Araklı Arena
Araklı Arena () is an indoor volleyball venue located in Araklı town of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Built in 2006, the arena has a capacity of 500 spectators. In 2007, the venue hosted the 1st Black Sea Games. Volleyball matches for boys were played at this arena during the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. See also * Araklı * World Trade Center Trabzon * Trabzon Museum * Trabzon * Chepni * Pontic Greeks The Pontic Greeks (; or ; , , ), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greek group indigenous to the region of Pontus, in northeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). They share a common Pontic Greek culture that is di ... * Kadirga Festival References Sports venues in Trabzon Sports venues completed in 2006 Volleyball venues in Turkey {{Volleyball-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Araklı
Araklı (from Greek "Ηράκλεια" - ''Erakleia'') is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 464 km2, and its population is 48,581 (2022). The mayor is Recep Çebi ( AKP). It is also claimed that the name "Araklı" is derived from 'Arakale', "the castle in the middle" in Turkish. Composition There are 50 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 Araklı District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. * Aytaş * Ayvadere * Bahçecik * Bereketli * Birlik * Buzluca * Çamlıca * Çamlıktepe * Çankaya * Çiftepınar * Çukurç ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun Province, Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane Province, Gümüşhane to the southwest, Bayburt Province, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize Province, Rize to the east. Aziz Yıldırım was appointed Governor of the province in August 2023. The capital of the province is Trabzon. Districts Trabzon province is divided into 18 Districts of Turkey, districts: Districts along the 114 km coastline (from west to east): Beşikdüzü, Vakfıkebir, Çarşıbaşı, Akçaabat, Ortahisar, Yomra, Arsin, Turkey, Arsin, Araklı, Sürmene and Of, Turkey, Of.Districts inland: Tonya, Turkey, Tonya, Düzköy, Şalpazarı, Maçka, Köprübaş� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wood Flooring
Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles, colors, cuts, and species. Bamboo flooring is often considered a form of wood flooring, although it is made from bamboo rather than timber. Types Solid Hardwood flooring Solid hardwood floors are made of planks milled from a single piece of timber. Solid hardwood floors were originally used for structural purposes, being installed perpendicular to the wooden support beams of a building known as joists or bearers. With the increased use of concrete as a subfloor in some parts of the world, engineered wood flooring has gained some popularity. However, solid wood floors are still common and popular, but are commonly more expensive in the United States and considered higher end. Solid wood floors have a thicker wear surface and can be sanded and finished more times than an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2007 Black Sea Games
The Black Sea Games was a multi-sport event intended to be held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Black Sea. The first such event was held in Trabzon, Turkey July 2 to July 8, 2007. A total of 1,277 athletes (937 men and 340 women) from 11 countries participated, with 186 medals won in 13 different sports. Subsequent games were originally scheduled for 2010 (Constanța, Romania) and 2014 (Samsun, Turkey), but were not held. Participating countries * * * * * * * * * * (Host Nation) * Countries that did not participate during the Games : * Sports * * * * * * * * * * Paralympic events were contested in the archery, athletics, and swimming programmes. Medal table References *Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ),J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English or New China News Agency, is the official State media, state news agency of the China, People's Republic ... (3 July 200 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival, European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Trabzon, Turkey, between 23 and 29 July 2011. Sports There were nine sports at the 2011 Festival, two branches, table tennis and water polo, less than compared with the 2007 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, 2007 Youth Olympic Festival's programme. Medals were awarded in a total of 109 events. Venues For the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival's eight events except cycling, eleven sports venues were needed in and around Trabzon. Existing sport halls were renovated and new arenas were built for this purpose with a total investment cost mounting up to TL 350 million (approx. US$210 million), inclusive the construction of additional accommodation facilities at a cost of TL 90 million (approx. US$54 million) for the Olympic Village within the campus of the Black Sea Technical University. The noteworthy new structures are Hayri Gür Arena, Söğütlü Athletics Stadium, Mehmet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Volleyball At The 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Volleyball contests at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival were held from July 25, 2011 to July 29, 2011. Competitions for boys were played at the Araklı Arena and for the girls at the Arsin Arena in Trabzon, Turkey. Eight nations each for boys and girls took part at the event. Medal summary Medal table Medalist events Boys Group round Group A Group B Final round Semifinal 5–8 Semifinal 1–4 Sevent place match Fifth place match Bronze-medal match Gold-medal match Girls Group round Group A Group B Final round Semi Final 5–8 Semi Final 1–4 Sevent place match Fifth place match Bronze-medal match Gold-medal match External linksBoys results {{Events2011EYSOF European Youth Summer Olympic ...
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World Trade Center Trabzon
World Trade Center Trabzon (AWTCT) (, AWTCT) is under development by Armada Holding Sti (part of Armada Group) by Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) agreement with Trabzon Dünya Ticaret Merkezi A.Ş. The construction started in December 2016 and expected to be completed in 18 months When completed it is expected to have 4 and 5-Star Hotels and to organize trade delegation programs, operates fair areas and offers Office, Convention and Meeting Halls. The complex of World Trade Center Trabzon is situated close to Trabzon Airport. Services and facilities There are multiple exhibition halls, a mixed-usage building with offices and residential units in addition to retail space. WTC Trabzon Business Center Offers office space in three separate plazas with buildup area of . In addition, its parking lot is capable of 700 Cars. Convention Center The complex also houses the biggest convention center in Trabzon with a seating capacity for 2100 visitors. Hotels There are two Hotels, a Five-St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trabzon Museum
The Trabzon Museum (), also known as Kostaki Mansion (''Kostaki Konağı''), is a historic house museum with archeological and ethnographic exhibitions located in Trabzon, Turkey. History The mansion was built in the beginning of the 1900s as a private residence for Kostaki Teophylaktos, a notable banker of Greek origin. The architect of the mansion was Alexandros Kakoulidis, who was also the architect of the Greek College of Tebizond (Φροντιστήριον Τραπεζούντας), the Kapagiannidis villa, and other famous buildings in Trebizond. Teophylaktos went bankrupt in 1917 and all his properties were confiscated, among them his mansion. The building was acquired by the Nemlioğlu family. During the timespan of Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923), the mansion was used as the headquarters for the military in the region. In 1924, it was prepared for the first visit of Mustafa Kemal, the founder of the Turkish Republic, to Trabzon. Between September 15–17, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Empire by Cyrus the Great and was later part of the independent Kingdom of Pontus that challenged Rome until 68 BC. Thenceforth part of the Roman and later Byzantine Empire, the city was the capital of the Empire of Trebizond, one of the successor states of the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In 1461 it came under Ottoman rule. During the early modern period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, again became a focal point of trade to Persia and the Caucasus. Today Trabzon is the second largest city and port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey with a population of almost 300,000. The urban population of the city is 330,836 (Ortahisar), with a metropolitan population of 822,270. Name The Turkish name of the city ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chepni People
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 (''Çavuldur'') and Chepni, a part of ''Üç-Oklar'' branch of the Oghuz Turks. According to Mahmud al-Kashgari's '' Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk'', it was the 21st tribe of the 22 Oghuz tribes.Besim Atalay (ed.), ''Divanü Lügati't - Türk'', Cilt I, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2006, , p. 57. They had been converted to Islam (Sunni and Alevi). According to a Turkish historian, Faruk Sümer, the first murids of Haji Bektash Veli may have been the Chepni residents of Suluca Kara Üyük (now a town of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey) and some Turkish historians claim that Haji Bektash Veli may be of Chepni origin. Language In the 1330s, some Turkmens appeared in the coastal regions of the Pontus. A remarkabl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pontic Greeks
The Pontic Greeks (; or ; , , ), also Pontian Greeks or simply Pontians, are an ethnically Greek group indigenous to the region of Pontus, in northeastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). They share a common Pontic Greek culture that is distinguished by its music, dances, cuisine, and clothing. Folk dances, such as the Serra (also known as ''Pyrrhichios''), and traditional musical instruments, like the Pontic lyra, remain important to Pontian diaspora communities. Pontians traditionally speak Pontic Greek, a modern Greek variety, that has developed remotely in the region of Pontus. Commonly known as ''Pontiaka'', it is traditionally called '' Romeika'' by its native speakers. The earliest Greek colonies in the region of Pontus begin in 700 BC, including Sinope, Trapezus, and Amisos. Greek colonies continued to expand on the coast of the Black Sea (''Euxeinos Pontos'') between the Archaic and Classical periods. The Hellenistic Kingdom of Pontus was annexed by Ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |