınar * Yukarınarlı * Yurtdağı * Yürükçal

Literature

* * * * * Bekker-Nielsen, T., R. Czichon, C. Høgel, B. Kıvrak, J.M. Madsen, V. Sauer, S.L. Sørensen & K. Winther-Jacobsen 2015. Ancient Neoklaudiopolis (Vezirköprü in Samsun Province): A Historical and Archaeological Guide. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.

External links

Vezirköprü Information Page

Vezirköprü Municipality

Vezirköprü Facebook FanPage
* University of Southern Denmar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vezirkopru Vezirköprü, Populated places in Samsun Province