Located on an important crossing of the River Kızılırmak on the ancient Silk Road to the orient, Osmancık has long had a strategic value, and is still today a popular stopping-place on the road from Istanbul to the Black Sea city of Samsun and further east.
Today, Osmancık is known for its rice production, being especially suitable for a new strain of rice developed especially for the region by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and named "Osmancık-97."
The North Anatolian Fault zone runs through the valley, making Osmancık very vulnerable to earthquakes.
The town consists of 18 quarters: Gemici, Güney, Kızılırmak, Ulucami, Yazı, Yeni, Yeşilçatma, Şenyurt, Gürleyik, Temençe, Karapınar, Çiftlikler, Cumhuriyet, Çay, Esentepe, Eymir, Hıdırlık and Koyunbaba.[4]
Historyedit
The area was settled by the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks as they migrated westwards into Anatolia from their heartland of Central Asia. Osmancık was one of the important destination points in the Ottoman period. Because of a number of earthquakes the city could not keep its ancient architecture. In the last century, there have been 4-5 heavy earthquakes. Being on the path of the Kızılırmak made the city an important settlement point since early history. Osmancık was known as Pimolisa during Roman and Byzantine eras. From 1867 until 1922, Osmancık was part of Angora vilayet.
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December 12, 2023
osmancık, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Osmancik news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Osmancik is a town in Corum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey located 59 km north of the city of Corum It is the seat of Osmancik District 3 Its population is 30 537 2022 1 OsmancikMunicipalityKoyunbaba BridgeOsmancikLocation in TurkeyCoordinates 40 58 N 34 48 E 40 967 N 34 800 E 40 967 34 800CountryTurkeyProvinceCorumDistrictOsmancikGovernment MayorAhmet Gelgor MHP Population 2022 1 30 537Time zoneTRT UTC 3 Postal code19500Area code0364ClimateCfb 2 Websitewww wbr osmancik wbr bel wbr tr Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Notable natives 5 Places of interest 6 External links 7 ReferencesGeography editLocated on an important crossing of the River Kizilirmak on the ancient Silk Road to the orient Osmancik has long had a strategic value and is still today a popular stopping place on the road from Istanbul to the Black Sea city of Samsun and further east Today Osmancik is known for its rice production being especially suitable for a new strain of rice developed especially for the region by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and named Osmancik 97 The North Anatolian Fault zone runs through the valley making Osmancik very vulnerable to earthquakes The town consists of 18 quarters Gemici Guney Kizilirmak Ulucami Yazi Yeni Yesilcatma Senyurt Gurleyik Temence Karapinar Ciftlikler Cumhuriyet Cay Esentepe Eymir Hidirlik and Koyunbaba 4 History editThe area was settled by the Kayi clan of the Oghuz Turks as they migrated westwards into Anatolia from their heartland of Central Asia Osmancik was one of the important destination points in the Ottoman period Because of a number of earthquakes the city could not keep its ancient architecture In the last century there have been 4 5 heavy earthquakes Being on the path of the Kizilirmak made the city an important settlement point since early history Osmancik was known as Pimolisa during Roman and Byzantine eras From 1867 until 1922 Osmancik was part of Angora vilayet Population edit nbsp Kizilirmak River and Koyunbaba BridgeYear Population2022 30 5372008 24 6782000 30 4231990 21 3471831 4 349Notable natives editOsmancikli Imamzade Halil Pasha 15th century Ottoman statesman in the court of Mehmed I Osmancikli Amasyali Koca Mehmed Nizamuddin Pasha 15th century Ottoman statesman Pakcemuezzin Baltaci Mehmet Pasha 18th century Ottoman statesman rumored to have been a lover of Catherine I of Russia General Ahmet Corekci Former Head Commander of Turkish Air Force Gurkan Coskun a k a Komet Famous Turkish artist Bilal Kisa Turkish football player still playing for Galatasaray SKPlaces of interest editIn the village of Ardic to the west of Osmancik there is a road cut by the Ancient Romans through a rock named Calinkaya Koyunbaba Bridge over the Kizilirmak built in 1489 The Seljuk Turk castle of Kandiber in the town center The Ottoman period tomb of Sufi mystic Koyunbaba The Trojan war hero Achilles was said to have been finally buried on the hill of AdatepeExternal links editMunicipality s official website Osmancikgundem com City News Portal Osmancik Haber Weekly Local Newspaper Osmancik Weekly Local NewspaperReferences edit a b Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2022 Favorite Reports XLS TUIK Retrieved 13 March 2023 Osmancik Climate Data org Ilce Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 1 March 2023 Mahalle Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory Retrieved 1 March 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osmancik amp oldid 1156333719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
