AKÇAABAT Trabzon - Eastern Black Sea #11 (with Eng Sub)

Akcaabat; It is one of the rare and cute coastal districts of the Black Sea, connected to the province of Trabzon. The history of the district is undoubtedly closely related to the history of Trabzon. In Klavion's book "Travel to the Orient" in the National Library of Madrid, he mentions the name Blâton by saying: "Because the weather was not favorable, the ship loaded with hazelnuts returned from 'Blâton', which is 6 miles to the west of Trabzon," and says that this is an old center. This is BC. It shows that Akçaabat was an important settlement in the 4th century.
The oldest known name of the city is 'Platana', which means 'sycamore tree' in Greek. Bishkyan (1817) made the following statement about the name of the city in his travel book: “Platana is a town six miles away in Yoros Bay. Platana means plane tree, because the people of this place used to worship the same tree. However, some refer to it as Polathane, 'iron factory'."
The district is generally mountainous in terms of surface forms. The terrain is very rough and sloping. The mountains stretch parallel to the coast and these mountains are separated from each other by small streams and deep valleys. Due to the rugged terrain, large and small elevations in the nature of "hill" can be found everywhere. Mountains have wide plains on them. The heights of these plains are around 1800 - 1900 m. Among our important plateaus; There are Hıdırnebi, Kayabaşı, Büyük Oba, Balıklı Obası and Işıklar Obası.
The typical Black Sea climate is seen in the district. Generally, summers are moderately hot and winters are mild. All seasons are rainy. Average humidity is 73.3%, monthly average precipitation is 54 kg per m2. In the town center, the altitude is 10 meters. The temperate nature of the climate, the mountains rising from the coast, especially the northerly wind, led to the formation of lush vegetation in the region. Common tree species are spruce, beech and occasionally Scotch pine.
As for the naming of 'Akçaabat'; According to the rumor, it is said that the name of the district was given the name "Akçaabat" in the sense of "Abad place from Akça, rich place" by etymological parsing on the name of the district. The name of the city means 'city in the west', due to the development of trade, abundance of money and white houses, or from old Turkish.
Turks started to settle in the district from the 12th century, when the Turkmen lords conquered the region during the Seljuk period. The district joined the lands of the Ottoman Empire with the conquest of Trabzon by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan in 1461. Akcaabat has not been invaded in 455 years, from joining the Turkish administration in 1461 to the 1916 Russian occupation during the First World War. The month of Ramadan in 1810 has a special place in the history of the city. On this date, the Russian navy wanted to land in Sargana, and the people of Akçaabat defended Akçaabat with 969 casualties, 48 ​​of which were women, and prevented the invasion.
On April 20, 1916, Russian ships destroyed Trabzon and Akçaabat with artillery and occupied Akçaabat by landing soldiers. Desperate people had to migrate to the western and inner parts of the country. Two years after the occupation, the Turkish army expelled the invaders on 17 February 1918, with the help of the Akcaabat militia.
Due to the geographical location and climate structure of the district, people mostly earn their living from agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing. Due to the economic difficulties experienced in rural areas, there have been out-of-town and international migrations to work, and the concept of expatriateism has also developed.
The educational and cultural history of the district dates back to ancient times. Merkez Primary School was opened in 1889 as the only Primary School with a 5 year education period. The education level in the district is high and the literacy rate is 94.5%.
Since 1991, every year in July, a music and folk dance festival has been held in the district. The folklore activities of the district date back to ancient times. Highland festivals are held in many of our highlands, especially the Hıdırnebi Highland Festival. Many guests from the country and abroad, especially the people of the district, come to these festivities.
Social life; Plateau festivals, festivals, Kalandar, Hıdırellez, religious holidays. Family, relatives and friendship ties are strong among people, and both young people and adults are interested in sports and arts.