Trabzon Favorites

Fondest memory: Local Days of Celebration:

Hýdrellez
Region-wide
6 May

Commemoration Day for Sultanmurat Martyrs
Çaykara-Sürmene
23 June

Atatürk's First Visit toTrabzon
Trabzon-Center
15 September

Day of the Conquest
Trabzon-Center
24-26 October

Ahi Culture Week
Trabzon-Center
12-18 October

Freedom from Occupation Days:

Freedom Day - Vakfýkebir
Vakfýkebir
14 February

Freedom Day - Tonya
Tonya
15 February

Freedom Day - Akçaabat
Akçaabat
17 February

Freedom Day - Trabzon
Trabzon
24 February

Freedom Day - Arsin
Arsin
24 February

Freedom Day - Yomra
Yomra
24 February

Freedom Day - Maçka
Maçka
25 February

Freedom Day - Sürmene
Sürmene
26 February

Freedom Day - Çaykara
Çaykara
27 February

Freedom Day - Of
Of
28 February

Festivities

Kadýrga Festivities
Trabzon Vakfýkebir Kadýrga Plateau
J3rd Friday of uly

Akçaabat Hýdýrnebi Festivities
Akçaabat
20-22 July

Hometown Association Celebrations
Trabzon- Akçaabat
21 June

Aladurbiya Marine Celebrations
Trabzon-Coasts
23-29 June

Sisdaðý Festivities
Þalpazarý- Vakfýkebir
3rd. Saturday of July

'Yayla Ortasý' Plateau Festivities
Tonya
14 August

Akçaabat Karaaptal Festivities
Akçaabat
14 August

'Yayla Ortasý' Plateau Festivities
Çaykara
15 August

Baypýnarý Festivities
Tonya
25 August

Sivri Tepesi (Pointed Hill) Celebrations
Tonya
4 September

Moving to Plateau Celebrations
Trabzon Tonya / Vakfýkebir Þalpazarý Villages
In June

Honefter Festivities
Trabzon-Tonya
21 August

Çürük Ortasý Festivities
Çaykara Sultan Murat Plateau
15-17 August

Simri Ýzmiç Celebrations
Trabzon-Tonya
28 August

'Keþkek 'Day
Doruh Kiriþ Village Kasýmoðlu
First Day of Ramadan Holiday

May Celebrations of Eastern Black Sea Coast
Region-wide
20 May

Favorite thing: I have to admit, Lonely Planet did well to suggest the walk from Ataturk Alani to the older quarters of Trabzon...it was a walk I did often and got to know well, each time taking a different route. You can either take Uzun Sokagi, a narrow but long street with all the trendy shops, or take the route through the markets...either way, you'll end up in Ortahisar, the oldest part of Trabzon. It is reached on either side by bridges across a ravine...down below in the ravines are picturesque but slightly seedy residential quarters...the only problem I had was finding a road down into them! Ortahisar isn't huge, and it is difficult to get lost, but the more I walked around this area, the more I came to love Trabzon. It isn't a city designed for walking, as the streets are full of cars, and the centre is quite a distance from the old quartes, plus it is a surprisingly hilly city, but for me, walking is the best way to discover Trabzon.

Favorite thing: GANITA,
Nature possessed an entirely different beauty in the Trabzon of yesterday; Ganita, with its crystal-clear sea, was a source of renewal for our love of Trabzon, its gardens were full of orange, pomegranate and fig trees. The classical music played in Meydan Park, accompanied by the voice of Hafýz Burhan, created another world. Now we see that so much of Trabzon's valuable heritage has become a thing of the past. The famous Sümer Cinema survives only in photographs; Suluhan and the Þems Hotel, like many cinemas and precious parts of Trabzon's heritage have been destroyed, leaving behind them nothing but yearning...