The Çakıroğlu İsmail Ağa Konağı is a

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built on behalf of Çakıroğlu İsmail Ağa in 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 ...

, Turkey. The year of construction is unknown. On one of the fireplaces is the year "1235 H", equivalent to 1805 AD. 40 masters are said to have been involved in the construction and it is considered to be the lagerst

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in the Turkish Black Sea Region.

The structure of the building

The building, which consists mainly of pink

, was built on a hill with sea views. The mansion has an area of 529 m² and has a living area of approximately 1500 m². The northern side of the building faces the sea. There are two floors with small windows. To the South, the building consists of three floors. The second and third floors are decorated with woodwork. The main gates are facing west and east. On the south side there is a third door in the middle. In addition, a gate for the horses is installed on the east side. Guests were accommodated on the west side in a separate room and next to it was an armory. The kitchen and a spacious courtyard with two entrances are located in the middle floor. On the upper floor are more living spaces. In addition there is a

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on the lower floor of the mansion. Furthermore there are also a

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, a

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and

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in the building.

History

During the conflict between the Hazinedaroğlu and Tuzcuoğlu families, which later developed into the Laz rebellion (1832-1834), the

derebey A derebey () was a feudalism, feudal lord in Anatolia and the Black Sea, Pontic areas of Lazistan and Adjara in the 18th century, with considerable independence from the central government of the Ottoman Empire. Derebeys were required to provide m ...

Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Ağa sought refuge with Çakıroğlu İsmail Ağa in 1817. In

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, the mansion was shelled by Russian warships, but was hardly damaged. The building was registered as a historical work and is currently in need to refurbishment. In 2017, Çakıroğlu Educational and Cultural Association handed over the mansion to

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 ...

in the presence of Turkish Interior Minister

Süleyman Soylu Süleyman Soylu (; born 21 November 1969) is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016 and the Minis ...

. The building is to be restored and will function as an

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. The project planning for the restoration was completed in 2018 and the restoration work on the mansion has been in progress since 2019.

References

{{Reflist Ottoman architecture in Turkey Buildings and structures in Trabzon Province Houses in Turkey Çakıroğlu