Ortahisar
metro district
Coordinates41°00′N 39°43′E
ProvinceTrabzon
Leader partyCHP
Leader nameAhmet Kaya
Area total235 km²
Elevation50 m
Population total335628
Population as of2022
Area code0462
Websitewww.trabzonortahisar.bel.tr

Ortahisar is a municipality and district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 235 km2,[2] and its population is 335,628 (2022).[3] The district and municipality Ortahisar was created at the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation from the former central district of Trabzon Province.[4][5] It covers the city of Trabzon and the surrounding countryside. On 31 March 2024, Ahmet Kaya (CHP) was elected mayor.

In April 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of Roman and Byzantine period archeological remains. The southern part of the wicker columns and fortifications of the Roman emperor Hadrian's period, trench walls of Byzantine period dating back to 1460 have been discovered. Remains of Roman tiles and pottery were also discovered during the excavations. According to the Trabzon City Municipality, the excavation area is planned to be turned into an open-air museum.[6][7][8]

Sport

The women's handball team Ortahisar Bld. SK compete in the 2024–25 season of the Super League.[9]

Places of Interest

Composition

There are 87 neighbourhoods in Ortahisar District:[10]

  • 1 Nolu Beşirli
  • 1 Nolu Bostancı
  • 1 Nolu Erdoğdu
  • 2 Nolu Beşirli
  • 2 Nolu Bostancı
  • 2 Nolu Erdoğdu
  • 3 Nolu Erdoğdu
  • Ağıllı
  • Akkaya
  • Akoluk
  • Aktoprak
  • Akyazı
  • Aydınlıkevler
  • Ayvalı
  • Bahçecik
  • Bengisu
  • Beştaş
  • Boztepe
  • Bulak
  • Çağlayan
  • Çamoba
  • Çarşı
  • Çilekli
  • Çimenli
  • Çömlekçi
  • Çukurçayır
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Değirmendere
  • Doğançay
  • Dolaylı
  • Düzyurt
  • Esentepe
  • Esenyurt
  • Fatih
  • Fatih Sultan
  • Gazipaşa
  • Geçit
  • Gölçayır
  • Gözalan
  • Gülbaharhatun
  • Gündoğdu
  • Gürbulak
  • Hızırbey
  • İncesu
  • İnönü
  • İskenderpaşa
  • Kalkınma
  • Kamışlı
  • Kanuni
  • Karakaya
  • Karlık
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kavala
  • Kaymaklı
  • Kemerkaya
  • Kireçhane
  • Konaklar
  • Kozluca
  • Kurtuluş
  • Kutlugün
  • Okçular
  • Ortahisar
  • Özbirlik
  • Pazarkapı
  • Pelitli
  • Pınaraltı
  • Sanayi
  • Sayvan
  • Sevimli
  • Soğuksu
  • Subaşı
  • Toklu
  • Tosköy
  • Uğurlu
  • Üniversite
  • Yalı
  • Yalıncak
  • Yenicuma
  • Yeniköy
  • Yenimahalle
  • Yeşilbük
  • Yeşilhisar
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yeşilova
  • Yeşiltepe
  • Yeşilvadi
  • Yeşilyurt

References

  1. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri – İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (in Turkish). p. 80. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Law No. 6360" (in Turkish). Official Gazette. 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2021-04-10). "Otopark projesi için yapılan kazı sırasında bulundu: Açık hava müzesi olacak" (in tr-TR). Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. ^ SAYKAL/TRABZON, (DHA), Selay. "Trabzon'da kazı çalışmaları sırasında bulundu! Müzeye dönüştürülecek" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  8. ^ "Trabzon'da kazı çalışmaları sırasında bulundu! Müzeye dönüştürülecek". MSN. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  9. ^ "Ortahisar Belediyesi sezonu dördüncü bitirdi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  10. ^ Mahalle Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.