A PLEASANT REALM IN THE MIDST OF THE MOUNTAINS: GÜMÜŞHANE 14
THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME "GÜMÜŞHANE" 18
CANCA KALESİ (CASTLE) 20
AKÇAKALE (CASTLE) 21
KEÇİ KALESİ (CASTLE) 22
KOV KALESİ (CASTLE) 23
EDİRE KÖYÜ KALESİ (CASTLE) 24
KODİL KALESİ (CASTLE) 24 I
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 24
GÜMÜŞKAYA / KODİLBAHÇE KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 24
ÇAPUT HAMAMI (HAMMAM) 25
ESKİ MESCİT (MESJID) 25
SÜLEYMANİYE / ULU CAMİİ (MOSOUE) 25
KÜÇÜK CAMİİ (MOSOUE) 26 I
ZEKİ KADİR BEY KONAĞI (MANSION) 26
METROPOLİTİK KİLİSESİ (METROPOLITAN CHURCH) 27
SURP KARABET KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 27
HAGIOS GEORGIOS METROPOLİTİK KİLİSESİ (METROPOLITAN CHURCH) 28
HAGIOS THEODOROS KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 28
HAGIOS STEPHANOS KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 28
PANAGHIA KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 28
KOMİSERİN ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 28
VANK KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 28
TAŞ MAĞAZA 1 (STONE STORAGE) 29
TAŞ MAĞAZA 2 (STONE STORAGE) 29
DERE CAMİİ MİNARESİ (MOSQUE MINARET) 29
MINARET - 1 29
MINARET - 2 29
PAŞA HAMAMI (HAMMAM) 30
HAMAM KALINTISI (REMAINS OF A HAMMAM) 30
HAMAM KALINTISI- 1 (REMAINS OF A HAMMAM) 30
KAVAKLIK HAMAMI (HAMMAM) 30
HARŞİT (GÜMÜŞHANE) KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 30
KÖPRÜ - 1 (BRIDGE) 30
KANBERLİ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 31
KÖPRÜ - 2 (BRIDGE) 31
TOHUMOĞLU KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 31
KARŞIYAKA MAHALLESİ MERYEM ANA KİLİSESİ (MOTHER MARY CHURCH) 32
VANK KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 32
DALTABAN ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 32
MİR AHMET RAŞİT ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 33
TRADITIONAL DOMICIL ARCHITECTURE 33
ALİ ERKAN EVİ (HOUSE) 35
ABDİ BEY KONAĞI (MANSION) 35
HİKMET MAHMUT SAN KARDEŞLER EVİ (HOUSE) 36
HACI İMAM KONAĞI (MANSION) 36
OSMAN AKTÜRK EVİ (HOUSE) 36
ŞAHBENDEROĞLU KONAĞI (MANSION) 37
RAMİZLER KONAĞI (MANSION) 37
HASAN FEHMİ ATAÇ KONAĞI (MANSION) 38
VILLAGE ASSEMBLY ROOMS WITH TIMBER 39
KALE KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSOUE) 39
TOMBSTONE OF MURAD-HAN İBRAHİM BEY 39
KABAKÖY KİLİSE CAMİİ (CHURCH - MOSQUE) 39
KABAKÖY ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 40
YAĞMURDERE KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 40
YAĞMURDERE HANI (INN) 40
TAŞ KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 40
TEKKE CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 42
MESCİTLİ KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 42
AYVALOS KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 42
PEVRELİ ŞAPELİ (CHAPEL) 42
MUZARAS KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 42
MANDIRI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 42
YAĞLIDERE KÖYÜ KALESİ (CASTLE) 43
SARIUN MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 43
KARAAĞAÇ MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 43
SAMANLI MAHALLESİ KİLİSE CAMİİ (CHURCH - MOSQUE) 45
KROM KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 45
KROM KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 45
ZEMBELEK KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 45
YAĞLIDERE / BAZBENT KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 46
GREEK HOUSES İN SAMANLI DISTRICT 46
TURKISH HOUSES İN YAĞMURDERE VILLAGE 46
PİRAHMET TÜRBESİ (TOMB) 47
ÇAĞIRGAN BABA TÜRBESİ (TOMB) 48
TEKKE ŞELALESİ (WATERFALL) 48
IŞIKDERE KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 48
PRIEST'S RESIDENCE 48
SANTA KÖPRÜSÜ - 1 (BRIDGE) 48
SANTA KÖPRÜSÜ - 2 (BRIDGE) 49
SANTA RUINS 49
PİŞTOVLU KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 51
ZURNACİLİ - 1 KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 51
ZURNACİLİ - 2 KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 51
İŞHANLI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 51
BİNATLI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 51
ÇAKALLI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 52
TERZİLİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 52
ÇİNGANLI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 52
HAGIOS IOANNES MANASTIR KİLİSESİ (MONASTERY CHURCH) 52
YİTİRMEZ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 52
HAGIOS GEORGIOS MANASTIR KİLİSESİ (MONASTERY CHURCH) 52
AYMUHAL / GÜNDOĞDU MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 53 I
TAŞKÖPRÜ PLATEAU 54
HALGENT ŞELALESİ (WATERFALL) 55 I
ÇAKIRGÖL VVINTER TOURISM CENTER 55
KÖSE 56
BAYRAMPAŞA / HEĞNİ KALESİ (CASTLE) 58
YAYLIM KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 58
ÖZBEYLİ KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 58
SALYAZI TOMBSTONES 59
TRADITIONAL DOMICIL ARCHITECTURE 59
ALTINTAŞ MAĞARASI (CAVE) 59
KELKİT 60
SATALA ANCIENT CITY 62
SATALA AQUEDUCT 64
NIKE BAS-RELIEF 65
STELAE 65
SOME OTHER FINDINGS IN SATALA 66
CARAVANSERAI RUIN 67
AKSÖĞÜT KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSÛUE) 67
SADAK KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 67
SADAK KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 67
ÇAMUR KÖYÜ KÜMBETİ (CUPOLA) 67
İZZET ULVİ GÜNEŞ YÜCEL EVİ (HOUSE) 68
OLD STATEHOUSE 68
İŞLİ KAYA ODASI (DECORATED CAVERN) 68
HANDICRAFTS 68
ŞİRAN 70
EVREN KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 72
KAVAKLIDERE KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 72
ARAKÖY CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 72
GÖKÇELER KÖYÜ CAMİİ / KİLİSESİ (MOSQUE / CHURCH) 72
FİRDEVS HATUN TÜRBESİ (TOMB) 73
GELİN EBE TÜRBESİ (TOMB) 73
HASAN DERVİŞ TÜRBESİ (TOMB) 73
KÖNGER ROCK TOMB 73
TOMBSTONES İN SEYDİBABA VILLAGE 74
HACI FİKRET EVİ (HOUSE) 74
DİLEK YOLU KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 74
ÇAKIRKAYA KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 74
GÜNBATUR KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 76
ÇEVREPINAR KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 76
BELEN KÖYÜ CAMİİ / KİLİSESİ (CHURCH-MOSQUE) 76
ÇANAKÇI KÖYÜ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 76
GÖKÇELER KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 76
BELEN KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 76
EVLİYA ARDICI (MONUMENTAL JUNIPER) 76
ALİ AĞANIN KAVAĞI (MONUMENTAL POPLAR) 76
GEOGRAPHY 77
TOMARA ÇAĞLAYANI (WATERFALL) 77
TOMARA (EVRİM) MAĞARASI (CAVE) 78
İNÖZÜ MAĞARASI (CAVE) 78
YUKARI KULACA WILD LIFE IMPROVEMENT AREA 78
TORUL 80
TORUL KALESİ (CASTLE) 82
SALİHBEY KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 82
KÖPRÜBAŞI KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 83
HARŞİT KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 83
KALECİK KALESİ (CASTLE) 83
DAĞDİBİ KALESİ (CASTLE) 84
DAĞDİBİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 84
YALINKAVAK KÖYÜ KALESİ (CASTLE) 84
AYANA MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 84
DEMİRKAPI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 84
GÜNEŞLİ MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 84
OBSERVATION TOWER 84
İMERA MANASTIR KİLİSESİ (MONASTERY CHURCH) 84
İMERA VADİSİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 85
KİRAZLIK / ANDON MAHALLESİ ŞAPELİ (CHAPEL) 86
BAŞ HAVİYANA KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 86
KALİS KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 86
ARILI KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 86
ATALAR KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 86
HAS KALESİ (CASTLE) 86
AŞAĞI DERE KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 86
KOPUZ KALESİ (CASTLE) 86
KOPUZ KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 87
KOPUZ KÖYÜ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 87
MESEHOR KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 87
KAYADİBİ MAHALLE KİLİSESİ Et KONUTU (CHURCH Et RESIDENCE) 87
HIDRELLEZ MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 87
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 87
MANAT KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 87
BALCILAR MAHALLESİ / YAZILITAŞ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 88
(UNNAMED) BRIDGE 88
GÜMÜŞTUĞ KALESİ (CASTLE) 88
GÜMÜŞTUĞ KÖYÜ BAŞ MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 88
BAŞ MAHALLE KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 89
YAYIKÇILAR ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 89
BALCILAR MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 89
AŞAĞI MAHALLE KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 89
YAYIKCILAR MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 89
ORTA MAHALLE KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 891
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 89
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 90
YILDIZ KÖYÜ KÖPRÜSÜ - 1 (BRIDGE) 90
YILDIZ KÖYÜ KÖPRÜSÜ - 2 (BRIDGE) 90
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 90
MERYEM ANA KÖPRÜSÜ (MOTHER MARY BRIDGE) 90
KEMER KÖPRÜ (BRIDGE) 90
EMİRLER MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 90
BÜYÜKÇİT KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 90
BÜYÜKÇİT KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 91
EMİRLER MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 91
PANAGHIA / MERYEM ANA KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 91
AŞAĞI MAHALLE / HALİLLİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 91
ORTA MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 91
HAYRAT ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 92
ALINYAYLA / MACARA ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 92
ALINYAYLA / MACARA KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 92
SOĞUKSU MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 92
OSMAN AĞA ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 92
MAMATLI MAHALLESİ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 92
UĞURTAŞ KÖYÜ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 921
ALPULU MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ - 1 (FOUNTAIN) 93
ALPULU MAHALLESİ ÇEŞMESİ - 2 (FOUNTAIN) 93
ALPULU MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 94
IŞIK KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 94
GÜZELOLUK KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 94
GÖĞÜS HASTANESİ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 94
GÜZELOLUK KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 94
OTALIK MAHALLESİ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 94
GÜZELOLUK KÖYÜ / BAŞ MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 94
ARILI KÖYÜ ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 95
KÜPÇÜLER / AĞRIT MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 95
KARACA / MASURA MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 95
ŞİŞE / ÇENGELLİ MAHALLESİ KİLİSE-CAMİİ (CHURCH - MOSÛUE) 95
ŞİŞE / ÇENGELLİ MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 95
BAŞ HAVİYANE MAHALLESİ KİLİSE-CAMİİ (CHURCH - MOSQUE) 95
GÜVEMLİ / HAVIYANA KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 951
HISTORICAL SİLK ROAD BRIDGE 961
TAŞ KÖPRÜ - CİFE KÖPRÜ MEVKİİ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 96
ZIGANA SKİ CENTER 961
KALKANLİ / ZİGANA KÖYÜ HANLARI (INNS) 961
AZMİ AYTEKİN GÜNEŞ SANAT MERKEZİ (ART CENTER) 98
KALKANLİ / ZİGANA KÖYÜ CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 98
STELA 981
İMAMI AZAM CAMİİ (MOSQUE) 98
ARPAU KÖYÜ KİLİSE CAMİİ (CHURCH - MOSQUE) 98
TRADITIONAL DOMICIL ARCHITECTURE 98
İMERA / OLUCAK KÖYÜ RUM EVİ (HOUSE) 99
ALTINTAŞLAR / KALİS PLATEAU 99
A MYSTERIOUS SCENE: KARACA CAVE 99
ARILI CAVE 100
ÜÇBACALI CAVE 100
İKİSU CAVE 101
ARDIÇLI CAVE 101
ARTABEL LAKES NATURE PARK 102
LAKE LİMNİ 102
KÜRTÜN 104
KÜRTÜN KALESİ (CASTLE) 106
SÜME KALESİ (CASTLE) 108
ORTA MAHALLE KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 108
ORTA MAHALLE ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 108
KIZLAR MANASTIRI (MONASTERY) 108
MERYEM ANA KİLİSESİ (MOTHER MARY CHURCH) 108
MERYEM ANA MAHALLESİ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 108
ORTA MAHALLESİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 108
BAŞ MAHALLESİ KİLİSE CAMİİ (CHURCH-MOSQUE) 109
AŞAĞI MAHALLE ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 109
SÖĞÜTELİ KİLİSESİ (CHURCH) 109
KÖR ÇEŞME (FOUNTAIN) 109
YUSUF AĞA ÇEŞMESİ (FOUNTAIN) 110
SARIBABA KÖYÜ KÖPRÜSÜ (BRIDGE) 110
ERIKBELI PLATEAU VVINTER AND SKİ SPORTS TOURISM CENTER 110
SAZALANI PLATEAU 111
KAZIKBELİ PLATEAU 111
KADIRGA PLATEAU 112
GÜVENDE PLATEAU 112
ÖRÜMCEK FORESTS NATURE PROTECTION AREA 113
MONUMENTAL TREES - FIR TREE 114
MONUMENTAL TREE - SPRUCE TREE 114
HANDICRAFTS 116
POTTERY 118
SİLK CARPET 118
TRADITIONAL GÜMÜŞHANE CLOTHING 119
FOLK DANCES 119
VERBAL CULTURE 120
BIBLIOGRAPHY 121
CHRONOLOGY 122
USEFUL INFORMATIONS 124
NOTES 134
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