Erzurum Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at pbase.com

Erzurum Turkey

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Erzurum lies in a high plain at 1850 meters, near the Palandöken mountains (3125 meters) and the Kargapararý mountains (3288 meters). It used to be of great importance as a station along the Silk Road and still is the most important city in Eastern Turkey. During a period of over 2000 years it was part of the empires of the Armenians, Byzantines, Arabs, Seljuks, Ottomans and Russians. In an earlier text I gave an explanation for its name that triggered so much discussion (see below) that it forced me to change this text: I give up on that subject. If you feel like it you can join the discussion (as long as you do not use offensive language or incite to hatred). The city has several fine Seljuk buildings, and a “feel” that is wilder than in the cities to the West.

June 2006 I made a lot of new pictures, a selection of which I now publish. As a result the pictures from some major munuments are a strange mixture between Kodachrome scans and digital pictures, different seasons, all that. Lokman (see comment below) can be happy: apart from some more kids I added lots of modern aspects of this city. I hope he does not consider me that stupid any more, though he seemed to be one of those people who only see themselves as bright. And hey what, maybe he is? If you feel like congratulating him, send him an e-mail at lcguven@hotmail.com . I think he will be pleased.

ERZURUM

Erzurum, Palandöken (3125 metre) ve Kargapararı (3288 metre) Dağları’nın yakınında, 1850 metre yükseklikteki bir ovada bulunmaktadır. Geçmişte İpek Yolu üzerindeki duraklardan biri olarak çok önemliydi, hala Türkiye’nin doğusundaki en önemli şehirdir. 2000 yıldan daha uzun bir dönem boyunca, farklı zamanlarda Ermenistan’a, Bizans’a, Araplara, Selçuklulara, Osmanlı’ya ve Rus İmparatorluğu’na ait olmuştur. Daha önceki bir metinde, şehrin adıyla ilgili çok fazla tartışmaya (aşağıda görebilirsiniz) sebep olan bir açıklama yapmıştım. Bu tartışmalar beni metni değıştirmeye zorladı, bu konuyu bırakıyorum. İsterseniz, siz de tartışmaya kat ılabilirsiniz (saldırgan bir dil kullanmadığınız ve nefreti körüklemediğiniz sürece). Şehirde çeşitli güzel Selçuklu binaları var ve orada batı’daki şehirlere göre daha vahşi bir izlenim ediniyorsunuz.

Türkçe çeviri: Melek Emir. Katkılarından dolayı teşekkür ederim.

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Cheria		07-Oct-2008 16:34
Erzurum... what a beautiful name. It reminds of Ar-Rum in Holy Koran. I had never heard this name before until I met a very nice guy on net whose hometown is Erzurum. First time I asked what his name is, he told a funny-spelled name (a Turkish name). His name is used to be funny to me, but lately I think his name is beautiful as beautiful like a waterfall in one of pictures he showed me - unfortunately I forgot the name of the waterfall though. I am now living in Indonesia and had never been out of Southeast-Asia border. I plan to study abroad next year, likely in Europe. Someday I want to see Erzurum and Turkey in general - something; it's like a cosmic vibration, tells me about this place.

murat		19-Aug-2008 07:42
I think that winter is the best time to see Erzurum. There are couple of things dont exist on the pictures such as waterfal which i grew up near by, The Mountain, Rivers, foods and stuff like that. Thank you for time and all the affords Murat Los Angeles

Ahmet Deris		05-Jun-2008 16:25
Amatör fotografcý olarak ve ülkemizi dolaþarak diðer ülkelere tanýtma çabanýzý takdirle karþýlýyorum. Çalýþmalarýnýz ve çekimleriniz mükemmel. Baþarýlar dilerim. Sevgilrimle. Ahmet Deris

SARPER		16-Apr-2008 10:15
It doesn't matter where the Erzurum word comes from .One must see this beautiful city.I last saw my town and village when I was 12..I miss my real country and its smells,air,weather, the famous mulberries and beans ,the River of Choruh etc. I have lived in Istanbul for 40 years. Istanbul kills me.I hate noisy/dirty/muddy life in Istanbul.When one asks me where I am from originaly and when I tell "from Erzurum" they say " waw you are a DADASH!!!!!!!" ...I like this and feel myself so proud ..Thanks a lot Mr. Osseman for your work.

Morteza safaei		05-Mar-2008 09:01
Hi. this is Morteza Safaei from Iran. I am living in Finland right now and have plan to visit Iran throw Turkey and Erzurum next summer with my girlfriend. Your galleries helped me to understand what is going on in Erzurum.

Larry Pierce		26-Feb-2008 15:16
My grandfather was born in Erzurum on May 1, 1870, the son of American Congregational missionaries, John and Lizzie Pierce. Is there anything left of the mission and school there?

selami temiz		05-Jan-2008 02:46
bir elazýðlý olarak dadaþ kente selamlar sevgiler erzurumun gakkoþlardaki yeri herzaman farklý kalacaktýr erzurumun daha nice güzellikleri var ama hollandalý arkadaþ yinede iyi çalýþma yapmýþ

Ivana		27-Nov-2007 17:07
I am looking for Farah Faith from Erzurum, born 23.7.1983. student of electrotechnical faculty. He was in Serbia in September 2007. If someone knows somthing about this person, please contact this nomber 99381645641789

Guest		21-Nov-2007 15:54
cok aptalca resimler..gitmis dilencileri cekmis, gitmis erzurumun koylerini cekmis.. palandoken,ataturk universitesi gibi yerlerden hic cekmemis cok dandik olmus.

fatih aslan		05-Oct-2007 18:50
bu resimleri bir türk veya erzurumlunun deðil bir hollandalýnýn hazýrlamasý düþündürüçü. ona binlerce teþekkürler fatih aslan

JJohn Gregorios		05-Aug-2007 17:20
I was in Erzurum for a year in 1967-1968 in the US army. It was a great "life" experience for me.

Martha		18-Jul-2007 18:34
I taught English at Ataturk Universitesi from 1993-1994, and love Erzurum and its people very much. It was a privilege to explore the city and its culture. I am sitting at my desk at work right now and emailing this, and I have a picture of the Yakutiye Medresesi on my desk. A colleague just sent me the link to your wonderful site, Dick, and all your photos are making me homesick for Turkey, and especially Erzurum! I would love to come back to visit Erzurum sometime.

nimet		03-Jul-2007 15:11
Güzel ama eksik bir çalýþma. Daha bir sürü medreseleri,mesire yerleri , oltu taþý mücevharatcýlýðý ve yemekleri hakkýndada görüntülü bilgi verile bilirdi .Yinede teþekkür ederim çalýþmalarýnýz için

Horizon		12-Jun-2007 05:48
Memleketimi cok ozledim.Kazakhstan Almaatadan tum dadaslara selamlar... Ufuk Aygun... I missed my hometown so much,many greetings to all Dadash people from Kazakhstan Almaty. Ufuk Aygun...

Murat GÖKTAÞ		11-Jun-2007 19:00
Erzurum Dadaþ diyarý merdi meydanlarý ile kahraman bir il. Erzurumlu olmak ayrýcalýktýr.

Erdoðan ÇAKMAKLI		30-May-2007 09:20
Her zaman gurur duydum. Sürekli gurur duyacaðým.Teþekkürler ERZURUM.

soner özcelik		20-Apr-2007 19:48
herzama gurur duydum herzamanda gurur duycam tesekkurler

Guest		25-Feb-2007 16:18
bu resimler cok guzel.bu resýmlerle erzrumun býr kýsmýný da tanýtabýlmek cok guzel.erzurumlu deýlým erzurumda ogrencýyým ama burayý cok sevýorum.ozellýkle kar yagýnca erzurum ayrý boýr guzel oluor

çaðrý		08-Feb-2007 01:59
mr. osseman thank you for these pictures .erzurum is very important for turkey but many people don't know it.I am from Erzurum and I feel Erzurum.If you feel Erzurum, you are from erzurum :)

ümit		18-Jan-2007 12:17
erzurumlu olmak tan gurur duyuyorum nekadarda gurbet hayatý çekiyorsak ta her an erzurum dayým bugibi siteler sayesinde eskiþehirden teþekkür kalenderumit@hotmail.com

yassin ceylan		15-Sep-2006 18:15
tesekkür ederim süpper.................................................

Bayram Arýcý		19-Jun-2006 15:07
Dick Osseman Gerçekten güzel fotoðraflar çekmiþsiniz. Teþekkürler. Bayram Arýcý Erzurum bayramarici@gmail.com

GOKHAN BARIN		01-May-2006 16:51
DEAR OSSEMAN. THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFUL SITE. I HAVE ALREADY MSSED MY HOMETOWN A LOT . FEELING BETTER NOW AFTER SEEING PHOTOS FULL OF MEMORIES. FOR CENTURIES ERZURUM IS A TURKISH CITY AND WE ALSO APPRECIATE ITS PAST ALTHOUGH STEVE AND PEOPLE LIKE HIM STILL CLAIM THE LAND TO BE ARMENIAN. W APPRECIATE ANATOLIA TO BE THE CRADLE OF CIILIZATIONS. WE ARE THE HEIRS AND KEEPERS OF ALL, SELDJUKS, HITTITES, IONIANS, LYDIANS, ROMANS, OTTOMANS, ARMENIANS , ... BEST REGARDS TO ALL

Dick Osseman		28-Apr-2006 11:12
No, this is not complete stupidity at all. I can be much more stupid, like when I answer the likes of you.

Dick Osseman		14-Apr-2006 08:54
One thing about Steves posts is that he sometimes contributes a fact that is in my mind an improvemement on other posts. I find his explanation of the "Arzen-Rom: Arzen of the Romans" more convincing than earlier posts, where Erzurum was simply identified with "the" Arzen. For that reason I find it hard to delete his messages. On the other hand he manages to insert in each of his messages a remark or two that will annoy people (and does). In that sense I much prefer the wisdom of Fuats message. So: unless Steve manages to stick to facts (and as I often request: giving sources), he is walking a thin line, where I may well decide each and every of his messages will be deleted. I have repeatedly indicated that I do not want my site to be used as a politico-historico neatpicking forum, and that I will delete messages that tend to set people apart, rather than make them come together. I may even, as I have done before, close the whole comment facility. I hesitate to do so, because it would rob well-meaning people of an opportunity to contribute to some overall body of knowledge (which I much appreciate) or to simply let me know that they like my work (which I appreciate too). So Steve (and people like him): brush up your act, or find you are thrown out.

Steve		13-Apr-2006 20:36
Regarding the previous post, one of the bst things you can do for a city is recognise and celebrate its past. Garin was the name its Armenian inhabitants called their region. Pefore the comming of the Turks the main settlement in the Erzurum valley was called Arzen. So another possible derivation of the name Erzurum is Arzen-Rom: Arzen of the Romans" (i.e. Theodosiopolis) so-named in order to distinguish it from the Armenian settlement of Arzen. The site of Arzen is not known for certain, and we can be certain that nobody in Erzurum is looking for it, given the historical "difficulties" that would result from its finding.

Fuat Aktan		23-Mar-2006 16:15
The actual arabic word "Ard", meaning the grounds or the globe, ends with the letter "th". Many languages do not have this sound, and they adopted it as "arz" or "ard", for their liking and preference. It is similar to many folks pronounciating "th" as "z" in English. Now, these are all details. Of course Erzurum may have belonged to many great nations once, as elsewhere in the world had been once. It is a homeland to the great majority of Turks and Kurds and other minorities who live there now, and the origins of its name has no relevance. The origin of the name may be of any heritage, but it has only marginal significance in today's world. Look at all the Native American designations in the United States, which is now home to a diverse group of Americans. It is the task of who lives there now to make Erzurum a great place to live, cherish, and own. It is the task of those who live there to ask "what can I do for this city", and do it. It is theirs. The place that you live now is yours, make it a better place.

guest		07-Mar-2006 15:47
I don't think Mr. Panossian stated that the name Erzrum is Armenian, but he did mention that it was the former Armenian city of Karin. I love it how the Turks place their flags on Armenian fortresses just in case they forget that they are in "Turkey".

ahassan		22-Feb-2006 02:03
Hi, Maybe it makes more sense that Erz-e-Rum is the name in the official language of the early Seljuks, i.e. Persian. Its in a Persian grammatical construction. Erz-territory/earth borrowed from Arabic -e- ezafet Rum - Rome But as Persian and Armenian and Kurdish are all related bickering can only be moot.

Dick Osseman		11-Feb-2006 09:24
I will not check Roman maps, I quoted the Enc. Britt. and that is it. I don't run a site for the derivation of places names and discussions on this or that particular word in this or that language. If people want to do an in depth research on place names, let them trawl the internet. And let them be very careful, I think some of what one finds there is the repetition of someone's weird idea and not "knowledge" as I know it. And "A" (is that from the Dutch name of a river, Aa, dropping the second a?): did you take a look at the pictures? Didn't have the time, too busy correcting the Enc. Britt.? You have quite a task ahead of you.

A		11-Feb-2006 08:46
The arabic for land is "Ard"... not Arz... Karin or Garin is the the name of the area. Check Roman maps.....As "Tigranakert" turned to "Diarbekir", Angora to Ankara, and so on...

Dick Osseman		11-Jan-2006 19:00
I went to the Enc. Britt. for more information, the Wikipedia did not give an article I could use, I saw one that seemed Romanian or a similar Roman language, but I did not know it's sources ... with the Enc. Britt. I feel on solid ground (though at least one Armenian wrote it went political and shouldn't be trusted ... and so we go on our trail of misinformation. Well, it says: Although its foundation was probably much earlier, Erzurum achieved real importance as Theodosiopolis, a 5th-century-AD Byzantine fortress that fell to the Arabs in 653. Thereafter it was disputed among the Byzantines, Arabs, and Armenians until taken by the Seljuq Turks in 1071; it prospered in the early 13th century under Seljuq sultans. The Arabs and the Turks called it Arzan ar-Rûm, or Arz ar-Rûm (“Land of the Romans”), from which its present name is derived. It came under Ottoman control in 1515. The city was occupied by Russian forces in 1829, 1878, and 1916–18. It was in Erzurum, in July 1919, that Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk) presided over the first Turkish nationalist congress, leading to the establishment of the Turkish Republic. The rest you may find for yourself, I go back to other editorial work now.

Dick Osseman		11-Jan-2006 18:49
It would be very fine if people would, in complicated matters like these, provide sources rather than just shout "true" or "not true". I do not take sides in the discussion, just want to indicate that I generally prefer someone with sources that can be checked. For instance, my Arkadash Türkce Sözlük gives on page 90, for the word "arz" that it is Ar. esk. yeryuvarlağı, yeryüzü, dünya . I don't know if that's the only translation, and I don't have an Armenian dictionary. But I give a source.

Dadas		11-Jan-2006 11:58
Not true! "Arz" that means in Arabic "land" not from Armenian !!!

Panossian		30-Aug-2004 01:18
"The Seljuk name “Arz er Rum” (Roman land)" It is derived from the Armenian word 'Ardzen in Romania' reffering to the Armenian city of Ardzen near Amida (Diyarbakir) which was destroyed by the Seljuk Turks circa 1060AD, causing the refugees to flew to the Roman (Byzantine) stronghold of Theodosiopolis (Armenia:Karin), the Seljuk Turks eventually captured the city, but it was refered to by them as Erzerum, a coruption of Ardzen Er Rum.

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