The first settlers of the town came from Aegean shores and named the town "Platana" because of the abundance of plane trees (Greek Plàtanos, Πλάτανος, Latin Platanus).
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This new state, called the Empire of Trebizond, survived as a vassal kingdom under the Seljukid Empire until Sultan Mehmet II "the conqueror" of the Ottoman Empire added Trabzon to his territories in October 1461.
Akçaabat |
Akçaabat meatballs is a grilled dish of minced meat, a type of kebab, found traditionally in the Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey .