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4 unusual facts about Artvin


Ishkhani

The monastery of Ishkhan is situated in the village of Ishkhan, in the province of Artvin.

Oruçlu

Oruçlu, Artvin, a village in the central (Artvin) district of Artvin Province

Turks in the former Soviet Union

In June 1945 Vyacheslav Molotov, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, formally presented a demand to the Turkish Ambassador in Moscow for the surrender of three Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Artvin).

Zeytinlik

Zeytinlik, Artvin, a village in the central district of Artvin Province, Turkey


Alanbaşı

Alanbaşı, Yusufeli, a village in the district of Yusufeli, Artvin Province

Ardıçlı

Ardıçlı, Murgul, a village in the district of Murgul, Artvin Province

Ballı

Ballı, Ardanuç, a village in the district of Ardanuç, Artvin Province

Çamurlu

Çamurlu, Hopa, a village in Hopa distrrict of Artvin Province, Turkey

Demirdöven

Demirdöven, Yusufeli, a village in the district of Yusufeli, Artvin Province

Erenköy

Erenköy, Murgul, a village in the district of Murgul, Artvin Province, Turkey

Erenköy, Yusufeli, a village in the district of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey

Gümüşdere

Gümüşdere, Hopa, a village in the district of Hopa, Artvin Province

Harmanlı

Harmanlı, Ardanuç, a village in the district of Ardanuç, Artvin Province

Hayriye, İnegöl

Hayriye was founded in 1877-78 by Georgian families of Muslim faith who migrated to Turkey from the border area between Georgia and Turkey (near Artvin) (situated in the province of Adjara in today's Republic of Georgia).

Koyuncular

Koyuncular, Hopa, a village in the district of Hopa, Artvin Province, Turkey

Meydancık

Meydancık, Şavşat, a village in the Şavşat district of Artvin Province

Tepebaşı

Tepebaşı, Şavşat, a village in the District of Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey

Tepeyurt

Tepeyurt, Arhavi, a village in the district of Arhavi, Artvin Province

Treaty of Kars

On June 7, 1945, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov told the Turkish ambassador in Moscow that the provinces of Kars, Ardahan and Artvin should be returned to the USSR, in the name of both the Georgian and Armenian republics.

Turkish dialects

2.3.3. Borçka, Muratlı, Camili, Meydancık, Ortaköy (Berta) bucak of Artvin (merkez)

Turks in Azerbaijan

Vyacheslav Molotov, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, demanded to the surrender of three Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Artvin); thus, war against Turkey seemed possible, and Joseph Stalin wanted to clear the strategic Turkish population situated in Meskheti, located near the Turkish-Georgian border which were likely to be hostile to Soviet intentions.

Turks in Russia

Vyacheslav Molotov, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, formally presented a demand to the Turkish Ambassador in Moscow for the surrender of three Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Artvin); thus, war against Turkey seemed possible, and Joseph Stalin wanted to clear the strategic Turkish population (especially those situated in Meskheti) located near the Turkish-Georgian border which were likely to be hostile to Soviet intentions.

Turks in Ukraine

Vyacheslav Molotov, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, demanded the surrender of three Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Artvin); thus, war against Turkey seemed possible, and Joseph Stalin wanted to clear the strategic Turkish population situated in Meskheti, located near the Turkish-Georgian border which were likely to be hostile to Soviet intentions.

Turks in Uzbekistan

During World War II, the Soviet Union was preparing to launch a pressure campaign against Turkey; Vyacheslav Molotov, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, demanded to the Turkish Ambassador in Moscow for the surrender of three Anatolian provinces (Kars, Ardahan and Artvin).

Yarbaşı

Yarbaşı, Yusufeli, a village in the district of Yusufeli, Artvin Province

Yıldızlı

Yıldızlı, Arhavi, a village in the district of Arhavi, Artvin Province

Yolağzı

Yolağzı, Ardanuç, a village in the district of Ardanuç, Artvin Province

Yolgeçen

Yolgeçen, Arhavi, a village in the district of Arhavi, Artvin Province

Yoncalı

Yoncalı, Şavşat, a village in the district of Şavşat, Artvin Province, Turkey

Yusufeli

It is located on the bank of Çoruh River 104 km south-west of the city of Artvin, on the road to Erzurum.

Zekeriyaköy

Zekeriyaköy, Ardanuç, a village in the district of Ardanuç, Artvin Province


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