Turkey Erzurum

Erzurum, a predominantly Armenian city during Ottoman days, is in the northeast interior of Anatolia and has the reputation of being the coldest city during Turkey's winters. Its residents tend to be even more conservative and religious than other provincial towns. Throughout Turkey, the muezzin's call to prayer five times a day is a delightful reminder of the Moslem tradition. In Erzurum, there are so many muezzins competing with each other that the sound is a cacophony. Scenes taken in 2004 include the Rustem Paşa Kervansaray (a medieval han, now a jewelers market), the Çifte Minareli Medrese (a medrese is a religious school) built by the Seljuks in the 13th Century, the Ulu Camii (Great Mosque) built in 1179, the citadel built by the Byzantines in the 5th Century that commands the surrounding plains, and the Yakutiye Medrese (built 1310), now a local museum.

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[uphaddg]

Nice video, i recalled my days in turkey at Botas PT3 will love to see again..

[ARMENOCIDE]

ERZRUM ( Karin ) Ancient Capital of ARMENIA

[mardirosmariam]

Erzerum was part of the Ancient kingdom of Armenia.Go to the library and check any old map and you will see that modern day Eastern Turkey was once part of Armenia. Starting from the 10th century Turkic tribes from Central Asia began to move west and into Armenia and Asia Minor. They eventually occupied these lands. Erzerum comes from Ardzn-el-room which is not a Turkish name. The original name for Erzerum was Garin. Two hundred years ago Armenian was the predominant language in Erzerum.

[hercoskun]

Erzurum has never been a predominantly armenian city in the history. There are more than 100 mosques and only one unused church.

[temuchin76]

Nice video,thank u