Country Elevation 5.00 m University Ordu University Area 303.55 km2 | Region Mayor Enver Yilmaz (AKP) | |
Ordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, and the capital of Ordu Province. Estimated population c. 2014: 195,817.
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History
In the 8th century BC, the settlement of Cotyora (also spelled Kotyora) was founded in this area as one of a string of colonies along the Black Sea coast established by the Miletians. Xenophon mentions the town (Anabasis V.5.3f), as does Strabo much later (XII.3.17). Arrian, in his 131 CE guidebook Periplus of the Euxine Sea, describes it as a village "and not a large one."
The area came under the control of the Danishmends, then the Seljuk Turks in 1214 and 1228, and the Haciemirogullari Beylik in 1346. Afterwards, it passed to the dominion of the Ottomans in 1461 along with the Empire of Trabzon.
The modern city was founded by the Ottomans as Bayramli near Eskipazar as a military outpost 5 km (3 mi) west of Ordu.
In 1869, the name was changed to Ordu and united with the districts of Bolaman, Persembe, Ulubey, Hansamana (Golkoy) and Aybasti. Ordu province was created at 17 April 1920.
Economy
As of 1920, Ordu was one of the few producers of white green beans, which were exported to Europe. Ordu also had mulberry tree plantations for sericulture.