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Turkish artifacts in the Hermitage Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia

August 25, 2019

One of the first structures that come to mind in the city when St. Petersburg is mentioned is, of course, the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world. Although the main building of the Hermitage Museum was started to be built as the Winter Palace for the daughter of Peter I, it was only completed in 1764 during the time of Catherine II and started to be exhibited publicly during the reign of Nicholas I (1852). After the October Revolution of 1917, the palace was completely turned into a museum. The exhibition, which started to be created with the paintings of Dutch painters from the 17th century, had to be built with new buildings as it grew day by day.

Today, with the Winter Palace and six additional buildings, it is among the largest museums in the world. In the museum, it is possible to see and examine works belonging to almost all phases of history and a very wide geography. The Hermitage Museum, which is known as one of the most important art centers in the world with more than 3 million works of art, has managed to enter the Guinness Book of Records due to this feature.

Since a large part of the Turkish geography was under Russian domination for many years, there are many ancient Turkish artifacts in this museum.

Archaeologists and historians identified Turkish kurgans and started excavations and unearthed various artifacts. They made great progress for Turkish history, which was spread over a wide area and was difficult to research. The Pazyryk cairn, one of the most important, was found in 1929 by the Russian archaeologist Sergey Rudenko.

 

 

There are also works belonging to Azrhan, Tuekta and Derestuy kurgans in the museum. Helmets, swords, tiles, various swords and weapons belonging to the Ottoman Period and the Turkish Imperial Tent, which II.Selim has sent to Katerina after Ottoman-Russian war.

Here are some of the Turkish artifacts in the Hermitage Museum;

  • Pazirik Carpet: It is the first hand-woven carpet in the world. It was slightly damaged as it was found frozen inside the kurgan.

 

  • Coffin: Carved from solid wood.

 

  • Balbals and Various Statues

 

 

  • horse harnesses

 

 

  • Clothes and Ornaments

 

 

  • Weapons and Swords (Ottoman State)

 

 

  • helmets

 

  • Tiles, Plates and Jugs

 

 

  • Tent: It was sent as a gift from Selim III to Catherine II in 1793.

 

  • Ottoman Carpets

 

 

  • Map: 1st floor plan of the Hermitage State Museum. While the works belonging to the Pre-Islamic Period are on this floor, the works of the Ottoman Period are located on the 3rd floor.

 

http://www.rusen.org/ermitaj-muzesinde-bulunan-turk-eserleri/

Ali TOKMAK – RUSEN Expert

 

Lithuania/Jewish Turks, Karays

A lake village called Trakai in Lithuania. It has a population of around 7-8 thousand. When viewed from the map, it is a place that has little to do with the Turkish and Muslim world. There are Karaite Turks who have lived there for 600 years.

The great Lithuanian King Vytautas gave the Crimean Turks, who were of Cuman descent, lands and settled in the region. Since then, the people have maintained their culture, language and unique life. The Karaites stayed in that region for centuries, but neither the Ottomans nor others know about them. A small community, a distant geography, nobody cares.

Prof. Dr. Oktay Sinanoğlu goes to Lithuania for a meeting on atomic physics in the 1970s. His friend Yutsis, who is a professor, takes him to Trakai in case he is interested. They had a long talk with a bearded man who was the head of the village council of elders.

When they go to the village, Oktay Sinanoğlu sees that the people protect their language. An elder, one of the notables of the village, invites him to his house and shows him the banner, sword and documents inherited from his ancestors.

By speaking Turkish.

Aksakalli says:

“At the time of your Atatürk, the ambassadors he sent from Turkey would come and bring us Turkish magazines and books.

ATATÜRK passed away, the voice of Turkey was lost. What happened to you?

Belarusian Tour in Capital Minsk

by Okay Deprem,  http://www.northtravel.org/

Dear Friends, esteemed participants, hello again! Our Minsk pedestrian tour continues uninterrupted and breathless. We are together with you again right now. Remember, the last time I called you from the huge 5th of  October Square. Together with you, we got to know the main structures and artifacts in the surrounding area. Here I came to the point where I am now by going straight down from that point on the Independence Avenue. Again on the same street, but this time I am calling out to you from the center of a very different environment. Without further ado, as I always do, I will leave you alone with this area, provided that I turn my camera in the other direction, and we will get to know the individual structures here from the background.

First of all, what we see is the direction we have come. In other words, the relevant square side of the Independence Avenue. Then when I point my camera to the left, see; We are witnessing very majestic, aesthetically pleasing, beautifully planned civil housing structures with the highest level of color harmony. They may be buildings where very high-level people live now, but in the 1950s, these are really the Soviet mass housing of the period, which was planned and built for the workers and employees of that time to live. As of now, the building on the corner where I am turning my camera is a very similar example, you see. The building next to it is the Ministry of Defense, by the way. Now I turn our camera a little more to the right. We see Yanki Kupala Park and the same street is moving in the other direction, towards Victory Square.

But the main reason why I’m here is this magnificent building, where I will turn the camera and leave you alone. See… I want the whole building to be in my frame. This structure is the Minsk State Circus. It is one of the last examples of the Soviet – Socialist – Constructivist architectural understanding that left its mark on the 1930s,  40s and 50s. Its construction was completed in the early 1960s. A very nice sculpture that portrays 2 acrobats also appears here. As I told you before, this style is seen in every building; Signs are hung with the start and end date of the construction of the said building, sometimes by whom it was designed and built, and sometimes with other detailed information. As we can see here, its construction began in 1958. What we see just above is the present emblem of the Republic of Belarus (Belarus). In this way, the emblem is very reminiscent of the old official symbol of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic. As you can see, the wheat ears are swaying left and right, while a sun in the middle and the map of Belarus just above it.

Now I’m in the middle lane. I am in a hall surrounded by huge columns semi-circularly. In terms of the height and thickness of the columns, it seems to resemble the famous Didim Temple in Turkey. When I turn my camera while walking in this very voluminous corridor, we see that its architect and the date it was started are written. As soon as I get out of here, I will leave you with a very special sculpture. See, at the entrance, there is a structure that we can call a monument-i column. In fact, this is a style based on ancient tradition as much as possible. It is known that there were monuments of this style in old Istanbul, in Constantinople. Now, as we move away from the street direction, we see that there is a horse on this building we may define as column monument. There is an artist and a female acrobat on it. In the mood of a ballerina. We can see it, right?. By the way, the structures in Minsk, whether they are official or private;  the inscriptions on them are mostly in Belarusian. In short, this language is preferred over Russian here. It is not very often, but only in some cases that it is written in both Russian and Belarusian. Here, the large inscription at the top is also in Belarusian. However, it is a very close language to Russian.

Now let’s take a look at this beautiful sculptural composition. This is another kind of acrobat and we see a rooster on it. Because the circus is a very large structure, it is not easy to show its entire width and length from all sides. Ideally, of course, to look at it from above or from a very high point nearby. If you want, let’s move forward with you and take a look at the programs together. Let’s see what it says. It looks like it’s currently closed. For example, there was a special program between 20 February and 4 April. However, no other information is selected. It says that it normally works every day without interruption.

Yes, let’s just say that’s it for now. I hope you like Belarus – Minsk State Circus building. Let’s not miss this point: It is possible to see buildings of similar splendor and beauty in the former Soviet geography, in almost all the major cities of the wide Russian-speaking world. However, it is obvious and indisputable that one of the most spectacular and aesthetic ones is in Minsk. If one of you gets the chance to visit Minsk as a group of you, you’ll see, we’ll come to the Circus with you. We’d be watching a circus show.

 

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8 days in the hidden and magical corridors of unknown Georgia – Okay Deprem

© Photos and Text by Okay Deprem http://www.northtravel.org/

When NORTH TRAVEL announced the longest and most comprehensive touristic cultural tour from Turkey to Georgia just months ago, possible participants had very limited tangible and detailed imaginations of what exactly awaits them in this southern Caucasian country. It can even be said without exaggeration that; many of them were not expecting a more or less modest tour content, accompanied by the thought of “what can be the most in the Georgian country”. This is probably why, we set off with a relatively small staff, and first of all, we took our breath away in the capital city of Tbilisi. No one in our travel staff had ever seen this cultural metropolis of the South Caucasus, except me. Although we did not spend four days in “Tbilisi” in its Georgian equivalent, for two clear days, so to speak, we scoop the city. We were able to tour this Caucasian city, which rises and spreads around the Kura River, sometimes with our private vehicle and sometimes on foot.

The scene that impressed our Tbilisi group at first sight was the untouched historical silhouette and natural texture of the city. Having come from a city like Istanbul, witnessing a view in Tbilisi that they could only see in Western and Southern Europe and that they had been longing for a long time, naturally relieved and opened them a lot. Then, they began to witness a west-east synthesis in the Georgian capital that they were not familiar with before. Tbilisi is eastern-oriental until the end, as long as it can stay; it was a city that managed to become European in a balanced and uninterrupted manner, at least as much and more than that, even as of the 19th century. So much so that seeing the abundance and diversity of museums, monuments and sculptures that are not and cannot be seen in many European countries was enough to enchant our group as much as possible. On the other hand, the lush cover of the city center and its periphery, which land rent and construction speculation has not yet plundered; The serene, quiet and colorful city aura witnessed throughout our tour, which is blended with two centuries old neo-classical, neo-baroque, art-deco and art-nouveau buildings surrounding the wide and straight streets and streets of Tbilisi made another sense…

During the two days we stayed in Tbilisi, which has been one of the most important commercial and cultural settlements in the region for centuries, we went to the nearest historical capital Mtskheta and the legendary Kazbek Mountain. While walking through the almost untouched medieval town of Jvari, Samtavro monasteries and Svetitshoveli Cathedral, which await us in and around Mtskheta and are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, we literally got lost in an Asian-Caucasian architectural urban texture that we did not know before.

Hearing the stories of the multi-layered connections of the region’s millennium-year-old Christian temples with Cappadocia and Constantinople from the clergy curbed the traditional mood of Turkish touristic groups  which quickly got bored in individual venues. However, it was quick to create the opposite effect.

During our long day trip to see Kazbeki Mountain and its surroundings, located on the border of Georgia and the Russian Federation, we glided towards the Greater Caucasus Mountains for the first time. After leaving behind the gigantic dams between the mountains, the lofty monuments that greet us on the way and countless natural wonders, we proceeded on the “Georgian Military Road”, which goes up to altitudes between 2300 and 2400 in the Gudauri Mountain and winter tourism center. When we approach Kazbek Mountain, which is one of the most special peaks of the Caucasus with an altitude of more than 5000 meters, we stopped in the town of Stepantsminda, which was lost in the clouds, and were scattered in two jeeps as a group with a very special organization, and went to the Gergeti Holy Trinity Church, which is the most famous historical monument of the region. We climbed right. We had the privilege of visiting fairytale-like historical churches, which have survived untouched for centuries, in the midst of the magnificent scenery, where countless hills at 4000 meters disperse and rise under the fog beams. On the way back; Climbing from Kobi Village to Gudauri by cable car, we glided towards the pioneering peaks of the “Greater Caucasus Ridges” and took a long look at the mighty and vast mountain range once again…

After walking around Tbilisi and its environs literally by creek, we now head to the West; On the face of it, we started to make our way towards the plains of Georgia, which is small on the map, but grows larger as we go into it. Our first stop is the city of Gori and its most popular tourist spot is Josef Stalin’s house-museum. Afterwards, our direction is Ahıska via the famous town of Borjomi. Even if we stopped by for a short lunch in Borjomi.  Even just stopping by Borjomi the holiday and treatment center where the most delicious and quality drinking water of the former Soviet geography is obtained, for a short lunch was enough for our group to admire the charming and old architecture of this place with
its lush nature resembling a corner of paradise. Our final “station” for today is Ahıska and its capital Akhaltsikhe, located very close to the Turkish border (Ardahan – Posof).

The fact that there is a lady of Meskhetian origin in our mini group makes our visit even more meaningful. While we are visiting Rabati Castle, the very best of this area, both with and without a guide, we go on an indescribable time adventure, while we watch the nature of Ahıska, which fascinates us, from different corners of the great castle…

Now we have a series of tours covering Kutaisi, the second capital of the country, and the ruins around it. As a group, Kutaisi fascinates us with its harmonious, balanced urban harmony, which has been extremely well preserved and reworked and mostly marked by the architecture of its recent centuries.

Especially while we tour the Geguti Palace, Gelati and Motsameta Monasteries, in the periphery, which are also on the “UNESCO World Heritage List”, and the famous Bagrati Cathedral in the center, accompanied by local guides, we witness the depth and richness of Georgian history, which we have never known, thanks to the generous guidance of the religious officials.

Again, we enter the Sataplia Cave, which is located in the national park of the same name in the province of Kutaisi, surrounded by virgin forests and lush vineyards and is known worldwide for its dinosaur footprints.

We leave Kutaisi one morning and set out for another long road, where we will approach the closest of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. Hours after we saw one of the world’s largest dams Cvari, on the highway from above, one of the largest dams and hydroelectric power plants in the world, we arrive and settle in Mestia, the precious town of Upper Svaneti Province, one of the highlights of our trip. Many of our team have seen for the first time in their lives the numerous peaks of 5000, which are lined up towards the Kabardino-Balkaria border, such as Uşba, where we had our photos taken at an altitude of more than 4700 meters on the road. After the unforgettable night we spent in the highest mountain hotel of this place, we start our journey over Zugdidi towards Batumi

After a quick stroll in Zugdidi, one of the country’s most important palaces, the neo-gothic style Dadiani and its garden, we continue to Batumi via Poti parallel to the Black Sea. In Batumi, which is the second largest and at the same time the most attractive seaside resort of Georgia; We are wandering the seaside boulevard and parks decorated with endless monuments and sculptures in a wonderful weather. The next day, after touring one of the largest Botanical Gardens in the world with our private electric vehicles, we finally get on the cable car to have a top view of the city and its surroundings, and take the last pictures here and head to the airport.

Black (Kara) Place Names in Balkans (Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria)

https://nisanyanmap.com/?y=*kara*&lv=&t=&chttps://nisanyanmap.com/?y=*kara*&lv=&t=&cry=&ua=5ry=&ua=5  

North is symbolized with Black colour in Turkish language.  Well-known example is the Black Sea.

The black color in the north has various meanings, both dark and powerful.

 

 

Krani   Krani   village  –  Resen  –  MK

1910oh    :  Krani|Karahan

■ Albanian / Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .  Albanian / Macedonian  settlement

■ Coordinate: 40° 56′ 21” E, 21° 6′ 32” N

Karamani   Карамани   village  –  Bitola  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karaman  [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 3′ 52” E, 21° 23′ 38” N

Alintsi   Алинци   village  –  Prilep  –  MK

1910öh    :  Alintsi+Karataş  [  Turkish  “Ali” ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ It was a mixed Turkish-Bulgarian village until the plague epidemic. As a result of the plague, most of the population perished, and the rest settled in the city of Prilep.  metonyo

■ Coordinate: 41° 15′ 32” E, 21° 28′ 54” N

The   dead settlement of Карабуњиште in Karabunysh   –  Veles  –  MK

■ Partially Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 48′ 34” E, 21° 39′ 12” N

Mavropigí   Μαυροπηγή   village  –  Ptolemaída (Kailaríon)  –  Kozáni   GR

B1913    :  Bosovtsi|Karabunar

1910öh    :  Karapınar  Καραμπουρνάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian / Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 27′ 1” E, 21° 43′ 48” N

Karabichane   Карабичане   village  –  Kumanovo  –  MK

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . now  Serbian  settlement

■ Coordinate: 42° 13′ 44” E, 21° 44′ 29” N

Mavrodéndri   Μαυροδένδρι   village  –  Ptolemaída (Kailaríon)  –  Kozáni   GR

1910öh    :  Elm  Καραγάτς [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 23′ 11” E, 21° 46′ 8” N

Drépano   Δρέπανον   village  –  Kozáni  –  Kozani   GR

1910öh    :  Karacalar  Καρατζιλάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 21′ 7” E, 21° 50′ 7” N

Gorno Karaslari   Горно Караслари   village  –  Veles  –  MK

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . now  Albanian  settlement

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 45” E, 21° 50′ 11” N

Dolno Karaslari   Долно Караслари   village  –  Veles  –  MK

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 21” E, 21° 50′ 16” N

Karatmanovo   Каратманово   village  –  Lozovo  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karaosmanlı  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 46” E, 21° 52′ 4” N

Karacali   Karahali   neighborhood  –  Lozovo  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karacaali  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 46′ 45” E, 21° 54′ 2” N

Bizovo   location  –  Kavadartsi  –  MK

Former name:  Bizov Çf.|Karasu

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 26′ 14” E, 21° 55′ 16” N

Lefkara   Λεύκαρα   village  –  Kozáni  –  Kozani   GR

1910öh    :  Aksaklı/Aksakallı  Ακ Σακλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 17′ 35” E, 21° 58′ 9” N

Kara Sinanli   Кара Синанли   dead settlement  –  Gradsko  –  MK

1910oh    :  Karasinanlı

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 39′ 10” E, 21° 59′ 40” N

Montenegro   Karadak   village  –  Kratovo  –  MK

■  Macedonian  settlement

■ Coordinate: 42° 10′ 19” E, 22° 0′ 29” N

Almopía   Αλμωπία   administrative unit  –  Aridaía (Meglen)  –  Pélla   GR

B1913    :  Miglen/Meglen  [  Bulgarian  ]

T  :  Karacaova  [  Turkish  ]

■ Partially Pomak  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ At the beginning of the 20th century, the population of the plain was mostly Pomaks, and Vlah and Yörük Turks as a minority. The Pomak and Turkish population were exchanged in 1924. Mostly Pontic Greeks were settled.  SN

■ Coordinate: 40° 58′ 34” E, 22° 2′ 56” N

Karamanska Maala   Караманска Маала   village  –  Kratovo  –  MK

1910oh    :  Karaman Mah.

■ Coordinate: 42° 3′ 24” E, 22° 6′ 23” N

Kara Ocali   Кара Оџали   dead settlement  –  Negotino  –  MK

1910oh    :  Kara Khojaly

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 35′ 27” E, 22° 6′ 54” N

Mavrolákos   dead settlement  –  Édessa (Vodina)  –  Pélla   GR

1910öh    :  Karadere  [  Turkish  ]

■ There were two villages facing each other, Mavrolákos Edessis and Mavrolákos Giannitson (Bul. Karadere Vodenski and Karadere Pazarski). Karadere (Bul. Miglenitsa) river is the waterway of Karacaova (Miglen) region.  SN

■ Coordinate: 40° 53′ 37” E, 22° 7′ 10” N

Miliás   Μηλιάς   village  –  Aridaía (Meglen)  –  Pélla   GR

1910öh    :  Karalad/Kırladovo  Καρλάτ

■ Pomak  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 59′ 36” E, 22° 8′ 37” N

Kratovo   Кратово   municipalities  –  Kratovo  –  MK

Osm  :  Karatova

■ Turkish / Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ It is one of the rare towns with a homogeneous Bulgarian (Macedonian) population at the beginning of the 20th century. Only in the central town the Turks were in the majority. Now there is no Turkish population left.  SN

■ Coordinate: 42° 4′ 42” E, 22° 10′ 50” N

Véroia   province  –  Vérria (Karaferye)  –  Imathia   GR

B1913    :  Give

Osm  :  Karaferye

A17    :  Verrone to

■ Turkish / Greek Orthodox  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 31′ 46” E, 22° 12′ 2” N

Star Kara Forest   Стар Караорман   “old K.”   village  –  Shtip  –  MK

1910oh    :  Karaorman A.Ş. + Approx.  [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 46′ 54” E, 22° 12′ 12” N

Nov Kara Forest   Нов Караорман   village  –  Karbintsi  –  MK

Former name:  Karaormanite  [  Bulgarian for  “Kara foresters”]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 47′ 30” E, 22° 13′ 0” N

Kallípoli   Καλλίπολις   village  –  Giannitsá (Yenice Vardar)  –  Pélla   GR

1910öh    :  Karahamza  Καράμιζα

■ Coordinate: 40° 47′ 30” E, 22° 13′ 54” N

Mavrodéndri   Μαυροδένδρι  –  Vérria (Karaferye)  –  Imathía   GR

<1926  :  Karaçalı  Καρά Τσαλή [  Turkish  “karaağaçlı?” ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 31′ 8” E, 22° 14′ 13” N

Karávi   Καράβι   dead settlement  –  Vérria (Karaferye)  –  Imathía   GR

B1913    :  Sadena/Sadina  Σέδενα

■ Greek Orthodox  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 31′ 59” E, 22° 18′ 1” N

Trkanye   Тркање   village  –  Koçani  –  MK

1910öh    :  Trakana|Carbine

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Macedonian  settlement now

■ Coordinate: 41° 54′ 19” E, 22° 21′ 44” N

Karailyas   dead settlement  –  Valandovo  –  MK

Former name:  Karailyaslı

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 22′ 54” E, 22° 27′ 43” N

Karalobosi   Каралобоси   dead settlement  –  Radovish  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karaali Obası  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 40′ 33” E, 22° 29′ 14” N

Fawns   Караџалар   dead placement  –  Radovish  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karacalar  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 0” E, 22° 29′ 36” N

Plágia   Πλάγια   village  –  Gumenitsa  –  Kilkís   GR

1910öh    :  Karasinan  Καρασινάν [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 4′ 51” E, 22° 29′ 43” N

Políkastro   Πολύκαστρο   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

1910öh    :  Karasuli|Rugunovets  Καρασούλι

1907s    :  Karasulu to

1997  :  Paionía  (prefecture) [  Greek for  “fortress”]

■ Bulgarian / Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 59′ 53” E, 22° 34′ 4” N

Karacovska Maala   Караџовска Маала   neighborhood  –  Makedonska Kamenitsa  –  MK

1910oh    :  Karaca Mah.

■ Coordinate: 42° 3′ 55” E, 22° 36′ 59” N

  dead settlement  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

1910oh    :  Arcan/Karacinovo

■ Its current name is unknown.

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 4′ 45” E, 22° 37′ 12” N

Kastanás   Καστανάς   village  –  Thessaloníki (Thessaloniki)  –  Thessaloníki_m   GR

1910öh    :  Karaoğlu  Καρά Ογλού [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish / Roman (Gypsy)  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 49′ 16” E, 22° 39′ 28” N

Karaular   dead settlement  –  Dojran  –  MK

1910öh    :  Karaoğullar

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  . Now  unsaved/empty  overlay

■ Coordinate: 41° 13′ 35” E, 22° 40′ 47” N

Néa Mesimvría   Νέα Μεσημβρί   village  –  Thessaloníki (Thessaloniki)  –  Thessaloníki_m   GR

1953  :  Karavia  Καραβίας

B1913    :  Bugarievo

1910oh    :  Bunarca

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 45′ 12” E, 22° 46′ 2” N

Agorá   Αγορά   dead settlement  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

1910öh    :  Karapazarlı  Καρά Παζαρλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 15′ 55” E, 22° 46′ 35” N

Sykaminiá   Συκαμινιά   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1927  :  Karali  Καραλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 15′ 18” E, 22° 48′ 33” N

Mavronéri   Μαυρονέρι   “Karawater”   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

1926   1926 :  Karapınar  Καρά Μπουνάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 53′ 25” E, 22° 48′ 37” N

Karakostovtsi   Каракостовци   district  –  Delchevo  –  MK

■ Coordinate: 41° 51′ 10” E, 22° 50′ 8” N

Kallirrói   Καλλιρρόη   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1927  :  Karacalı  Καρατζαλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 14′ 11” E, 22° 50′ 38” N

Agia Triáda   neighborhood  –  Thessaloníki (Thessaloniki)  –  Thessaloníki_m   GR

1910oh    :  By. + stern. Karaburun  [  Turkish  ]

■ Greek Orthodox  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 29′ 48” E, 22° 52′ 57” N

Koiládi   Κοιλάδι   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1927  :  Karaahmatlı  Καρά Αματλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 5′ 4” E, 22° 53′ 29” N

Mavroplagiá   Μαυροπλαγιά   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1927  :  Karamahmutlu  Καρά Μαμουτλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 11′ 10” E, 22° 53′ 57” N

Kampánis   Καμπάνης   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1955  :  Válti  Βάλτοι [  Greek  ]

<1926  :  Karathorn? Karacadir?  Καρατζά [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 53′ 26” E, 22° 54′ 52” N

Cherno Pole   Черно поле   “   karaköy ” village  –  Rujintsi  –  Vidin   BG

Former name:  Karaova  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 36′ 48” E, 22° 55′ 21” N

Políhni   Πολίχνη   “town”   village  –  Thessaloníki (Thessaloniki)  –  Thessaloníki_m   GR

1910öh    :  Karaüseyin  Καραϊσίν [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 39′ 58” E, 22° 56′ 34” N

Váthi   Βάθη   village  –  Kilkís  –  Kilkís   GR

<1927  :  Rayan  Ραγιάν

1910öh    :  Karadağ|Rayanova  [  Turkish / Bulgarian  ]

■ Turkish / Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 8′ 38” E, 22° 58′ 6” N

Kardiá   Καρδιά   village  –  Thessaloníki (Thessaloniki)  –  Thessaloníki_m   GR

1910öh    :  Karaçuhalı  Καρατζοχαλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 28′ 0” E, 22° 59′ 38” N

Kukurahtsevo   Кукурахцево   village  –  Petric  –  Blagoevgrad   BG

1909hr    :  Kokarashtsevo

■ Coord: 41° 28′ 10” E, 22° 59′ 45” N

Mavrosúli   Μαυροσούλι   dead settlement  –  Sidirokástro (Demirhisar)  –  Serrés   GR

<1927  :  Karasuli  Καρασούλι

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 12′ 9” E, 23° 2′ 56” N

Kryónero   Κρυόνερο   “cold water”   dead settlement  –  Halkidikí  –  Halkidiki   GR

1910öh    :  Karayusuflar/Karayusuflu  Καρά Γιουσουφλάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 22′ 13” E, 23° 4′ 14” N

Karterés   Καρτερά   village  –  Langadá (Langaza)  –  Thessaloníki   GR

1910öh    :  Karacaköy  Καρατζά Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 54′ 33” E, 23° 4′ 58” N

Asproráhi   Ασπροράχη   “aktepe”   dead settlement  –  Langadá (Langaza)  –  Thessaloníki   GR

<1927  :  Karaoba  Καρά Ουμπάς [  Turkish  ]

1924k  :  Karacaabad  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ While it was the central quarter of the Ottoman (Mavroráhi) group, it was abolished in 1940 after the Turkish population left.  SN

■ Coordinate: 40° 51′ 20” E, 23° 6′ 0” N

Dolno Tserkovska   neighborhood  –  Blagoevgrad  –  Blagoevgrad   BG

1909hr    :  Karasu Çf .

■ Coordinate: 41° 56′ 44” E, 23° 6′ 2” N

Lofískos   Λοφίσκος   village  –  Langadá (Langaza)  –  Thessaloníki   GR

1910öh    :  Karaömerli/Karamarlı  Καρά Ομερλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 46′ 30” E, 23° 13′ 22” N

Néa Ténedos   Νέα Τένεδος   “new Bozcaada”   village  –  Halkidiki  –  Halkidikí   GR

1926   1926 :  Karatepe  Καρά Τεπέ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 19′ 44” E, 23° 14′ 27” N

Pishurka   Пишурка   village  –  Medkovets  –  Montana   BG

1910öh    :  Gray Kirri/Gray land?

■ Coordinate: 43° 39′ 22” E, 23° 15′ 3” N

Símandra   Σήμαντρα   village  –  Halkidikí  –  Halkidiki   GR

1956    :  Karkara  Καρκάρα

1909hr    :  Mouthwash

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coord: 40° 20′ 54” E, 23° 18′ 27” N

Varikó   Βαρικό   village  –  Nigríta  –  Serrés   GR

1910öh    :  Karacaköy  Καρατζά Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 1′ 22” E, 23° 23′ 36” N

Monokklisiá   Μονοκκλησιά   village  –  Serrés (Serez)  –  Serrés   GR

1926   1926 :  Karacaköy  Καρατζά Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 3′ 29” E, 23° 24′ 0” N

Métallo   Μέταλλο   dead settlement  –  Sidirokástro (Demirhisar)  –  Serrés   GR

<1927  :  Karatas Mah.  Καρατάς

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 19′ 15” E, 23° 25′ 51” N

Ignatovo   Игнатово   village  –  Vilchedrim  –  Montana   BG

1910öh    :  Karaleg |Ignatiyevo

■ Coordinate: 43° 47′ 2” E, 23° 29′ 9” N

Taşoluk Karakol   location  –  Nigrita  –  Serres   GR

■ The location at the provincial border of Serres/Thessaloniki is indicated by this name on the 1944 maps.  SN

■ Coordinate: 40° 50′ 0” E, 23° 31′ 18” N

Agía Eléni   Αγία Ελένη   village  –  Serrés (Serez)  –  Serrés   GR

<1927  :  Kakaráska  Κακαράσκα

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 14” E, 23° 33′ 29” N

Mavrólongos   Μαυρόλογγος   “   Kara forest ” dead settlement  –  Nigríta  –  Serrés   GR

1910öh    :  Kara Forest  Καρά Ορμάν [  Turkish  ]

■ Karawood is the name of the large forest area along the Struma (Strymon) river. The settlement of the same name, between the old bed of the river and the new one, was dissolved in 1940.  SN

■ Coordinate: 40° 58′ 3” E, 23° 36′ 7” N

Mesokómi   Μεσοκώμη   village  –  Serrés (Serez)  –  Serrés   GR

<1927  :  Kákara  Κάκαρα

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 43” E, 23° 39′ 0” N

Katáfyto   Κατάφυτο   village  –  Káto Nevrokópi (Zirnovo)  –  Drama   GR

1910öh    :  Karaköy  Καρά Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Bulgarian  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 21′ 6” E, 23° 41′ 22” N

Karapoltsi   Караполци   village  –  Elin Pelin  –  Sofia   BG

1910h    :  Karapoltsi

■ Coordinate: 42° 37′ 13” E, 23° 42′ 1” N

Chernyovo   Черньово   village  –  Ihtiman  –  Sofia   BG

1514t   1910öh     :  Karalar

■ Coordinate: 42° 24′ 57” E, 23° 45′ 42” N

Stambolovo   Стамболово   village  –  Ihtiman  –  Sofia   BG

1910oh    :  Kara Apti

Former name:  Bodrovo

■ Coordinate: 42° 24′ 10” E, 23° 48′ 45” N

Mavrólofos   Μαυρόλοφος   “   karatepe ” village  –  Néa Zíhni (Ziliahova)  –  Serrés   GR

1910öh    :  Karatoprak  Καρά Τοπράκ [  Turkish  ]

■ Roman (Gypsy)  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 54′ 54” E, 23° 52′ 13” N

Karaş   Караш   village  –  Roman  –  Vratsa   BG

Former name:  Karas

■ Coordinate: 43° 5′ 59” E, 23° 54′ 52” N

Kribul   Крибул   village  –  Satovish  –  Blagoevgrad   BG

1909hr    :  Krabul/Karapul

■ Pomak  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 34′ 22” E, 23° 56′ 45” N

Mavroléfki   Μαυρολεύκη   village  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  poplar  Καρά Καβάκ

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 3′ 21” E, 24° 5′ 58” N

Vinogradets   Виноградец   village  –  Septemvri  –  Pazarcik   BG

1863h    :  Karamursal/Karamursel

■ Coordinate: 42° 17′ 30” E, 24° 7′ 32” N

Mavróvatos   Μαυρόβατος   village  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  Karaçalı  Καρά Τσαλή

■ Bulgarian / Roman (Gypsy)  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 6′ 45” E, 24° 8′ 34” N

Karavangélis   Καραβαγγέλης   village  –  Eleftherúpoli (Praviste)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Debekli  Δεβεκλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 51′ 8” E, 24° 9′ 50” N

Karabunar   Карабунар   village  –  Septemvri  –  Pazarcik   BG

1863h    :  Karapinar

■ Coordinate: 42° 16′ 4” E, 24° 10′ 13” N

Borino   Борино   “   pine ” municipality  –  Borino  –  Smolyan   BG

1863h    :  Karabulak

■  Turkish  settlement

■ They are also known as Turks by the surrounding Pomaks. It is not enough for the Bulgarian Government to call the people in this region “Bulgarian Muslims”. It is the largest of the 8 settlements with representatives of the Middle Rhodope Nomads between the borders of Smolyan-Tatarpazarcık.  metonyo

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 13” E, 24° 17′ 24” N

Elatiás   Ελατιάς   dead settlement  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  Karadere  Καρά Ντερέ [  Turkish  ]

■ Pomak  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Abandoned mountain village on one of the most attractive hiking routes of the Rhodope Mountains.  SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 29′ 20” E, 24° 17′ 45” N

Tsar Asen   Цар Асен   village  –  Pazarcik  –  Pazarcik   BG

Former name:  Karaplı

■ Coordinate: 42° 21′ 48” E, 24° 20′ 41” N

Terpsithéa   Τερψιθέα   village  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  Karamanli?  Καραμανλή

1910oh    :  Harmanli

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 9′ 34” E, 24° 22′ 13” N

Dobrovnitsa   Добровница   village  –  Pazarcik  –  Pazarcik   BG

1910öh    :  Karailyasli/Karezli

■ Coordinate: 42° 12′ 55” E, 24° 22′ 31” N

Perívlepto   Περίβλεπτον   dead settlement  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  Karagöz  Καραγκιόζ Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 17′ 5” E, 24° 24′ 23” N

Perigiáli   neighborhood  –  Kavala  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Kara Forest  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish / Greek Orthodox  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 40° 57′ 7” E, 24° 25′ 21” N

Thólos   Θόλος   village  –  Dráma  –  Dráma   GR

<1927  :  Karacaköy  Καρατζάκιοϊ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 17′ 48” E, 24° 31′ 13” N

Elafohóri   Ελαφοχώρι   “roe deer village”   village  –  Néstos (Sarışaban)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Karacaova  Καρατζόβα [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ The name Karaca, seen in three or four places in this region, probably means ‘Roman’. Translated into Greek as ‘deer’.  SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 3′ 11” E, 24° 33′ 3” N

Yoakim Gruevo   Йоаким Груев   village  –  Stamboliyski  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karatahir  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 42° 7′ 17” E, 24° 33′ 45” N

Gortalovo   Горталово   village  –  Pleven  –  Pleven   BG

1514t   1910öh     :  Karaguy  [  Bulgarian  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 18′ 57” E, 24° 34′ 1” N

Dead settlement in Kalevish  –  Smolyan  –  Smolyan   BG

Former name:  Karabalkan

■ Coordinate: 41° 44′ 28” E, 24° 34′ 26” N

Brestovitsa   Брестовица   village with elm   –  Rodopi  –  Plovdiv BG

Former name:  Karaağaç Yeniköy

■ Coordinate: 42° 4′ 45” E, 24° 35′ 30” N

 

Unknown on the map.

Dyakonovo   village  –  Chernoochene  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karabaşlar

Karali   Карали   village  –  Gabrovo  –  Gabrovo   BG

Former name:  Karali

Karandili   village of Карандили   –  Elena  –  Veliko Tarnovo BG

Former name:  Karandili

Karacovtsi   dead settlement  –  Elena  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Sirnentsi   Сърненци   village  –  Veliko Tarnovo  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Former name:  Karacovtsi

…………………………………………………….

Lyuben   Любен   “charming”   village  –  Sıedineni  to –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karamustafalar

■ Coord: 42° 22′ 17” E, 24° 35′ 34” N

Brestovets   Брестовец   village with elm   –  Pleven  –  Pleven BG

Former name:  Karaağaç  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 21′ 24” E, 24° 36′ 16” N

Stoletovo   Столетово   village  –  Karlovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

Former name:  Karasarlı

■ Coordinate: 42° 41′ 19” E, 24° 37′ 8” N

Voysil   Войсил   village  –  Maritsa  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Carnation

■ Coordinate: 42° 13′ 13” E, 24° 37′ 34” N

Pérni   Πέρνη   village  –  Néstos (Sarışaban)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Karacaköy  [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 2” E, 24° 38′ 4” N

Zarkadiá   Ζαρκαδιά   village  –  Néstos (Sarışaban)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Karacalar  Καρατζιλάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 1′ 14” E, 24° 38′ 16” N

Karavelovo   Каравелово   village  –  Karlovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Köseler

■ Coordinate: 42° 37′ 35” E, 24° 39′ 20” N

Ágios Kosmás   Άγιος Κοσμάς   village  –  Néstos (Sarışaban)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Karamanlı  Καραμανλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ The locations of Mayalık, Taviçal, Ahriyan and Büyük neighborhoods, which should be located between the west side of this village and the Nestos/Mesta river, could not be determined.  SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 4′ 59” E, 24° 39′ 37” N

Chernalevo   dead settlement  –  Smolyan  –  Smolyan   BG

Former name:  Karaburun

■ Coordinate: 41° 29′ 48” E, 24° 41′ 3” N

Lithohóri   Λιθοχώρι   dead settlement  –  Néstos (Sarışaban)  –  Kavála   GR

1910öh    :  Karakadıl the  Καρά Κιδαρλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Turkish  settlement at the beginning of the 20th century  .

■ Coordinate: 41° 2′ 54” E, 24° 42′ 17” N

Karaboğaz   neighborhood  –  Gulyantsi  –  Pleven   BG

1910öh    :  Karaboğaz Çf  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 41′ 2” E, 24° 42′ 30” N

Brestnik   Брестник   village  –  Rodopi  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Elm

■ Coord: 42° 3′ 20” E, 24° 45′ 55” N

Chernozem Bremen   Черноземен   “Karatoprak”   village  –  Kaloyanovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karatoprak  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 42° 22′ 50” E, 24° 46′ 47” N

Eksohí   Εξοχή   “cottage”   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

1955    :  Gizéla  Γκιζέλα

1910öh    :  Karagözlü  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 1′ 51” E, 24° 51′ 39” N

Karacovo   Караджово   village  –  Sadovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Roe-Isa

■ Coordinate: 42° 5′ 54” E, 24° 54′ 8” N

Totleben   Тотлебен   village  –  Pordim  –  Pleven   BG

1910öh    :  Bılgarski Karaağaç  [  Bulgarian / Turkish  ]

■ Eduard Totleben (1818-1884), one of the Tsarist generals, played a role in the 1877-78 Ottoman-Russian war.  SN

■ Coordinate: 43° 26′ 15” E, 24° 54′ 29” N

Katrámio   Κατράμιο   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

<1920  :  Karaköy  Καρά Κιόι [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 4′ 31” E, 24° 54′ 46” N

Kormisos   village  –  Liki  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karamus

■ 1880: 347 Turkish (possibly Pomak)  metonio

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 57” E, 24° 56′ 0” N

Sirnegor   Сърнегор   “karacadağ”   village  –  Brezovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karaca Avhad

■ Coord: 42° 27′ 32” E, 24° 56′ 8” N

Alexandrovo   Александрово   village  –  Lovech  –  Lovech   BG

<1882  :  Karahasan

■ Coordinate: 43° 15′ 49” E, 24° 56′ 47” N

Bolyartsi   Болярци   village  –  Sadovo  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karareis

■ Coordinate: 42° 3′ 59” E, 24° 57′ 10” N

Genisaía   Γενισαία   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

1950   1950 :  Genisea

Osm  :  Yenice-i Karasu  Γενιτζέ [  Turkish  ]

1997  :  Vistónida  (prefecture)

■  Turkish  settlement

■ The town, which was the administrative center of the region and the main Turkish settlement during the Ottoman period, lost its importance when the sanjak center was moved to Xanthi (Xsanthi) in the mid-19th century.  SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 3′ 42” E, 24° 57′ 37” N

Pezúla   Πεζούλα   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

<1920  :  Karapazar  Καραπαζαρλάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 22” E, 24° 57′ 40” N

Áskyra   Άσκυρα   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

1910oh    :  Virane Han Mah.

<1920  :  Karaoğlan  Καρά Ουλάν (mountain) [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 11′ 43” E, 25° 0′ 42” N

Símantra   Σήμαντρα   village  –  Ksánthi (Xanthi)  –  Ksánthi   GR

1909hr    :  Karacanlı/Karacanlar  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 8′ 16” E, 25° 1′ 32” N

Bolyarino   Болярино   village  –  Rakovsky  –  Plovdiv   BG

Former name:  Beyköy

1863h    :  Karabey

■ Coordinate: 42° 14′ 16” E, 25° 2′ 47” N

Karamichevtsi   Карамичевци   village  –  Sevlievo  –  Gabrovo   BG

1514t    :  Karamichevska

■ Coordinate: 42° 53′ 50” E, 25° 4′ 13” N

Opalchenets   Опълченец   village  –  Bratya Daskalovi  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Unruly Lands

■ Coordinate: 42° 12′ 35” E, 25° 7′ 21” N

Iskra   Искра   village  –  Pırvomay  –  Plovdiv   BG

1906-1950  :  Popovo

1863h    :  Fawns

■ Coordinate: 41° 55′ 58” E, 25° 7′ 52” N

Levski   Левски   municipality  –  Levski  –  Pleven   BG

1514t    :  Karaağaç  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 21′ 39” E, 25° 8′ 25” N

Vrlino   Върлино   village  –  Nedelino  –  Smolyan   BG

Former name:  Karayokuş

■ Coordinate: 41° 28′ 16” E, 25° 9′ 40” N

Chernigovo   Чернигово   village  –  Ardino  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Cherni Vrih

Former name:  Karamusallar

■ Coordinate: 41° 39′ 33” E, 25° 10′ 12” N

Bryagovo   Брягово   village  –  Pırvomay  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  Karaalan

■ Coordinate: 41° 59′ 7” E, 25° 10′ 24” N

Voynovo   Войново   village  –  Chernoochene  –  Kardzhali   BG

1909hr    :  Kobaks

Former name:  Kara Boys

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 1” E, 25° 10′ 39” N

Glykonéri   Γλυκονέρι   “freshwater”   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Karapınar  Καρά Μπουνάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 54” E, 25° 11′ 20” N

Tríkorfo   Τρίκορφο   “three peaks”   neighborhood  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Mountain Karamusa  Νταγ Καρά Μουσά [  English  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 11′ 33” E, 25° 11′ 26” N

Mosaikó   Μωσαϊκό   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Karamusa  Καρά Μουσά [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 5′ 35” E, 25° 11′ 43” N

Zdravchets   Здравчец   village  –  Kirkovo  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karabaşlar

■ Coordinate: 41° 23′ 54” E, 25° 12′ 55” N

Cherna Gora   Черна гора   “montenegro”   village  –  Bratya Daskalovi  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Kara Forest

■ Coordinate: 42° 13′ 8” E, 25° 13′ 27” N

Borovskoe   Боровско   “çamlı”   village  –  Çernooç until  –  Kardzhali   BG

1909hr    :  Karamanlar

■ Coordinate: 41° 44′ 2” E, 25° 13′ 56” N

Zagorski   Загорски   village  –  Kirkovo  –  Kardzhali   BG

1910oh    :  Karacalar Mah.

■ Coordinate: 41° 24′ 21” E, 25° 14′ 4” N

Viden   Виден   village  –  Pavel Banya  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karayiğitl of

■ Coordinate: 42° 36′ 7” E, 25° 14′ 9” N

Dedets   Дедец   village  –  Kirkovo  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Dedekaracalar/Dedeler

■ Coordinate: 41° 23′ 36” E, 25° 14′ 26” N

Cherna Niva   Черна нива   village  –  Chernoochene  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karatarla

■ Coord: 41° 46′ 45” E, 25° 15′ 54” N

Brandy   Каняк   village  –  Çernooç until  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karaköy İbikler

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 23” E, 25° 16′ 54” N

Karacalovo   Караджалово   village  –  Pırvomay  –  Plovdiv   BG

1863h    :  KARACAHALİL

■ Coordinate: 42° 5′ 53” E, 25° 18′ 52” N

Bryastovo   Брястово   village with elm   –  Mineralni Bani  –  Haskovo BG

1863h    :  Elm

■ Coordinate: 41° 55′ 28” E, 25° 19′ 9” N

Karamantsi   Караманци   village  –  Mineralni Bani  –  Haskovo   BG

1863h    :  Karamanlar

■ Coordinate: 41° 50′ 11” E, 25° 19′ 43” N

Sirnevets   Сърневец   village  –  Bratya Daskalovi  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karacaviran

■ Coordinate: 42° 24′ 25” E, 25° 20′ 20” N

Karaisen   Караисен   village  –  Pavlikeni  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Former name:  Kara Isen

■ Coordinate: 43° 22′ 41” E, 25° 20′ 40” N

Çernooç until   Черноочене   “bream”   municipalities  –  Çernooç until  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karagözler|Yenipazar  [  Turkish  ]

■ It is a town that developed after the border drawn in 1885 remained on the Ottoman side. It does not appear on old maps.  SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 43” E, 25° 20′ 54” N

Stoyan-Zaimovo   Стоян-Заимов   village  –  Chirpan  –  Stara Zagora   BG

Former name:  Bednyakovo

1863h    :  Karacaviran

■ Coordinate: 42° 20′ 41” E, 25° 21′ 6” N

Jeleznik   Железник   village  –  Chernoochene  –  Kardzhali   BG

1909hr    :  Karademir

■ Coordinate: 41° 44′ 30” E, 25° 21′ 8” N

Cerna Skala   Черна скала   village  –  Kardzhali  –  Kardzhali   BG

1863h    :  Karakaya

■ Coordinate: 41° 42′ 0” E, 25° 21′ 32” N

Skobelevo   Скобелево   village  –  Dimitrovgrad  –  Haskovo   BG

1863h    :  Karahisarlı

■ Coordinate: 42° 5′ 50” E, 25° 21′ 45” N

Mavrommáti   Μαυρομμάτι   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Karagözlü  Καρά Γκιοζλού [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 0′ 15” E, 25° 23′ 1” N

Lozengradtsi   Лозенградци   village  –  Kirkovo  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karakaş

■ Coordinate: 41° 17′ 49” E, 25° 23′ 55” N

Karaivantsa   Караиванца   village  –  Dryanovo  –  Gabrovo   BG

Former name:  Karaivantsa

■ Coordinate: 42° 59′ 3” E, 25° 24′ 16” N

Gita   Гита   village  –  Chirpan  –  Stara Zagora   BG

Former name:  Zapadno Shivachevo

1863h    :  Characters

■ Coordinate: 42° 12′ 8” E, 25° 27′ 20” N

Maslarevo   Масларево   village  –  Polski Trambesh  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Former name:  Oiler

1514t    :  Karaaycı?

■ Coordinate: 43° 24′ 48” E, 25° 27′ 38” N

Gorna Krepost   Горна крепос   village  –  Kardzhali  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Yk. lands

■ Coordinate: 41° 43′ 32” E, 25° 27′ 49” N

Grivyak   Гривяк   village  –  Kirkovo  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karaahmetler

■ Coordinate: 41° 23′ 23” E, 25° 28′ 18” N

Karamanovo   Караманово   village  –  Tsenovo  –  Ruse   BG

1514t    :  Karaman  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 32′ 50” E, 25° 31′ 36” N

Chernyovtsi   Черньовци   village  –  Kardzhali  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karamusas

■ Coordinate: 41° 43′ 34” E, 25° 31′ 46” N

Malka Vereya   Малка Верея   village  –  Stara Zagora  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karaveliler

■ Coordinate: 42° 24′ 15” E, 25° 32′ 24” N

Tulip   Лале   village  –  Momchilgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

1863h   <1934    :  Karakoy

■ Coordinate: 41° 31′ 15” E, 25° 32′ 43” N

Áratos   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

1909hr    :  Karacaoğlan  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 4′ 55” E, 25° 32′ 58” N

Kaloyants the   Калоянци   village  –  Kardzhali  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karabahisli

■ Coordinate: 41° 40′ 2” E, 25° 33′ 1” N

Krovýli   Κρωβύλη   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotini   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Kara Kardzhali  Καρά Κουρτζαλή [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 40° 57′ 22” E, 25° 33′ 33” N

Dióni   Διώνη   village  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Elm  Καρά Αγάτς [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 40° 58′ 46” E, 25° 33′ 47” N

Carnation   Карамфил   village  –  Momchilgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

1910öh    :  Kulfalı  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 29′ 15” E, 25° 34′ 26” N

Bryast   Бряст   “elm”   village  –  Dimitrovgrad  –  Haskovo   BG

1863h    :  Elm

■ Coordinate: 42° 6′ 29” E, 25° 35′ 0” N

Dimitrovgrad   Димитровград   municipality  –  Dimitrovgrad  –  Haskovo   BG

1863h    :  Karacaoluk  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 42° 3′ 25” E, 25° 35′ 4” N

Elenino   Еленино   village  –  Stara Zagora  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karaite/Karagitian

■ Coordinate: 42° 22′ 9” E, 25° 36′ 3” N

Konevo   Конево   village  –  Kardzhali –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karaahatlar/Karaatlar

■ Coordinate: 41° 40′ 27” E, 25° 36′ 22” N

Limets   Лимец   village  –  Krumovgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karasabanlar

■ Coordinate: 41° 22′ 33” E, 25° 37′ 29” N

Petko Karavelovo   Петко Караве   village  –  Polski Trambeş  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

1951-  :  Sashevo

1942-1951  :  Petko Karavelovo

Former name:  Rooms

1878-1942  :  Odaite

■ Coordinate: 43° 18′ 9” E, 25° 38′ 45” N

Chernogorovo   Черногорово   “montenegro”   village  –  Dimitrovgrad  –  Haskovo   BG

1863h    :  Kara Forest  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 42° 1′ 52” E, 25° 39′ 3” N

Filip Totevo   dead settlement  –  Veliko Tarnovo  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Former name:  Karahasanlar

■ Coordinate: 42° 53′ 57” E, 25° 40′ 3” N

Polkovnik Jelyazovo   Полковник Же   “Colonel J”   village  –  Krumovgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karademirler

■ Coordinate: 41° 28′ 1” E, 25° 40′ 15” N

Karantsi   Каранци   village  –  Polski Trambesh  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

1514t    :  Karamca

■ Coordinate: 43° 23′ 17” E, 25° 40′ 37” N

Vodentsi   Воденци   village  –  Stambolovo  –  Haskovo   BG

1909hr    :  Karamusas

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 8” E, 25° 41′ 2” N

Moryantsi   Морянци   village  –  Krumovgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karapinar

■ Coordinate: 41° 35′ 23” E, 25° 41′ 51” N

Pelin   Пелин   village  –  Krumovgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karabeyli

■ Coordinate: 41° 27′ 58” E, 25° 44′ 2” N

Chernooki   Чернооки   “karagöz”   village  –  Krumovgrad  –  Kardzhali   BG

Former name:  Karagöz  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 26′ 39” E, 25° 46′ 15” N

Ekzarh Yosif   Екзарх Йосиф   village  –  Borovo  –  Ruse   BG

Former name:  Karakocalı  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 36′ 58” E, 25° 47′ 0” N

Velikovo   Великово   village  –  Galabovo  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karamanli

■ Coordinate: 42° 11′ 15” E, 25° 47′ 52” N

Karaivantsi   Караиванци   village  –  Elena  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

1514t    :  Karaivanica

■ Coord: 42° 48′ 21” E, 25° 48′ 28” N

Sirnevo   Сърнево   village with “karaca”   –  Radnevo  –  Stara Zagora BG

1863h    :  Karacalı/Karacahalilli

■ Coordinate: 42° 21′ 24” E, 25° 50′ 2” N

Mavrópetra   Μαυρόπετρα   dead settlement  –  Aleksandrupóli (Alexandroupolis)  –  Évros   GR

1910öh    :  Karakaya  Καρακαγιά [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 40° 59′ 27” E, 25° 50′ 38” N

Gılıbovo   Гълъбово   municipalities  –  Galabovo  –  Stara Zagora   BG

Former name:  Kladenchevo

1863h    :  Karapinar

■ Coordinate: 42° 8′ 36” E, 25° 51′ 52” N

Podslon   Подслон   village  –  Stara Zagora  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1902-1950  :  Tsarevo

1863h    :  Karabunar

■ Coordinate: 42° 28′ 31” E, 25° 52′ 6” N

Lozen   Лозен   village  –  Strajitsa  –  Veliko Tarnovo   BG

Former name:  Karahasan

■ Coordinate: 43° 19′ 31” E, 25° 52′ 15” N

Harádra   Χαράδρα   neighborhood  –  Komotiní ( Comotyne   )  –  Rodópi GR

<1920  :  Karadere  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 11′ 12” E, 25° 53′ 20” N

Znamenosets   Знаменосец   village  –  Radnevo  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karaburun

■ Coordinate: 42° 16′ 54” E, 25° 53′ 56” N

Karanovo   Караново   village  –  Nova Zagora  –  Sliven   BG

1863h    :  Kisbetli

■ Coordinate: 42° 30′ 48” E, 25° 54′ 46” N

Karlovsko   Карловско   village  –  Ivaylovgrad  –  Haskovo   BG

1934  :  Karlovo

1909hr    :  Karaoglu?  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 31′ 51” E, 25° 55′ 36” N

Uránia   Ουράνια   village  –  Suflí  –  Évros   GR

1910öh    :  Karaören/Karaviran  Καρά Ουρέν [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 17′ 7” E, 25° 56′ 32” N

Cherna Mogila   Черна могила   “karahöyük”   village  –  Harmanli  –  Haskovo   BG

1909hr    :  Karatepe

■ Coordinate: 41° 48′ 35” E, 25° 56′ 47” N

Troyanovo   Трояново   village  –  Radnevo  –  Stara Zagora   BG

1863h    :  Karaalili/Karahaliller

■ Coordinate: 42° 11′ 52” E, 25° 57′ 9” N

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Cherni Rid  Черни рид  village  –  Ivaylovgrad  –  Haskovo  BG

1910öh   :  Karatepe  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 30′ 57” E, 25° 58′ 13” N

Karan Vırbovka  Каран Върбов  village  –  Dve Mogili  –  Ruse  BG

Former name:  Karan Vrbovka

■ Coordinate: 43° 30′ 8” E, 25° 59′ 39” N

Mednikarovo  Медникарово  village  –  Galabovo  –  Stara Zagora  BG

Former name:  Karapelit

■ Coordinate: 42° 7′ 27” E, 26° 0′ 5” N

Kondovo  Кондово  village  –  Ivaylovgrad  –  Haskovo  BG

1910öh   :  Müsellim|Kara Ilıca  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 26′ 6” E, 26° 0′ 49” N

 dead settlement  –  Suflí  –  Évros  GR

1910öh   :  Mascaras

■ Its current name is unknown.

■ Coordinate: 41° 19′ 39” E, 26° 1′ 29” N

Cherna Cherkva  dead settlement  –  Ivaylovgrad  –  Haskovo  BG

1910öh   :  Karakilise  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 21′ 21” E, 26° 1′ 51” N

Izgrev  Изгрев  village  –  Sliven  –  Sliven  BG

Former name:  Karamtsalar

Former name:  Erdoganli

■ Coordinate: 42° 53′ 17” E, 26° 6′ 28” N

Vylchovtsi  Вълчовци  position  –  Elena  –  Veliko Tarnovo  BG

Former name:  Karakurts

■ Coordinate: 42° 54′ 59” E, 26° 7′ 12” N

Petrotá  Πετρωτά “stony”  village  –  Orestiáda  –  Évros  GR

1910öh   :  Karabakh  Καραμπάγ [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 41′ 42” E, 26° 7′ 56” N

Elenovo  Еленово  village  –  Nova Zagora  –  Sliven  BG

Former name:  Karaca Muratli

■ Coordinate: 42° 23′ 9” E, 26° 8′ 35” N

Seliminovo  Селиминово  village  –  Sliven  –  Sliven  BG

Former name:  Karasarlı

■ Coordinate: 42° 38′ 51” E, 26° 9′ 5” N

Baba Tonka  Баба Тонка  village  –  Popovo  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Karaveliler  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 15′ 3” E, 26° 9′ 50” N

Slavyanovo  Славяново  village  –  Popovo  –  Targovishte  BG

Former name:  Karaağaç  [  Turkish  ]

1894-1947 :  Borisovo

■ Coordinate: 43° 17′ 39” E, 26° 10′ 33” N

Prohorovo  Прохорово  village  –  Nova Zagora  –  Sliven  BG

Former name:  Karakurt

■ Coordinate: 42° 21′ 12” E, 26° 12′ 22” N

Poroyno  Поройно “selli”  village  –  Antonovo  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Karasels  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 7′ 10” E, 26° 13′ 59” N

Pteléa  Φτελιά  village  –  Orestiáda  –  Évros  GR

1910oh   :  Elm | Çirmen Elm  Καραγάτς Τσιρμέν [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 42′ 17” E, 26° 14′ 21” N

Taymiste  Таймище  village  –  Antonovo  –  Targovishte  BG

1910oh   :  Karalar Mah.  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 4′ 36” E, 26° 15′ 19” N

Zaraevo  Зараево  village  –  Popovo  –  Targovishte  BG

Former name:  Karahasan  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 26′ 22” E, 26° 15′ 41” N

Mavrokklísi  Μαυροκκλήσι  village  –  Didimotího (Dimetoka)  –  Évros  GR

1910öh   :  Karakilise  Καρακκλήσι [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 20′ 24” E, 26° 16′ 11” N

Chernodib  Чернодъб  village  –  Svilengrad  –  Haskovo  BG

1909hr   :  Kara Kadir/Hıdır  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 45′ 56” E, 26° 16′ 27” N

Kornofoliá  Κορνοφωλέα  village  –  Suflí  –  Évros  GR

<1920 :  Karabunar  Καρά Βουνάρ [  Turkish  ]

1909hr   :  Derbent Karabunar  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 9′ 28” E, 26° 17′ 40” N

Panaretovtsi  Панаретовци  village  –  Sliven  –  Sliven  BG

1863h   :  Karahasanlı/Karsanlı

■ Coordinate: 42° 33′ 55” E, 26° 17′ 54” N

Elafohóri  Ελαφοχώρι “geyikköy”  village  –  Didimotího (Dimetoka)  –  Évros  GR

<1920 :  Karacali  Καρατζαλή [  Turkish  ]

1910öh   :  Karahalil  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 26′ 26” E, 26° 19′ 22” N

Vrysiká  Βρυσικά  village  –  Didimotího (Dimetoka)  –  Évros  GR

1910öh   :  Çeşnigir Karapınar  Καρά Βουνάρ [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 24′ 3” E, 26° 20′ 1” N

Panayot Hitovo  Панайот Хито  village  –  Omurtag  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  İlyas Karalar  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 8′ 15” E, 26° 20′ 1” N

Moravka  Моравка  village  –  Antonovo  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Karadirli/Karadilli  [  Turkish  “kara Kadirli?” ]

■ Coord: 43° 10′ 49” E, 26° 20′ 4” N

Amório  village  –  Didimotího (Dimetoka)  –  Évros  GR

1910oh   :  Karapinar?

1909hr   :  Karabeyli  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 41° 17′ 57” E, 26° 26′ 18” N

Kozma Prezviter  Козма презви  village  –  Omurtag  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Kara Choulfas  [  Turkish  ]

1514t   :  Kara Cullahs

■ Coord: 43° 9′ 12” E, 26° 27′ 37” N

Chudomir  Чудомир  village  –  Loznitsa  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Karaeyup

■ Coordinate: 43° 21′ 39” E, 26° 30′ 36” N

Sákkos  Σάκκος  village  –  Orestiáda  –  Évros  GR

1910öh   :  Karasaklı  Καρά Ισχακλή [ Turkish  “kara Ishaklı  ” ]

■ It is one of the villages founded in the late 19th century by Orthodox Albanians who migrated from Zalufi (now Kırcasalih to Uzunköprü). cf. Havsa-Abalar. SN

■ Coordinate: 41° 32′ 21” E, 26° 31′ 24” N

Chernokaptsi  Чернокапци “karabaş”  village  –  Omurtag  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Karabaş  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 3′ 53” E, 26° 31′ 47” N

Vrani Kon  Врани кон  village  –  Omurtag  –  Targovishte  BG

1910öh   :  Karaats  [  Turkish  ]

1514t   :  Kara Ahads

■ Coordinate: 43° 1′ 18” E, 26° 33′ 32” N

Chernookovo  Чернооково “karagöz”  village  –  Vırbitsa  –  Shumen  BG

Former name:  Karagözler  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coord: 42° 59′ 2” E, 26° 35′ 45” N

Brestovene  Брестовене village with elm  –  Zavet  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Karaağaç

■ Coord: 43° 45′ 27” E, 26° 35′ 48” N

Brenitsa  Бреница  village  –  Tutrakan  –  Silistra  BG

1910oh   :  Karamehmetler

■ Coordinate: 43° 53′ 30” E, 26° 36′ 57” N

Sushevo  Сушево  village  –  Zavet  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Karakocalar

■  Turkish  settlement

■ Coordinate: 43° 49′ 12” E, 26° 37′ 39” N

Karavelovo  Каравелово  village  –  Tundzha  –  Yambol  BG

1863h   :  Beyköy

■ In 1880, there were 338 Bulgarians and 82 Turks. metonyo

■ Coordinate: 42° 18′ 40” E, 26° 37′ 45” N

Probuda  Пробуда  village  –  Targovishte  –  Targovishte  BG

Former name:  Karakaşlı  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 17′ 11” E, 26° 38′ 36” N

Veselina  Веселина  village  –  Loznitsa  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Karagöz

■  Turkish  settlement

■ Coordinate: 43° 27′ 31” E, 26° 41′ 7” N

Golyam Izvor  Голям извор  village  –  Samuil  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Kara Albania

■ Coordinate: 43° 34′ 15” E, 26° 43′ 12” N

Stefan Karaca  Стефан Карад  village  –  Glavinitsa  –  Silistra  BG

1910oh   :  Ahmats

■ Coordinate: 43° 54′ 19” E, 26° 43′ 33” N

Chernogor  Черногор  village  –  Glavinitsa  –  Silistra  BG

1514t 1910öh    :  Karahidirlar/Karahizlar  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 56′ 28” E, 26° 45′ 0” N

Vinitsa  dead settlement  –  Vrbitsa  –  Shumen  BG

Former name:  Karademir  [  Turkish  ]

■ The dam remained under the lake. SN

■ Coordinate: 43° 5′ 9” E, 26° 47′ 11” N

Stefan Karacovo  Стефан Карад  village  –  Bolyarovo  –  Yambol  BG

1909hr   :  Drinking|Stefan Karacovo

■ Stefan Karaca (1840-1868), considered a national hero by Bulgarians, was born in this village. He was executed by order of the Danube Governor Mithat Pasha. SN

■ It is a Bulgarian village with a population of 580 in 1880. In 1889 the name was changed to Stefan Karacovo. metonyo

■ Coordinate: 42° 13′ 1” E, 26° 49′ 47” N

Kara Mihal  Кара Михал  village  –  Samuil  –  Razgrad  BG

Former name:  Karamanlar

■ Coordinate: 43° 35′ 35” E, 26° 50′ 6” N

Cherna  Черна  village  –  Hitrino  –  Shumen  BG

1514t   :  fret  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 27′ 51” E, 26° 52′ 50” N

Mokresh  Мокреш  village  –  Veliki Preslav  –  Shumen  BG

1910öh   :  Karami  [  Turkish  ]

■ Coordinate: 43° 8′ 27” E, 26° 53′ 18” N

 

Thought and Yourself

Contents

How is thought formed?

  • Imagination (utopia) and life.
  • How do we think?
  • Why do we think differently? Me and we

Power of thought and contemplation.

  • Writing.
  • Philosophy.
  • Math.
  • Music

Thought and Connectivity

Pioneer Thinkers

  • Turkish thinkers (towards the 1000s).
  • European thinkers (1600s)

Thought center: the brain.

  • Cell.
  • Pain

Thought (science) and religion.

  • Where is science running?
  • University.
  • Genetics.
  • Religion. Koran.
  • International University of Islam and Technologies

The life story of a thinker

İsmail Hakkı Aydın, from the past to his future.

  • From grandfather to grandchild (to all young people).
  • Listen to me as well.

 

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  1. How does the brain think?
  2. Can we get rid of pain with the power of thought?
  3. How is thought formed?
  4. What is utopia?
  5. Will artificial thinking affect humanity?
  6. What makes us think differently?

 

 

Passwords of ‘Stone Hills’; Urfa, Mesopotamia, Turkey

by Ümit Erdem
September 27, 2021
Heading the excavations of 12 archaeological sites in Taş Tepeler, including Göbeklitepe, Prof.Dr. Necmi Karul shared the findings of the Neolithic Age in the region. In the Neolithic age, cattle were twice as large and sheep were woolless. Skulls of dead people were removed and new faces were added. Monumental structures, which are considered to be a revolution in terms of architecture, were encountered in the region.

Ümit Erdem- Culture and Tourism Ministry, Sanliurfa at Stone Hills project by conducting studies in 12 archaeological sites. As part of the project, excavations continue in Göbeklitepe , Karahantepe, Gürcütepe, Sayburç, Çakmaktepe, Sefertepe and Yeni Mahalle Mound.

In the coming days, excavations will also begin in Ayanlar, Yogunburç, Harbetsuvan, Kurt Tepesi and Taşlıtepe. In charge of these excavations, Prof. Dr. Necmi Karul shared the findings of the studies carried out so far with the academic world with the presentations he made at the launch of Taş Tepeler.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanityThe information that sheds light on the Neolithic Age conveyed by Karul is as follows:

TRANSITION TO SETTLEMENT

– For 12 thousand years, hunter, gatherer, consumer life gives way to productive life. Living in groups, which organizes our social life today, is being replaced by an individual life in which the house is at the center. The size of the cattle we uncovered is twice the size of today’s cattle. Sheep are longer, they do not have a layer of wool on them, they have a skin with hard bristles. We are trying to unravel this process.

THE BEEF WOULD NOT EAT

– When we consider that grains are cultivated and harvested in 2 million square kilometers all over the world, it becomes clear how important it is to use grains for agriculture in our daily lives. Again, 1.5 billion cattle are consumed all over the world today. This consumption would not exist today if these cattle had not been domesticated. The homeland of all these is Anatolia, especially this region. The first settlements, which were used throughout the year 10 thousand 500 years ago, are beginning to be seen in this geography.

Contrary to what is written in the books

In all of these places, we saw people live for 12 months. It means that they settled down while they were hunter-gatherers. We have seen that hunter-gathering, that is, agriculture and animal husbandry, is a result of settled life, not a cause. This is one of the leading information that has been changed by the results of archaeological excavations in this region in all school books in the world.

THE FOUNDATION OF TODAY’S SKYSCRAPPING

– We encounter monumental structures for the first time in this region. We see that all of these structures are buried in the ground, and that they are round-plan structures and all of them have roofs. At this stage, people do not yet know how to make a self-supporting wall. In this period, people do not know how to make a corner. That’s why they build their structures round. We see that the first angular structures appeared in this region. When you solve the corner, you can build today’s skyscraper. You encounter this discovery, which is revolutionary in terms of architecture, with the oldest examples in the mound in Karahantepe.

FIRST FOX, LION AND BULL DESCRIPTIONS

– We see that there are at least 12 obelisks in all of these structures. Another common feature of these structures is that we see that these structures are buried just as we bury a person after all of their functions are finished. We see that they have been left to be preserved for future generations, together with all their experiences and everything they have inside.

– We encounter many animal depictions on the obelisks. We can say that these animals show a great diversity, from reptiles to large mammals. Again, in some structures, we encounter the first examples of depictions such as fox, Lion and Bull . The common feature of these animals is that they are depicted in a frightening aggressive position. Care was taken to depict it in motion.

SHOWING COMMUNITIES’ SHARED MEMORY

– The combination of several motifs on the obelisks is a sign of the existence of some partnerships. Those motifs are those that are in the memories of those people. This shows us that communities have a common memory.

Passwords of 'Stone Hills'

ANOTHER FACE AFTER DEATH

– There is a headless human motif. It’s about their beliefs. We see that people separate their heads from their bodies and bury their heads separately. After the person dies, they are buried and waited until the meat on them leaves. Later, the skull is taken from there and taken to another place, and another face that does not belong to it is added to it.

Karahantepe will shed light on history10 thousand 500 years ago

– I would like to summarize the results we have achieved in Karahantepe. This whole process begins 10,500 years ago. In the first examples, we see that the way people are depicted is depicted in very schematic simple lines, not too exaggerated. In the later stages of the process, we see that this has changed and the depictions of humans have begun to become more and more monumental, and along with this, the depictions of animals have gradually decreased, and the depictions of humans have begun to take their place. Numerous three-dimensional human head sculptures were unearthed in Karahantepe. We see that all human depictions are masculine.

Mesopotamian Turkey: 12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming… The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

by Umut Erdem, Hürriyet Newspaper
25.09.2021
After Göbeklitepe in Şanlıurfa, the greatest discovery of the world of archeology, which sheds light on the history of humanity 12 thousand years ago, 12 more excavations under the name of ‘Stone Hills’ are being carried out in the same region… Tourism Minister Ersoy, who introduced Karahantepe from these excavations yesterday, said, “ Göbeklitepe is not alone. With 12 excavations, we will be interpreting the unknown stories of Anatolia’s contribution to the history of humanity.” (Umut Erdem/Hürriyet)
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Polished stone age is one of the historical periods that we all first learned at school. In other words, the Neolithic Age with its scientific name. What is known about this period, known as the end of the Stone Age, to about 10,000 BC, was naturally very limited. Until the discovery of Göbeklitepe in Şanlıurfa.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Archaeological finds unearthed in Göbeklitepe shed light on one of the oldest periods in human history. A great deal of information, from what the people of that period ate and drank to how they worshiped, is no longer a secret. And Göbeklitepe is not alone. Anatolia continues its pioneering work on the enlightenment of the Neolithic Age.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

After Göbeklitepe, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, 12 more excavations are being carried out in the region under the name of ‘Stone Hills’. These excavations, which have similar obelisks in Göbeklitepe, will host the first examples of settled life and social communities in the world. The new star of Taş Tepeler, which was announced to the world with a launch made the previous day, is Karahantepe .

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Archaeological excavations continue in 7 areas , including Göbeklitepe, Karahantepe , Gürcütepe, Sayburç, Çakmaktepe, Sefertepe and Yeni Mahalle Mound, covering an area of ​​100 square kilometers . In the coming days, as part of the first phase of the project covering the years 2021-2024, excavations will also begin in Ayanlar, Yogunburç, Harbetsuvan, Kurt Tepesi and Taşlıtepe settlements. Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe main station; There will be intermediate stations in areas such as Sefertepe, Taşlıtepe and Ayanlar Höyük. Karahantepe is planned to be opened to visitors in 2022.

It will shed light on 12 thousand years of history

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

The Stone Hills region contains the first examples of organized labor and specialization in the history of civilizations. It will be revealed that the findings obtained in the excavations to be carried out in 12 places shed light on the knowledge of humanity in a wide area from the daily lives of people in the prehistoric period to the world of belief, and that there are many other places similar to Göbeklitepe, which reflects the first stages of the Neolithic Age in Şanlıurfa.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

In Stone Hills, which is thought to be the beginning of the process where the shelter turned into a dwelling and real villages emerged 12 thousand years ago, there are finds on humanity’s first use of pottery and the ability to carry out basic trade initiatives. The monumental structures in the region are believed to be communal places where people come together.

THE FIRST SEEDS ARE IN THIS LAND
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Göbeklitepe Excavation Head, who is responsible for 12 excavations, Prof. Dr. Necmi Karul answered the curious questions of the world press. Karul, “Research shows us that the ancestors of cereals; showed that the ancestors of domesticated animals such as cattle and goats were in these lands. We designed a project where we could find the opportunity to add to this evidence. Now in this context, we have designed excavations at 12 points and started seven of them. It will make important contributions to the Neolithic period,” he said. Karahantepe rises within Şanlıurfa’s interesting limestone authentic land structure. These limestone rocks are the main material of the finds. The obelisks and a human figure in Karahantepe, which we reached after a small climb, draw attention. Numerous animal depictions on T-shaped obelisksThere . Chairman Karul underlines that “the first examples of depictions such as fox, lion and bull” are encountered in this region. All of the animals are portrayed as aggressive and they are all masculine animals. Stating that the presence of several motifs on the stones indicates the existence of some commonalities, Karul said, “It shows that societies have common memories. It makes sense when we think of Karahantepe together with Göbeklitepe. We are trying to make the process of approximately 1500 years understandable.”

NEW STAR KARAHANTEPE INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy introduced Karahantepe to the world for the first time yesterday, after the launch, within the scope of the Taş Tepeler project . A promotional organization was held in Karahantepe with a meeting attended by representatives of many international media organizations.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Thus, Karahantepe was showcased for the first time in the world. Karahantepe, which was registered as a first degree archaeological site in 2007, is located in the Tek Tek Mountains National Park. As a result of the studies, the presence of many obelisks was determined.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Underlining that Göbeklitepe updates our knowledge in archeology, Minister Ersoy said, “It has put before us new questions that have not been asked before and which are essential to answer. Now we’re going to pull that point deeper and farther back. Because Göbeklitepe is not alone and alone. We will be interpreting the unknown stories of Anatolia’s contribution to the history of humanity with 12 excavations,” he says, referring to the importance of the project.

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Ersoy underlines that cooperation is planned with 12 institutions and organizations, including 8 different universities. He also adds that 8 different universities from 5 countries and 4 international academies, institutes and museums are included in the Şanlıurfa Neolithic Studies Project. It is announced that these countries will be Japan, Russia ,  Germany , England and France .

THE WORLD’S LARGEST ARCHEOLOGY PROJECT
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Emphasizing that Taş Tepeler is the largest and most comprehensive archaeological project in the country to date , Minister Ersoy explains the contribution of the study to tourism and the country’s economy as follows:

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

“A public investment of 127 million TL is envisaged, excluding current and personnel expenses. We will ensure that the results obtained with the Şanlıurfa Neolithic Research Project meet with the scientific community and society. It is aimed to make Karahantepe one of the most important stops among the Neolithic period settlements. This is the largest and most comprehensive archeology project in our country .

FIVE BILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE TARGET
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

We detected 16 more points around Göbeklitepe. We want this to be the largest international project in the world. We think that this project, in the form of the Stone Hills route, will receive several million annual visitors as it launches. We think it will go up to 5-6 million. It will become the main hub of six to seven-day routes in the Southeast. We will turn this place into a tourist center. We think it will contribute one billion dollars annually to the economy in a few years. Our expectation for the first five years is to provide a tourism input of 5 billion dollars from here.”

WILL COMPETE WITH THE PYRAMIDS
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeynel Abidin Beyazgül is one of the names that the project makes the most happy . Beyazgül, who set the Egyptian Pyramids as his target, said, “We claim that this is the center of gastronomy. Don’t people 12 thousand years ago bring the most delicious things here? We know that our music is also far ahead. Almost every single one of our children has a beautiful voice. Now, Urfa will be able to compete with the Egyptian Pyramids.”

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity
12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity

12 more great discoveries like Göbeklitepe are coming... The language of stones will tell the secret of humanity